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Nisaba 16, 234 (P363148)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 234 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363148 |
| Museum no. | BM 120137 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ||
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | Nur-Adad, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | lugal-ezem | Lugalezem |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 12 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 13 | nam-ha-ni | Namḫani |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kal-i3-li2 | Kalilī |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a-bu-du10 | Abudu |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | hu-ba | Ḫuba, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | dingir-sukkal | Dingir-sukkal |
| 11 | szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 3 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 3 ban2, 1 sila3, bread, 2/3 sila of onions, |
| 12 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil, 16 shekeln alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 8(disz)-kam | extra month: “Harvest,{I}se 8th day, |
| 2 | mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-asz | year: “For the 2nd time, he (= Šamaš) |
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