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Nisaba 16, 228 (P363142)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363142 |
| Museum no. | BM 113861 |
| 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 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 2 | ma-asz# | Maš |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | lugal-amar-ku3 | Lugal-amar-ku |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | da-x | ..., |
| 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 of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 8 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 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] oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 10 | kur-bi-la-ak | Kurbilak |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | u-bar | |
| 13 | 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, |
| 14 | puzur4-i3-li2 | Puzur-ilī |
| 15 | 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, |
| 16 | na-ba-sa2 | to Nabasa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 2 | lu2-nin-ga2 | Lu-ninga |
| 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 | ur-nigar{gar} | Ur-nigar |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 6 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 8 | tu-ga-rum# | Tugalum |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | ba-al-li2 | of Balli |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | du10-ga | Duga, |
| 13 | szunigin 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) [sila3] ninda# | total: 5 ban2 8 sila3 beer; total: 3 ban2 6 sila3, bread |
| 14 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 i3# | total: 1 sila3 10 shekels onions; total: 4 ban2 2 shekel of oil |
| 15 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga# | total: 1/3 sila 8 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
| 2 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-[la] | month: “Barley at the granary’s |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
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