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Nisaba 16, 193 (P363107)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 193 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363107 |
| Museum no. | BM 113825 |
| 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 saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | [5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sila]3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil], 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 2 | a#-KA | A-KA |
| 3 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz saga] 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 4 | da-a-a | Aya |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 6 | ba-ur4 | he smote. |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | dingir-ba-ni | Ilum-bani, |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | [a]-hu-um | brother |
| 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 | gi-nu-u2-um | regular offerings |
| 13 | 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 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa4-la-a | of Palâ |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | szu-{d}nisaba | Šū-Nisaba, |
| 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 | a-da-ga | Adaga, |
| 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 | i-pa2-li2-is | he inspected. |
| 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 | ze2-na | of his own accord |
| 10 | 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, |
| 11 | szu-[...] | ... ... |
| 12 | szunigin# 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# kasz# [saga szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz] du# | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 7 sila3, regular beer |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti min-esz3 u4 3(u)-kam | The second month, the 30th day |
| 2 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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