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Nisaba 24, 37 (P375997)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 24, 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P375997 |
| Museum no. | BM 110132 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) sze gur lugal | 4 gur barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ki-su7 e2-duru5 gu-la | in the courtyard of the great threshing floor |
| 3 | a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} | the field Kamari |
| 4 | 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 342 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 5 | 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur | 26 gur 4 barig |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze apin-la2-da ba-<a> gur | 184 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 barley (measured) by the pin-lada, |
| 7 | i3-dub hi-a bar-ra-ka | in the granary of the outer ... |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur | 846 gur 1 barig |
| 9 | i3-dub igi-e2-mah-sze3 | for the depot before the Emah; |
| 10 | 4(disz) [sze] gur | 4 gur barley |
| 11 | i3-dub igi-e2-duru5 a-sza3 la2-mah | the depot of Igi-eduru, field Lamaḫ; |
| 12 | 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur | 494 gur 2 barig |
| 13 | 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur | 39 gur 3 barig emmer, |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 185 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 |
| 15 | i3-dub ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah | the depot of the great courtyard, field Lamaḫ; |
| 16 | 2(u) gur | 20 gur |
| 17 | i3-dub ki-su7 ka-esztub{ku6}-sag | the depot Kisu, the kaeštub-fish, |
| 18 | 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig) gur | 170 gur 4 barig |
| 19 | 3(u) 6(disz) ziz2 gur | 36 gur emmer, |
| 20 | i3-dub a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu | the depot of the field Manu, |
| 21 | 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 184 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 |
| 22 | sze GAN2-gu4 | barley of the oxen field |
| 23 | 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur | 68 gur 4 barig |
| 24 | sze apin-la2-da ba-a | barley rations of the plowmen received; |
| 25 | i3-dub a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the depot of the field Ninura, |
| 26 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur | 9252 gur 3 barig |
| 27 | sze GAN2-gu4 | barley of the oxen field |
| 28 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) [n x] gur# | 96 ... gur |
| 29 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | i3-dub gaba i7-sal4-la | the depot at the edge of the Isala canal |
| 2 | 8(asz) gur | 8 gur |
| 3 | 5(u) ziz2 gur | 50 gur emmer, |
| 4 | 6(asz) 2(barig) gig gur | 6 gur 2 barig wheat, |
| 5 | i3-dub GAN2 ur-gu | the depot of Urgu; |
| 6 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur | 180 gur of barley, |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) ziz2 gur | 180 gur emmer, |
| 8 | 3(u) gig gur | 30 gur of wheat |
| 9 | i3-dub |KI.AN|{ki} | the depot of Ki’an |
| 10 | 2(u) 1(asz) sze gur | 21 gur barley, |
| 11 | 2(u) 8(asz) ziz2 gur | 28 gur emmer, |
| 12 | i3-dub ki-su7 a-sza3 la2-tur | the depot Kisu, field Latur; |
| 13 | gu2-<edin-na> 1(barig) musz-<bi-an-na> 2(barig) | Gu-cedina 1 barig, Muš-biana 2 barig |
| 14 | 6(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur | 58 gur 2 barig |
| 15 | sze GAN2-gu4 | barley of the oxen field |
| 16 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) gur | 390 gur |
| 17 | i3-dub a-sza3 i3-szum2 | the depot of the field Išum |
| 18 | sze gibil GAN2-gu4 u3 apin-la2-da ba-a | new barley, oxen-field and plow-lots received. |
| 19 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) sze ur5-ra sila-ta e3 gur | 7010 gur of barley from the threshing floor brought out from the street, |
| 20 | 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) sze sumun gur | 192 gur old barley, |
| 21 | sza3 erin-ku-x-sze3 | to the inner ... |
| 22 | 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) sze ur5-ra gur | 126 gur 3 barig barley rations, |
| 23 | sza3 e2-kikken | in the millhouse |
| 24 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gur e2 {d}gu-la | 115 gur, the temple of Gula |
| 25 | 8(asz) gur | 8 gur |
| 26 | 1(gesz2) 2(asz) [n ...] gur | 62 ... gur |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) [n ... gur] | 30 ... gur |
| 2 | sze [ur5-ra ...] a-sza3 la2-mah | barley rations ... field Lamaḫ |
| 3 | 1(asz) guru7 a-sza3 e2-kikken# | 1 silo, field of the milling house |
| 4 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gur | 198 gur |
| 5 | sze ur5-ra sila-a SIG7-a giri3 ku3-ga-ni | barley rations in the street, yellow-green, via Kugani, |
| 6 | 5(u) gur giri3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu | 50 gur, via Lu-sa-izu |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gur giri3 a-du-mu | 188 gur via Adumu |
| 8 | 7(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) gur giri3 ur-{d}suen | 747 gur via Ur-Suen |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur giri3 ab-ba-gi-na | 1080 gur via Abbagina |
| 10 | 7(asz) gur giri3 i3-kal-la | 7 gur, via Ikalla |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) gur giri3 kas4 | 60 gur, via Kas; |
| 12 | szunigin 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) gur | total: 318 gur |
| 13 | sze ur5-ra sila-a SIG7-a | barley rations in the street, yellow-green, |
| 14 | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 15 | 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 1 silo: 948 gur 2 ban2 |
| 16 | 2(gesz2) 8(asz) ziz2 gur | 188 gur emmer, |
| 17 | 1(u) 2(asz) gig gur | 12 gur wheat, |
| 18 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur sze apin-la2-da ba-a | 60 gur of barley (for) the plow-workers, disbursed; |
| 19 | sze gibil | new barley |
| 20 | 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze sumun gur | 184 gur 1 barig old barley, |
| 21 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 199 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 22 | sze ur5-ra sila-ta e3 | barley rations, coming out from the street, |
| 23 | i3-dub gu2-edin-na u3 musz-bi-an-na# | The depot Gu-edina and Mušbi-ana |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [8(asz)? n gur] giri3 [...] | 8(?) gur ... via ... |
| 2 | 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) sze ur5-ra# [...] | 145 gur of barley, interest ... |
| 3 | giri3 lugal-ku3-zu | via Lugal-kuzu |
| 4 | szunigin 9(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) sze ur5-ra sila-a SIG7-a | total: 747 (gur) 3 barig barley rations in the street, yellow-green; |
| 5 | gu2-edin-na musz-bi-an-na | In the Gu'edena, the Mušbiana |
| 6 | 1(asz) guru7 2(u) 1(asz) gur | 1 silo: 21 gur |
| 7 | sze GAN2-gu4 | barley of the oxen field |
| 8 | 7(gesz2) 1(u) gur sze apin-la2-da ba-<a> | 710 gur of barley (measured) by the pinla-measure was taken; |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 2(asz) gur sze i3-szah2 | 62 gur of barley for the oil-presser, |
| 10 | sze gibil | new barley |
| 11 | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) sze sumun | 142 (gur) 4 barig old barley |
| 12 | sze GAN2-gu4 | barley of the oxen field |
| 13 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gur | 102 gur |
| 14 | i3-dub sze ur5-ra [...] | The depot of barley rations |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) sze ur5-ra gur | 198 gur barley, interest-bearing, |
| 2 | giri3 szesz-saga | via Šešsaga |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze ur5-ra gur | 157 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 barley, interest-bearing, |
| 4 | giri3 a-tu | via Atu |
| 5 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) sze ur5-ra gur | 446 gur barley, interest-bearing, |
| 6 | giri3 lugal-he2-gal2 | via Lugal-hegal; |
| 7 | 5(u) 9(asz) sze ur5-ra gur | 49 gur barley, interest-bearing, |
| 8 | giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu lugal-bad3 | via Lugal-nig-lagare, son of Lugalbad; |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) 1(asz) sze ur5-ra gur | 121 gur barley, interest-bearing, |
| 10 | giri3 ur-{d}szu-{d}suen-an-dul3! | via Ur-Šu-Suen-andul |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)! 2(asz) sze ur5-ra gur | 62 gur barley, interest-bearing, |
| 12 | [giri3 hu]-wa#-wa | via Huwawa |
| 13 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze# ur5# <<sze>>-ra sila-a gal2-la-a sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | total: 105 (gur) 4 barig 4 ban2 barley rations for the <barley> in the street in Apisal |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 5(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur | total: 5 silos, 838 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 barley |
| 2 | szunigin 7(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur | total: 77 gur 3 barig emmer |
| 3 | [szunigin] 2(gesz2)! 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gig# [gur] | total: 122 gur 4 barig wheat |
| 4 | sze gibil | new barley |
| 5 | 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2)! 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze sumun gur | 1 silo, 19252 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 old barley, |
| 6 | szunigin 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz2)! 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur | total: 1 silo, 121 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 |
| 7 | sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la-a | barley rations in the street, |
| 8 | mu gu-za-ku3 {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The throne-bearer of Enlil was fashioned; |
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