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Nisaba 16, 202 (P363116)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 202 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363116 |
| Museum no. | BM 113834 |
| 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 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 2 | a-bi2-du10 | Abidu |
| 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 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 4 | im-da-da | with Imda |
| 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 | dingir-ba-ni | Ilum-bani, |
| 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 | ha-ba-lu5-ge2 | Habaluge |
| 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 | ba-ni-lum | of Banilum, |
| 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 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 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 |
| 14 | ur-dub-la2#-mah | Ur-dublamah |
| 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, |
| 16 | i3-li2-ba-ni | Ilī-bani, |
| 17 | 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, |
| 18 | i7-pa-e3 | Ipa'e |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | szu-i3-li2-su#? | Šu-ilissu(?) |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | a-ba-ad | Abad, |
| 7 | szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) kasz du? | total: 1 ban2 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 regular beer; |
| 8 | szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 4 ban2 5 sila3 bread; total: 1 sila3, onions; |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila₃ 6 shekels oil; total: 1/3 sila4 naga; |
| 10 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
| 11 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 12 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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