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Nisaba 26, 003 (P376002)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376002 |
| Museum no. | BM 110138 |
| 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 | 7(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur lugal | 765 gur 2 ban2 3 sila3 dabin flour, royal (measure), |
| 2 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur | 91 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 barley, |
| 3 | 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur | 13 gur 1 barig emmer, |
| 4 | sze ur5-ra-sze3 ur5-ra | To the barley that is to be cultivated, to cultivated. |
| 5 | sila-ta e3-a | coming out from the street, |
| 6 | 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur | 6 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 barley, |
| 7 | [...] gur-ra | ... laid low |
| 8 | [n] 4(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur | ... 4 barig 7 1/2 sila3 barley |
| 9 | [...] zi3-da si-ga | ... flour heaped up |
| 10 | [n] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) [... gur] | ... 93 gur 2 ban2 ... |
| 11 | [n] 2(asz) [n ...] gur# | ... 2 ... gur |
| 12 | sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 192 gur 1 barig 7 sila3 |
| 13 | [sag]-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is the debit. |
| 14 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 15 | [n 5(u)] 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur | n 51 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 dabin flour |
| 16 | [...] gur# sa2-du11 kas4 | ... gur, regular offerings, runners |
| 17 | [...] gur# sze kasz ninda | ... gur of barley, beer and bread |
| 18 | [...] ur-du6 dub-sar | ... Urdu, the scribe |
| 19 | [...] gur# sze szuku-ra | ... gur of barley for the šukurru-festival |
| 20 | [... sze]-er-ha-an aga3-us2 | ... Šerhan, soldier |
| 21 | [...] sze szuku-ra ur-e2-an-na szabra | ... barley, prebend of Ur-Eanna, chief household administrator. |
| 22 | [n] 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur | ... 8 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 barley |
| 23 | [... a2] lu2 hun-ga2 | ... labor of hirelings |
| 24 | ugu2# szesz-kal-la ba-gar | incumbent on Šeškalla was set |
| 25 | [... lu2]-banda3{da} | ..., the overseer |
| 26 | [...] sze | ... grain |
| 27 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(barig) a2 lu2 [hun-ga2] | 4 barig labor of hirelings |
| 2 | kiszib3 [...] | under seal of ... |
| 3 | 2(asz) gur sza3-gal# gu4#-[sze3] | 2 gur, fodder for oxen |
| 4 | kiszib3 ab-ba-lu-lu | under seal of Abbalulu |
| 5 | 5(asz) gur sa2-du11 ensi2 | 5 gur, regular offerings of the governor; |
| 6 | kiszib3 ur-mes | under seal of Ur-mes; |
| 7 | 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur kiszib3 i7-pa-e3 | 5 gur 3 barig 4 ban2, under seal of Ipae; |
| 8 | 5(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2 | 5 gur 2 barig, fodder of a k-equid, |
| 9 | kiszib3 lu2-banda3{da} | under seal of Lu-banda; |
| 10 | 1(u) gur sa2-du11 ensi2 | 10 gur, regular offering of the governor; |
| 11 | [...] ta#-ni | ... his/her ... |
| 12 | [... sza3]-gal# gu4 niga [...] | ... chief of the grain-fed oxen |
| 13 | [...] sa2#-du11 ensi2 | ... regular offerings of the governor |
| 14 | kiszib3 ur-{d}en-ki lunga | under seal of Ur-Enki, the brewer; |
| 15 | 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur sza3-gal udu niga | 8 gur 2 barig 2 ban2, fodder of grain-fed sheep, |
| 16 | kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 | under seal of Inim-Šara; |
| 17 | 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 47 gur 2 barig 6 sila3 |
| 18 | 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) i3-szah2 gur | 12 gur 3 ban2 lard, |
| 19 | sze-bi 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 31 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 20 | 1(asz) dabin gur | 1 gur of dabin flour, |
| 21 | kiszib3 lugal-ezem szabra | under seal of Lugal-ezem, the household manager; |
| 22 | 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | 1 (gur) 1 barig under seal of Lugal-ebansa |
| 23 | 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 2 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 24 | 2(ban2) esza | 2 ban2 esha-flour, |
| 25 | 2(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 of dabin flour, |
| 26 | kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} | under seal of Ur-nigar |
| 27 | 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur | 33 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley, |
| 28 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 4 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 flour, |
| 29 | ki lugal-{gesz}gigir-re-ta | from Lugal-gigirre |
| 30 | 5(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur | 52 gur 5 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 barley, |
| 31 | ki la-ni-mu-<ta> | from Lanimu |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | 1(u)# gur# ki# a#-tu#-ta# | 10 gur from Atu |
| 4 | 7(asz) gur ki ur-e2-an-na-ta | 7 gur, from Ur-Eanna; |
| 5 | 1(asz) gur ki du-du-ru-mu-ta | 1 gur from Dudurumu |
| 6 | 3(asz) 2(barig) gur ki bi2-du11-ga-ta | 3 gur 2 barig from Bidug, |
| 7 | 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 usz-[...] | 26 gur 1 barig, under seal of Uš- |
| 8 | 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 bi2-da | 41 gur 3 barig, under seal of Bida; |
| 9 | 4(asz)! 2(barig) ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta | 4 (gur) 2 barig from Lu-Ninšubur |
| 10 | 2(barig) ki in-sa6-sa6-ta | 2 barig from Insasa |
| 11 | 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) ki ur-e2-an-na-ta | 11 gur 3 barig from Ur-Eanna |
| 12 | 3(barig) ki a2-an-du-ru-ta | 3 barig from A’anduru |
| 13 | 9(asz)! 2(barig) dabin gur | 9 gur 2 barig dabin flour, |
| 14 | kiszib3 a-gu-gu | under seal of Agugu |
| 15 | 2(asz) gur ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta | 2 gur from Lugal-emaḫe |
| 16 | 6(asz) ziz2! gur kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni | 6 gur emmer, under seal of Kugani |
| 17 | 2(asz) sze gur 6(asz) ziz2 gur | 2 gur barley, 6 gur emmer, |
| 18 | kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me | under seal of Šara-zame |
| 19 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-tu | 2 barig 3 ban2, under seal of Ur-Nintu |
| 20 | 1(asz) gur ba-al-u2 | 1 gur, Balu |
| 21 | 4(barig) giri3 a2-an-du-ru | 4 barig via A’anduru |
| 22 | ur-ab-ba-saga in-su | Ur-abba-saga received. |
| 23 | 2(barig) ki e2-balag-ta | 2 barig from the E-balag |
| 24 | 2(asz) 1(barig) gur ki lu2-ga gudu4-ta | 2 gur 1 barig, from Luga, the gudu-official; |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | 6(asz) gur kiszib3 inim-[{d}szara2] | 6 gur, under seal of Inim-Šara |
| 5 | 2(asz) 2(barig) gur sze-ba szu-[...] | 2 gur 2 barig barley rations |
| 6 | dumu sza-ad-da-ti | son of Šadāti |
| 7 | ki ur-{d}utu engar gibil-ta | from Ur-Utu, the new farmer |
| 8 | 3(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}iszkur | 3 gur, under seal of Ur-Addu; |
| 9 | 3(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-sa6-sa6 | 3 gur, under seal of Ur-sasa |
| 10 | 1(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}suen | 1 gur 4 barig under seal of Ur-Suen |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur | 1 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 barley, |
| 12 | kiszib3 da-da-a | under seal of Dada |
| 13 | 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 25 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 14 | 5(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur | 5 gur 4 barig emmer, |
| 15 | ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta | from Lugal-emaḫe |
| 16 | 2(asz) 4(barig) gur ki ukken-ne2 dumu ba-sa6-ta | 2 gur 4 barig, from Ukkene, son of Basa; |
| 17 | 7(asz) 2(barig) gur ki a-kal-la dumu ur-du6 kuruszda-ta | 7 gur 2 barig from Akalla, son of Ur-du, the fattener; |
| 18 | 6(asz) gur ki lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-ta | 6 gur from Lugal-ebansa |
| 19 | 6(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur | 6 gur 3 barig flour, |
| 20 | ki nig2-lagar-e-ta | from Nig-lagare |
| 21 | 8(asz) gur ki dingir-ra-ta | 8 gur from Dingira |
| 22 | 3(u) gur <ki> la-ba-sa6-ta | 30 gur barley from Labasa |
| 23 | 2(asz) gur sza3-gal gu4 niga | 2 gur, fodder of grain-fed oxen, |
| 24 | ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta | from Lugal-emaḫe |
| 25 | 3(asz) 2(barig) gur ki ku3-{d}szara2-ta | 3 gur 2 barig from Ku-Šara |
| 26 | 1(u) gur ki la-ni-mu-ta | 10 gur from Lanimu |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | kiszib3 [...] | under seal of ... |
| 6 | 1(asz) 2(barig) gur [...] lugal-ezem# [...] | 1 gur 2 barig Lugal-ezem |
| 7 | 1(asz) gur inim-[...] sze-er-ha-an [...] | 1 gur, Inim-..., Šerhan |
| 8 | 1(asz) gur mu ka# [...] dumu ur-[...] | 1 gur, year: "...," son of Ur- |
| 9 | sze-ba e2 [...]-za i3-li2-mu# [...] | Barley rations of the temple of ..., Ilīmu |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) dabin# [gur] | 1 gur 1 ban2 of dabin flour |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 esza | 2 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 12 | zi-ga-[am3] | booked out |
| 13 | 2(asz) gur ARAD2-mu# | 2 gur, ARADmu |
| 14 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ur-{d}[...] | 1 gur 1 barig, Ur- |
| 15 | ki ku3-{d}szara2-[ta] | from Ku-Šara |
| 16 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ezem-[ma] | 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 of the festival |
| 17 | la-a-mu agrig#? | Lāmu the steward(?) |
| 18 | 5(ban2) sze-ba {d}nin-[...] | 5 ban2 barley rations for Nin- |
| 19 | 3(barig) sza3-gal gu4 niga | 3 barig, fodder of grain-fed oxen, |
| 20 | nin9-ne-[...] | Sisters |
| 21 | 2(asz) 2(barig) gur sze u3-ru-[ru] | 2 gur 2 barig barley for the ururu-festival |
| 22 | 1(barig) sze-ba lugal-nig2-lagar-[e] dumu i3-li2-mu | 60 litres of barley (for) Lugal-nig-lagare son of Ilīmu |
| 23 | 1(asz) gur sze szuku-ra sagi#? [...] | 1 gur barley for the šukura-festival, the cupbearer |
| 24 | 2(barig) sze szuku-ra {d}szara2-mu-tum2 | 2 barig barley, ration of Šara-mutum |
| 25 | 3(barig) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra | 3 barig Lu-Ninura |
| 26 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-kal-la | 4 barig 2 ban2: Lukalla |
| 27 | 3(asz) gur sze-ba a-lu5-lu5 | 3 gur, barley rations of Alulu |
| 28 | ki ad-da lu2 ur3-ra | from the father, the man of Urra |
| 29 | 1(barig) dam ha-ba-lu5-ge2 nu-banda3-gu4 | 60 litres (of barley for) the wife of Habaluge, manager of oxen |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 5(ban2) sze-ba a-hu-szu-ni sukkal? hi x | 5 ban2 barley (for) Aḫušuni, the vizier |
| 2 | [...] sze# apin-la2 | ... barley of the plough |
| 3 | [...]-{d}szul-gi-ta | from ...-Šulgi |
| 4 | [...]-me | ... are |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] lugal#-nir | ... his master |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur ki szesz-kal-la-ta | 10 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 from Šeškalla |
| 2 | kiszib3 nu-ra-a | under seal of Nuraya |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur a-du-mu | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, Adumu; |
| 2 | ugu2 da-da-a ba-a-gar | upon Dada he placed. |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] dingir#-ra | ... of the god |
| 2 | [...] lu2-bala | ... the bala priest |
| 3' | 4(asz) [n gur ...] | 4 gur n |
| 4' | kiszib3 engar# [...] | under seal of the farmer |
| 5' | nig2-[...] | ... things |
| 6' | sza3 [...] | The heart |
| 7' | giri3 [...] x x | via ... |
| 8' | mu e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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