Nisaba 26, 009 (P376011)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376011 |
| Museum no. | BM 110147 |
| 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' | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 2' | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 3' | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 4' | [... x] engar | ..., farmer |
| 5' | [...] sze gur | ... barley gur |
| 6' | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 7' | [a]-sza3# a-[ba]-gal | field Abagal |
| 8' | [x] 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | ... 19 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 9' | a#-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | field of Ninura |
| 10' | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur | 84 gur 2 barig |
| 11' | a-sza3 du6-{u2}kiszi17 | field Dukiši |
| 12' | lugal-ma2-gur8-re engar | Lugal-magure, the plowman; |
| 13' | 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) gur | 53 gur 3 barig |
| 14' | a-sza3 gi-apin-ku5-a | field Gi-apin-ku’a, |
| 15' | 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 62 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 16' | 1(u) 2(barig) gig gur | 10 gur 2 barig wheat |
| 17' | a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti | field Ukunuti, |
| 18' | ur-{d}dumu-zi-da engar | Ur-Dumuzida, the plowman; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) [n] sze gur# | total: 870 gur n barley |
| 2' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) ziz2# [gur] | total: 84 gur 2 barig emmer |
| 3' | szunigin 1(u) 2(barig) gig [gur] | total: 12 barig wheat |
| 4' | nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-[...] | oxen manager: Lugal- |
| 5' | 4(gesz2) sze gur | 240 gur of barley, |
| 6' | a-sza3 gi-apin-ku5-a | field Gi-apin-ku’a, |
| 7' | lugal-he2-gal2 engar | Lugal-hegal, the plowman; |
| 8' | 2(u) 7(asz) sze gur | 27 gur barley, |
| 9' | 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur | 17 gur 1 barig emmer |
| 10' | a-sza3 a-ba-gal | field Abagal, |
| 11' | 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 17 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 12' | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-[ra] | the field Ninura |
| 13' | 4(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 43 gur 2 ban2 |
| 14' | a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2 | field Du-Šara, |
| 15' | ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar | Ur-Baba, the plowman; |
| 16' | 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur | 42 gur 1 barig |
| 17' | a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti | field Ukunuti, |
| 18' | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | 91 gur 1 barig |
| 19' | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field Ninura, |
| 20' | ur-{d}dumu-zi-[da engar] | Ur-Dumuzida, the plowman |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 [...] | field |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) [... gur] | 210 ... gur |
| 3 | a-sza3 [...] | field |
| 4' | 1(asz) [n ... gur] | 1 ... gur |
| 5' | 1(u) 6(asz) [n ... gur] | 16 ... gur |
| 6' | a-sza3 [...] | field |
| 7' | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) [n ... gur] | 144 ... gur |
| 8' | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) [n ... gur] | 100+ gur ... |
| 3 | a-sza3 [...] | field |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) [n ... gur] | 90+ gur ... |
| 5 | a-sza3 [gi-apin]-ku5-[a] | field Gi-apin-kua |
| 6 | igi-gal2# [...] | Who has a ... eye |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) [gur] | 90 gur |
| 8 | a-sza3 uku2#-[nu-ti] | field Ukunuti |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) [gur] | 120 gur |
| 10 | a-sza3 igi-[...] | field ... |
| 11 | lugal-e2-[mah-e engar] | Lugal-emaḫe, the plowman |
| 12 | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) [gur] | 147 gur 1 barig |
| 13 | a-sza3 igi-[...] | field ... |
| 14 | ur-{d}[szara2 engar] | Ur-Shara, the plowman |
| 15 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) [n ... gur] | 141 ... gur |
| 16 | 5(u) 7(asz) [n ... gur] | 57 gur ... |
| 17 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gig [gur] | 1 gur 3 barig wheat |
| 18 | 4(gesz2) sze [gur] | 240 gur of barley |
| 19 | a-sza3 [...] | field |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [n 3(u)] 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur | ... 31 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 barley |
| 2 | [n] 3(barig) ziz2 gur | ... 3 barig emmer |
| 3 | [...] gig# gur | ... gur of bitterness |
| 4 | [... lugal]-iti-[da] engar | ... Lugal-itida, the plowman |
| 5 | [...] gur# | ... gur |
| 6 | [...] gur# | ... gur |
| 7 | [...] gur# | ... gur |
| 8 | [...] gur | ... gur |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | sze-[...] | barley |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) [n ... gur] | 100+ gur ... |
Sources & licences
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