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Nisaba 16, 172 (P363086)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 172 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363086 |
| Museum no. | BM 113804 |
| 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 | ur-{d}nun-gal | Ur-Nungal, |
| 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 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | ma-asz2 | |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | GA2?-ar-tu#-i3-sa6 | GA-artu-isa |
| 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-KA | A-KA |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | a2-bi2-li2 | Abi-lī, |
| 13 | 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, |
| 14 | [gu?]-du-du | Gududu |
| 15 | 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 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 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 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 | i-di3-na-da | he gave to him. |
| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | ur-{d}[ba]-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread, 10 shekels oil |
| 9 | puzur4-i3-li2 | Puzur-ilī |
| 10 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 2 ban2 3 ban2 dabin, 1/2 sila3 oil, |
| 11 | szu-ku8-ub | fisherman |
| 12 | szunigin 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | Total: 1 barig 7 sila3 beer; total: 1 wort beer, regular (quality) 2 ban2 |
| 13 | szunigin 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin | total: 3 ban2 9 sila3 bread; total: 2 ban2 barley flour; |
| 14 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 5/6 sila₃ 5 shekels onions; total: 1 sila3 13 [shekels oil;] total: 1/3 sila2 2 shekelles alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
| 2 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
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