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Nisaba 16, 227 (P363141)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 227 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363141 |
| Museum no. | BM 113860 |
| 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 | du10-i3-li2 | Du-ilī, |
| 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 | lu2-i3-zu | Lu-izu |
| 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 | szu-ga-tum | Šugatum |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 8 | lugal-he2?-gal2 | Lugalḫegal |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 10 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 | Nur-ilī |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 12 | lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga [x]-x | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-KA | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba#? | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant for the ḫubaba meal |
| 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 | dingir-ba-ni | Ilum-bani, |
| 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 | lu2-gi-na | Lu-gina |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga x]-x | 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 x]-x | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil], 2 shek[els alkali-plant ...] |
| 8 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida [... 1(ban2) zi3-gu] 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 [i3 1(disz)] udu#? | 2 ban2 beer, 1 can of wort, 1 ban2 flour, 5 ban2 dabin, 1 sila3 oil, 1 sheep |
| 9 | musz-bi-an-na | Mušbiana |
| 10 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida [...] 2(ban2) | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer, 2 ban2 |
| 11 | szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu | total: 3 ban2 4 sila3 bread, 1 ban2 flour, 5 ban2 dabin flour, 1 sheep |
| 12 | [szunigin 1(disz) sila3] 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila3 5 shekels onions; total:1 1/2 sila3, 9 shek[els oil] |
| 13 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 6 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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