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Nisaba 16, 167 (P363081)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363081 |
| Museum no. | BM 113799 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 5(disz) sila3 ninda [2(disz) sa] szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | e2-ze2-na-ri | E-ze-nari |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | {d}suen-ba-ni | Sîn-bani, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | [la]-la-a | Lalâ |
| 10 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2# | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-gu-a | Agu’a |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ARAD2!-{d}nanna | Warad-Nanna |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | lu2-tur-du | Lu-turdu |
| 8 | szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 1(u) 2(disz) sa szum2 | total: 3 ban2 1 sila3 beer; 3 ban2, less 1 sila3 bread; 12 bundles onions; |
| 9 | 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga | [18 shekels] oil, 12 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 10 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| 11 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
Sources & licences
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