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Nisaba 16, 197 (P363111)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363111 |
| Museum no. | BM 113829 |
| 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 | ||
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) [sa] szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | be-il-<a>-ri2-ik | Bēl-karīk |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | {d}szul-gi-i3-il | Šulgi-il |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | aga-sag-gi-na | of the agasaŋina |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 12 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 13 | su?-ku?-ub? | Sukub(?) |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 16 | lugal-mar-tu | Lugal-Martu, |
| reverse | ||
| 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 | ba-al-la-tum | Balatum, |
| 4 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 5 | 1(u) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 10 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ze2-ze2 | |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | ur-{d}en-ki | Ur-Enki |
| 13 | szunigin 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 5 ban2 6 sila3 beer, 5 ban2, 4 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | [szunigin] 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) [sa] szum2# | total: 1/2 sila3 4 shekels oil; total: 18 bundles onions |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga u4 4(disz)-kam | total: 18 shekels alkali-plant, 4th day; |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
Sources & licences
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