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Nisaba 16, 211 (P363125)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 211 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363125 |
| Museum no. | BM 113843 |
| 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 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 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 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 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 | e-su-na-bi-ir | Esunabir |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-asz2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | 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, |
| 11 | da-da-ni | his father |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for the libation |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga dingir-sukkal | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for Dingir-sukkal, |
| 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 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 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 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga x-zu | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-da-lal3 | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga i-di3-a | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 9 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga hu-ba | 2 ban2 beer, 1 jar of fine dida-beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 4 ban2 dabin oil, 1 sila₃ good oil from Huba |
| 10 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) [5(disz)] sila3# | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 beer, 1 wort-beer, fine quality, 1 ban2, 5 sila3, |
| 11 | szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) ninda 4(ban2) dabin | total: 3 ban2 8 ninda 4 ban2 barley flour |
| 12 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 1(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga | total: 1 sila₃ 10 shekels onions, 1 liter of good oil, |
| 13 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 [8(disz) gin2] naga# | total: 2/3 sila3 2 shekels of sesame oil; total: 1/3 sila 3/8 shekel of alkali |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 11th day, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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