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Nisaba 16, 170 (P363084)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 170 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363084 |
| Museum no. | BM 113802 |
| 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)
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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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | lu2-sza-lim | Lu-šalim, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3# | Ur-Šulpa'e |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 6 | szu-{d#}en#-lil2# | Šū-Enlil |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 8 | a-bi2-du10 | Abidu |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 11 | 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-asz2 | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 3 | puzur4-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 5 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 szu-esz18-dar | 1 ban beer, 1 ban bread, 10 shekels oil of Shu-Ištar, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2) 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 2 ban2 beer, 1 jar of wort, 3 ban2 1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil, |
| 8 | bu3-la-al | bu-la-al, |
| 9 | szunigin 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2) | total: 1 barig 9 sila3 beer, 1 dida beer, 3 ban2 |
| 10 | szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 1(barig) dabin | total: 3 ban2 6 sila3 bread, 1 barig dabin flour |
| 11 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | total: 5/6 sila3 sila3, 5 shekels onions; total: 1 1/2 sila7 shekel oil; |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 18 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 9(disz)-kam | 9th day, |
| 2 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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