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Nisaba 16, 224 (P363138)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 224 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363138 |
| Museum no. | BM 113857 |
| 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 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | szu-ga-tum | Šugatum |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-{d}nin-mug-ga | Ur-Ninmuga, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | szu-{d}en-lil2 | Šū-Enlil, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ba-a-a | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Ba'a; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ARAD2!-hu-la | ARAD-ḫula |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | szu-{d}er3-ra | Šū-Erra, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ku3-{d}nanna | Ku-Nanna, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(ban2) zi3-gu 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu a-bi2-{d}utu | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of fine dida beer, 5 ban2 flour, 2 ban2 dabin flour, 1 sila3 oil, 1 sheep for Abī-šamaš |
| 11 | szunigin 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 5 ban2 7 sila3 beer; 1 can of good dida-beer; 1 ban2 5 sila3. |
| 12 | 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu 2(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 9 sila3 bread, 1 ban2 kupšu-flour, 2 ban2, dabin flour, |
| 13 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) [gin2] i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz)# gin2# naga# | total: 1/2 sila3 3 shekels onions; total: 1 1/2 sila3 3 [shekels oil;] total: 1/3 sila2 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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