Nisaba 26, 010 (P376013)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376013 |
| Museum no. | BM 110149 |
| 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 | [...] sze-ba gur | ... barley rations |
| 2 | [2(asz) tur]-tur-ra dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu | 2 turturra, son of Nanna-izu |
| 3 | [2(asz)] me-ni-ku3 | 2: Me-ni-ku |
| 4 | [2(asz)] igi-su4-su4 | 2: Igisusu |
| 5 | 2(asz)# nin9-kal-la | 2: Ninkalla |
| 6 | 2(asz)# nin-ku3-zu | 2: Nin-kuzu |
| 7 | 2(asz)# sza-at-{d}ma-[mi] | 2: Šat-Mami |
| 8 | 2(asz)# geme2-nigar[{gar}] | 2: Geme-nigar |
| 9 | 2(asz) nin-kur-[ma] | 2: Nin-kurma |
| 10 | 2(asz) nin-ad-da | 2: Nin-adda |
| 11 | 2(asz) geme2-{gesz}gigir | 2 (gur) Geme-gigir |
| 12 | 2(asz) nin-en-sa6 | 2: Nin-ensa; |
| 13 | 2(asz) me-e2-gal-ta | 2 (gur) Me-egala |
| 14 | 2(asz) nin-[...] | 2: Nin- |
| 15 | 2(asz) [...] | 2 ... |
| 16 | 2(asz) nin#-[...] | 2: Nin- |
| 17 | 2(asz) geme2-{d}a-szar2 | 2: Geme-Ašar; |
| 18 | 2(asz) nin-an-ku3-ge | 2: Nin-an-kuge |
| 19 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-en-sa6 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Nin-ensa |
| 20 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-kal-la | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ama-kala |
| 21 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-zu | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ninnammahzu |
| 22 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-me-a | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ninmea |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | zah3 nin#-[...] | The fugitive Nin- |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [{d}ma]-mi-hi-li-<su3> | 1 gur 1 barig (for) Mami-ḫilissu |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-dub-la2 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-dubla |
| 4 | zah3 lukur-kal-la | lukurkalla pig |
| 5 | 2(disz) nin-a-zu | 2 (mana wool for) Ninazu |
| 6 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi | 1 gur 1 barig (for) Nin-geškimzi |
| 7 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-gi-na | 1 (gur) 1 barig Amagina |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-sze3 | 1 gur 1 barig for Ninegal, |
| 9 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Dumuzida |
| 10 | libir-am3 | of the old |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2#-in-sa6-sa6 dumu lu2-gu-la | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-insasa, son of Lu-gula |
| 12 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]-gi-sa6 | 1 (gur) 1 barig ...-gisa |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] libir-sze3 | ... to the old |
| 16 | ugula tur-tur-ra | foreman: Klein-Turra |
| 17 | 2(asz) 2(barig) [...]-gi-na | 2 (gur) 2 barig ...-gina |
| 18 | 2(asz) [...] | 2 ... |
| 19 | 2(asz) geme2-i3-sa6 | 2 (gur) Geme-isa |
| 20 | 2(asz) nin-a-zu | 2: Nin-azu |
| 21 | 2(asz) lukur-kal-la | 2: Lukur-kalla; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) nin-x-x | 2: Nin-; |
| 2 | 2(asz) tur-tur | 2 small, |
| 3 | 2(asz) nin-[...]-gu | 2: Nin-...gu |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Dumuzida |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-za3-ge-si | 1 (gur) 1 barig Nin-zagesi |
| 6 | 2(asz) nin-[...] | 2: Nin- |
| 7 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-[...] | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme- |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-[...] | 1 (gur) 1 barig Nin- |
| 9 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-x-[...] | 1 (gur) 1 barig Nin- |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [...] | 1 (gur) 1 barig |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [...] | 1 (gur) 1 barig |
| 12 | 2(asz) [...] | 2 ... |
| 13 | 1(asz) 1(barig) me-e2-zi-ta | 1 (gur) 1 barig Me-ezita |
| 14 | libir-am3 | of the old |
| 15 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}li9-si4 dumu ur-ku3 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Lisi, son of Ur-ku |
| 16 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Ištaran, son of Lugal-isa |
| 17 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-gigir, son of Lu-Šara |
| 18 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ama-Emaḫe, son of Inima-dingir |
| 19 | [1(asz) 1(barig)] geme2#-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}[...] | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Šara, son of Lu- |
| 20 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugula nin-inim-gi-na | foreman: Nin-inimgina; |
| 2 | 2(asz) e2-lu2-lagar | 2: Elu-lagare; |
| 3 | 2(asz) nin-ba-tuku-szem5-du10-gal | 2: Nin-batuku-šemdugal |
| 4 | szunigin# 2(disz)# [lukur 2(asz) 2(barig)] gur-ta | total: 2 nadītu-organs, 2 gur 2 barig each |
| 5 | szunigin 2(u) 9(disz) lukur [2(asz)] gur-ta | total: 29 nadītu gur 2 gur each |
| 6 | szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur-ta] | total: 27 nadītu-personnel, 1 gur 1 barig each |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) | 105 (gur) |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) 1(barig) | (total:) 1 barig |
| 9 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur | its barley: 95 gur 1 barig; |
| 10 | [sze]-ba lukur {d}szara2-ka | the barley of the nadītu of Šara |
| 11 | [iti] szu#-numun | month: "Sowing." |
| 12 | [mu] en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
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