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Nisaba 16, 185 (P363099)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Nisaba 16, 185
ID	P363099
Museum no.	BM 113817
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 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions,
2	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant,
3	szu-{d}utu?	Šū-Utu(?)
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	a-bu-mi-lum	Abumilum
7	2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread, 2 bundles onions,
8	1(u) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	10 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant,
9	a-hu-a-tal	Ahu-atal
10	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions,
11	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant,
12	mi-da-a	Idâ
13	[5(disz)] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions
14	[3(disz) gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga
15	{d}suen-ra-bi2	Sîn-rabi,
16	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions,
17	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant,
reverse
1	puzur4-{d}iszkur	Puzur-Adad
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	a-hu-du10	Ahudu
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	a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7	Aba-Enlilgin
8	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions,
9	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant,
10	tu-u3-bi2-isz	he shall pay back.
11	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions,
12	3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga	3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant,
13	{d}suen-dingir-szu	Sîn-ilišu
14	szunigin 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3 5(ban2) ninda 2(u) sa szum2	total: 5 ban2 5 sila3 oil; 5 ban2, bread; 20 bundles onions;
15	1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 2(u) gin2 naga	1/2 sila₃ 7 shekels oil, 20 shek[els alkali-plant]
left
1	u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam	27th day,
2	iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra	month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’

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