Nisaba 16, 233 (P363147)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 233 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363147 |
| Museum no. | BM 115813 |
| 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 | da-a-a | Aya |
| 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}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for the ḫubaba-festival; |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-{d}utu | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Šu-Utu, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga suhusz-gi | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga lu2-giri17-zal | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Lu-girizal, |
| 10 | 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, |
| 11 | ku3-{d}nanna | Ku-Nanna, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-hu-ni | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Ahuni; |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga {d}er3-<ra>-ba-ni | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Erra-bani, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 5 sila3 5 sil3 beer, 5 sile3 bread, |
| 2 | giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | Girini-isa |
| 3 | 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga | 2 fine dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 2 ban2 fine emmer, |
| 4 | nu-ur2-da-ad | pomegranate |
| 5 | giri3 da-a-a | via Aya; |
| 6 | szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 4 ban2 7 sila3 beer; 2 wort-beer; fine beer; 1 ban2 5 sila3, 1 wort beer; regular (offerings); 15 sila3. |
| 7 | szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga | total: 3 ban2 1 sila3 bread, 2 ban2 fine flour, |
| 8 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/2 sila₃ onions; total: half a sila3 oil. total: 1/3 sila1 alkali-plant; |
| 9 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
| 10 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 11 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-ti-iddinim erected. |
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