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Nisaba 16, 239 (P363153)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 239 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363153 |
| Museum no. | BM 129429 |
| 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 | szu-{d}en-lil2 | Šū-Enlil, |
| 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 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 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 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | a-bu-du10 | Abudu |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | lugal-si-sa2 | Lugal-sisa |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 12 | {d}szu-{d}suen-ha-ma-ti | Šu-Suen-hamati |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | ur-iszkur | Ur-iškur |
| 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 | suhusz-gi | the foundations |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 2(ban2) 1(disz) [dabin] 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) masz2 | 2 ban2 beer, 1 can of wort, 2 ban2, 1 babin, 1 sila3 oil, 1 billy goat |
| 8 | i3-lum-tur#? lu2 u3-ba-a | Ilumtur, the one who ... |
| 9 | szunigin 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | total: 5 ban2 9 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 |
| 10 | szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) masz2 | total: 2 ban2 6 sila3 bread; total: 1 barig dabin 1 billy goat; |
| 11 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 2/3 sila3 5 shekels onions, 2/3 sila3 7 shekel of oil, |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 18 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
| 2 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 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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