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Nisaba 11, 06 (P342804)
Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 11, 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342804 |
| Museum no. | BM 104739 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na [siki] tug2 nig2-lam2# 2(disz)#?-[kam us2] | 12/3 mana wool, 2nd nig2-lam garment |
| 2 | 5(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-[na siki tug2] guz-za# [n-kam us2] | 51 2/3 mana wool, guz-za garment, nth grade, length |
| 3 | 2(u)# [n n] 1/3(disz) ma-[na siki tug2 nig2]-lam2 du# | 20 ... 1/3 mana wool, a niglam garment made |
| 4 | [n] ma#-na [siki tug2] guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | n mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade |
| 5 | [n] gu2 4(u)# 3(disz)#? 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du | n talents 43? 5/6 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, regular quality, |
| 6 | 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 3 talents 12 mana wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 7 | [n] gu2 2(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | n talents 24 1/3 minas wool of a weaver's garment |
| 8 | [n] ($ blank space $) gukkal | n fat-tailed sheep |
| 9 | [n] gu2# 1(u) ma-na siki-gi | n talents 10 minas of reed |
| 10 | [tug2] szu# szum2-ma | given garments |
| 11 | giri3# lu2-{d}ba#-ba6 | via Lu-Baba |
| 12 | [x] x x-zi | ...zi |
| 13 | [n gu2] 2(u)#? 6(disz)#? [ma]-na# siki-gi | n talents 26? minas of wool |
| 14 | [...] ma-na [siki] gukkal# | ... mina of wool, fat-tailed sheep |
| 15 | [...] ba-usz2 | ... died |
| 16 | [...]-ki#? | ...ki(?) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nam#-en-na# | of the en priesthood |
| 2 | 3(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na siki udu du-du# | 3 talents 5 mana wool, sheep for Dudu |
| 3 | [n] 3(disz)#? ma-na# [siki] udu bala#-a ur4#-ra | ... 3? minas of wool, sheep for the bala service, collected |
| 4 | [n gu2 n] ma#-na siki-gi | n talents n minas of reed |
| 5 | 3(u)# 2/3(disz) ma-na siki gukkal | 30 2/3 mana wool, fat-tailed sheep |
| 6 | siki udu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | wool for the sheep of Ur-Baba |
| 7 | ki ur-e11-[e]-ta# | from Ur-e'e |
| 8 | 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 21 talents 4 5/6 mana wool, |
| 9 | 3(asz) gu2 [n n ma]-na siki# gukkal# | 3 talents ... minas of fat-tailed sheep |
| 10 | 3(disz) ma-na# siki#-gi# | 3 mana wool, |
| 11 | nam-en#-na | of the en priesthood |
| 12 | ki kas4-ta 3(asz)# gu2 1(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul | from Kas4: 3 talents 1 mana of girgul wool |
| 13 | ki usz-mu-ta | from Ušmu |
| 14 | 5(asz) gu2 5(u)# 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki gukkal | 5 talents 58 2/3 mana wool, fat-tailed sheep |
| 15 | 6(disz) ma-na siki gukkal#? | 6 mana wool, fat-tailed sheep |
| 16 | ki szesz-kal-la sipa#-ta | from Šeškalla the shepherd |
| 17 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3 su-ga ur-saga sipa | 6 1/2 mana wool, deficit, repaid, Ur-saga, the shepherd; |
| 18 | 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na la2-ia3 su-ga sza3 siki-gi | 5 5/6 minas deficit, suga of wool, |
| 19 | 1(u) ma-na [siki] IL2 | 10 minas of wool carried |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gu2 [...] szesz-saga# ugula# usz-bar | 1 talent ..., Šešsaga, foreman of weavers |
| 2 | ki ur-{d}nun-gal sza13-dub-ba-<ta> | from Ur-Nungal, the chief accountant |
| 3 | 6(disz) ma-na siki udu gu2-na | 6 mana wool of a ram, |
| 4 | ki a-du-ta | from Adu |
| 5 | 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki | 3 talents 43 mana wool, |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | delivery of Šara of Apisal |
| 7 | [ki ...]-gi-ta | from ...-gi |
| 8 | 6(disz) ma-[na siki ki] lu2-{d}[x x x]-ta | 6 minas of wool from Lu-... |
| 9 | 8(disz) [n ma-na siki ki] ur-{d}szara2#? | 8 n mana wool from Ur-Šara |
| 10 | mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2# {d}anzu{muszen}-babbar2 | delivery of Šara and Anzu-babbar |
| 11 | 1(u)# ma-na ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta | 10 minas from Lu-Šulgi |
| 12 | 9(disz) ma-na ki e2-e-si-ta | 9 mana from E’esi, |
| 13 | 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na ki lu2-{d}ha-ia3-ta | 25 mana from Lu-Ḫaya |
| 14 | siki udu mu-kux(DU) ki-duru5 | wool of sheep, delivery of the kiduru-house; |
| 15 | 6(disz) ma-na la2-ia3 su-ga zu2-lum-ma | 6 mana deficit, repaid, dates, |
| 16 | ki {d}szara2-kam-ta | from Šarakam |
| 17 | 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki szu-nir-ra {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki} | 32 minas of wool, Šara of Ki’an, |
| 18 | ki lugal-a2-zi-da-ta | from Lugal-azida |
| 19 | 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki szu-nir-ra | 42 minas of šunirra wool, |
| 20 | ki lugal-nir-ta | from Lugal-nir |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | x x [x x] | |
| 2 | nig2-ka9 dam#-[gar3?] | accounts of the merchants |
| 3 | 3(u) gu2 1(disz) ma#-[na] 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2! | 30 talents 1 mina, 15/6 shekel |
| 4 | sze-ta sa10-[a] | bought barley |
| 5 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(asz) gu2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki | total: 126 talents 5 2/3 mana wool, |
| 6 | sag na4-bi | its stone head |
| 7 | 3(asz)# gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 | 3 talents 12 minas 11 1/3 shekels |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) gu2 [...] | total: 77 talents |
| 9 | sag nu-[tuku] | had no head |
| 10 | [szunigin] 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) [gu2] 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na [siki] | total: 255 talents 5 5/6 mana wool |
| 11 | sag#-nig2-gur11-[ra-kam] | It is the debit. |
| 12 | [sza3]-bi#-ta | from there |
| 13 | 1(u)# 3(asz)# gu2# [siki ...] sa2-du11# | 13 talents of ... wool, regular offering |
| 14 | 2(disz) ma-na szu-nir-[ra] gu2-edin-na | 2 minas, šunira, Gu-edina |
| 15 | 1(disz) ma-na GUR pa4-u3-e | 1 mina of kurru (for) Pa'ue, |
| 16 | {d}szara2 umma{ki} | Šara of Umma, |
| 17 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na kisal szu munu4-ba e2-sag-kal-la | 1 talent 15 minas, in the courtyard ... of the Esaŋkala, |
| 18 | 4(u) ma-na {d}inanna zabala3{ki} | 40 minas of Inanna of Zabalam |
| 19 | 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na ib-gal | 14 mana ibgal |
| 20 | 2(disz) ma-na GUR {d}dumu-zi-da 2(disz)-a-bi | 2 minas of kurru, Dumuzida, its 2nd |
| 21 | 5(disz) ma-na {d}li9-si4 | 5 minas for Lisi, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na e2-ta izi la2-a | 12 mana fire from the house, |
| 2 | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 3 | 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na sa2-du11 | 2 talents 21 mana regular offering, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-na szu-nir gu2-edin-na | 1 mana, šunir of Gu-edina, |
| 5 | {d}szara2 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | Šara of Apisal, |
| 6 | 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki} | 36 minas for Ninura of Apisal |
| 7 | 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na {d}szara2#? {d}anzu{muszen}-[babbar2] | 23 minas for Šara and Anzu-babbar |
| 8 | 8(disz) ma-na {d}[lamma-lugal] a-pi4#-[sal4{ki}] | 8 minas for Lamma-lugal of Apisal |
| 9 | 8(disz) ma-[na {d}lamma-lugal] {d}anzu#{muszen#}-[babbar2] | 8 minas for Lamma-lugal and Anzu-babbar |
| 10 | 1(u) ma-na# [szu-nir gu2-edin-na] | 10 minas, šunir of Gu-edina |
| 11 | sza3 a-[pi4-sal4{ki}] | in Apisal |
| 12 | sa2-du11 dingir-re#-[ne] | regular offerings of the gods |
| 13 | 2(u) ma-na ad-tab# [ur-ra] | 20 minas I added, after |
| 14 | ki nir-i3-da#-[gal2] | from Niridagal |
| 15 | 2(u) ma-na szu-[nir-ra] ad-mu-[x] | 20 minas of šunirra, Admu- |
| 16 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 17 | 1(u)# ma-na siki im-a ba-an-ha-az mu tam-szi-lum ur-mah-sze3 | 10 minas of wool, stamped with the ima-mark, year: “Tamšilum of the lion’s hair. |
| 18 | kiszib3 lugal-nir | under seal of Lugal-nir; |
| 19 | 4(u) 9(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki-ba geme2 ARAD2-da# | 49 talents 16 mana wool, female slaves |
| 20 | sza3 umma{ki} [...] x [...] | In Umma |
| 21 | 1(asz) gu2 4(u) ma#-[na szu-nir gu2]-edin-na | 1 talent 40 minas, šunir of Gu-edina |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent 23 minas 5 shekels nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| 2 | 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du | 1 talent 25 2/3 mana wool, nig2-lam-garment, regular quality, |
| 3 | 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 guz-za du | 5 talents 36 1/2 mana guz-za garments, regular quality, |
| 4 | 3(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2 <<DISZ>> siki-gi | 3 talents 50 minas 10 shekels of wool |
| 5 | 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 21 1/2 minas of weaver's wool, |
| 6 | 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki ge6 | 3 talents 59 mana black wool |
| 7 | 2(asz) gu2 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul | 2 talents 7 5/6 mana wool from Girgul, |
| 8 | 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki mug | 28 minas of mug wool, |
| 9 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-tu | under seal of Ur-Nintu |
| 10 | 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 18 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality, |
| 11 | 6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 6 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 12 | 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz#-za# 4(disz)-kam us2 | 24 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th quality |
| 13 | 4(u) 7(disz) [ma]-na# siki tug2 [guz]-za# du | 47 minas of wool, guz-za-garment made, |
| 14 | 2(u) 1(disz) [ma-na siki ...] | 21 minas of wool |
| 15 | 3(u) 2(disz) [ma-na siki ...] | 32 minas of wool |
| 16 | kiszib3 lu2-[sa6-i3]-zu | under seal of Lu-sa-izu |
| 17 | 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 18 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 18 | 2(asz) gu2 1(u)# 2(disz)# ma-na siki tug2 guz#-za# du | 2 talents 12 mana wool, guz-za-garment regular quality |
| 19 | [n] gu2 5(u) ma-na siki [...] | n talents 50 minas of wool |
| 20 | [kiszib3] lu2#-x-[x x] | under seal of Lu-... |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [n] ma-na siki [tug2 guz]-za du | n minas of wool, hem of a regular throne garment |
| 2 | [siki]-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na | its wool: 1 talent 20 minas |
| 3 | [siki {gesz}]{ga}garig2 si-ak | wool for the scepter of the throne |
| 4 | [n] tug2 sag tug2 usz-bar | n textiles, the head (dress) of weavers |
| 5 | 8(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar tug2 gu2-na iri tuku5-a | 177 ušbar textiles, gu-na textiles of the city Tu’a, |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 7(disz) tug2 u2-kal | 207 ukal textiles, |
| 7 | tug2 geme2 kikken-na-ke4 tuku5-a | garment for the female worker of the mill, |
| 8 | ki#-la2-bi 4(u) 5(asz)# gu2 2(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 | its weight: 45 talents 23 2/3 minas 8 shekels |
| 9 | bi2-gu7-bi 5(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 | its rations: 5 talents 18 minas 12 shekels |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | under seal of Lukalla |
| 11 | 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 siki | 13 shekels of wool |
| 12 | nig2-dab5 a-tu5-a | nigdab(-offering) of Atua |
| 13 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal | under seal of Ur-Nungal; |
| 14 | 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki-ba sza3-gu4-ka | 13 talents 28 mana wool of the oxen herdsmen, |
| 15 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(barig) gur | its barley: 104 gur |
| 16 | ugu2 {d}szara2-i3-zu ga2-ga2-dam | upon Šara-izu to be brought |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 siki | 155 talents 30 1/3 minas 8 shekels wool, |
| 2' | zi#-ga-am3 | booked out |
| 3' | [la2]-ia3 4(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz)# 1/3(disz)# ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 siki | deficit: 41 talents 42 1/3 minas 6 1/3 shekels wool |
| 4' | nig2#-ka9-ak siki | accounts of wool |
| 5' | gu#-du-du | gududu |
| 6' | x [...] | |
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