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Nisaba 16, 237 (P363151)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363151 |
| Museum no. | BM 123097 |
| 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 | ||
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2# <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions |
| 3 | 2(disz)! gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | kal-i3-li2 | Kalilī |
| 5 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 1 ban beer, 1 ban bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | a-bu-du10 | Abudu |
| 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 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 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 | li-bur-be-li2 | Libur-belī, |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# ninda# 5(disz)# gin2# <szum2> | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 16 | i-szar-pa2#-dan# | Išar-padan |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# ninda# 5(disz)# gin2# <szum2> | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | a-x-ti | ...-ti |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | zu2-ga-li | |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | lu2-du10-ga | Lu-duga, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 11 | ib-ni#-um | Ibnum |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 13 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 14 | ur-{d}dumu-zi | Ur-Dumuzi |
| 15 | szunigin 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [ninda ...] [...] | total: 1 barig 5 sila3 beer; total: 4 ban2 5 sil3 bread ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/2 sila3 oil, 1/3 sila2 alkali-plant, |
| 2 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
| 3 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
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