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Nisaba 16, 188 (P363102)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363102 |
| Museum no. | BM 113820 |
| 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-sa6-ga | Ur-saga, |
| 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 | i-mi-ni-{d}iszkur | Imini-Adda |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 6 | lu2-gi-na | Lu-gina |
| 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 | na-ab-ni-szu | his father-in-law |
| 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 | gu3-de2-a | Gudea |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 12 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di3-i3-lum | Iddin-ilum |
| 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-i3-li2 | Puzur-ilī |
| 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 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 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 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 8 | 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, |
| 9 | la-gi-ip | lagip |
| 10 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 i3 | 2 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 3 ban2 1 barig dabin, 1 sila3 10 shekels oil, |
| 11 | 2(u)#? {e-la}elam u3-ba-a | 20(?) (?) “Elamite, the lord’s |
| 12 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin 1(u) gin2 i3 u-bar | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 dabin, 10 shekels ubar-flour, |
| 13 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) | Total: 1 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 beer; total: 1 wort-beer, regular (quality) 3 ban2 |
| 14 | szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin | total: 3 ban2 3 sila3 bread; total: 1 barig 1 ban2 flour; |
| 15 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 5/6 sila3 5 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila4 oil; |
| 16 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 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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