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Nisaba 26, 012 (P376015)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376015 |
| Museum no. | BM 110151 |
| 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 | [...]-nita2# | ... male ... |
| 2 | [...] la2#-ia3 | ... deficit |
| 3 | [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 4 | 2(u)# [...] ma-na siki | 20 minas of wool |
| 5 | [...] zu2-si | ... torn out |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...]-ma#-[...] | ... ... |
| 8 | [...]-tu#-[...] | ...-tu- |
| 9 | [...] sila4-nita2 | ... male lamb |
| 10 | [...] 1(disz) ma-na siki-[bi] la2-ia3 | ... 1 mina its wool, deficit |
| 11 | [...] 2(disz) 2/3(disz) [ma]-na siki-ud5 | ... 2 2/3 minas of goat hair |
| 12 | 3(disz)! 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 3 1/3 sila3 butter oil, |
| 13 | 5(disz)! sila3 ga-[UD@g] | 5 sila3 kashk cheese |
| 14 | [mu] ma2 {d}en-ki [ba]-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| 15 | [...] siki-ud5 | ... nanny goats |
| 16 | [... i3]-nun | ... butter oil |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 1 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 2 | mu si-ma#-[num2{ki}] ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
| 3 | 2(u) 2(disz) u8 | 22 ewes, |
| 4 | 1(u) 1(disz) [sila4]-nita2 | 11 male lambs |
| 5 | 3(disz) kir11 | 3 female lambs, |
| 6 | 1(disz) [sila4]-nita2 | 1 male lamb |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 10 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma#-[na siki ...] | 1 talent 12 minas of wool |
| 11 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na [siki ...] | 2 1/3 mana wool ... |
| 12 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga#-[UD@g] | 1 1/3 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 [i3-nun] | 2 sila3 butter oil |
| 14 | mu {d}szu-[{d}suen] lugal-e bad3# [mar-tu mu]-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
| 15 | szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 | total: 30 less 1 ewes |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) [sila4]-nita2 | total: 14 male lambs |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] 1(disz)? | ... 1(?) |
| 2 | [...] 1(disz)? | ... 1(?) |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [... udu]-nita2 | ... male sheep |
| 5 | [... {munus}asz2]-gar3 | ... female kid |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) udu masz2 hi-a | 122 sheep, billy goats, |
| 7 | szunigin 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki# | total: 2 talents 24 mana wool |
| 8 | szunigin 8(disz) ma-na siki-ud5# | total: 8 mana wool for nanny goats |
| 9 | szunigin 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun | total: 5 1/3 sila3 butter oil |
| 10 | szunigin 8(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | total: 8 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 11 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 12 | 3(disz) sze szuku-ra gur | 3 gur barley, šukurru, |
| 13 | mu {<d}szu>-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 14 | 3(disz) sze szuku-ra gur | 3 gur barley, šukurru, |
| 15 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki | year: “The boat of Enki’s |
| 16 | 2(disz) sze szuku-ra gur | 2 gur barley, šukurru, |
| 17 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} | Year: Simānum. |
| 18 | siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na | its wool: 1 talent 36 minas; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [sze] szuku-e# tak4-a | barley for the szukû-festival |
| 2 | [...] ur#-{d}ma-mi | ... Ur-Mami |
| 3 | [e2?]-gal-la tak4#-[a] | in the palace deposited |
| 4 | [...] gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-[na siki] | ... 36 minas of wool |
| 5 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 6 | la2-ia3 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 | deficit: 30 less 1 ewes |
| 7 | 1(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2 | 14 rams, |
| 8 | 1(u) 6(disz) kir11 | 16 female lambs, |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2 | 15 male lambs, |
| 10 | 4(disz) ud5 | 4 nanny goats |
| 11 | 3(disz) masz2-nita2 | 3 male goats, |
| 12 | 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 | 1 female kid |
| 13 | 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 48 minas of reed |
| 14 | 8(disz) ma-na siki-ud5 | 8 mana wool for nanny goats, |
| 15 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 5 1/3 sila3 butter oil, |
| 16 | 8(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 8 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 17 | [la2]-ia3-am3 | deficit |
| 18 | [...] si-i3-tum | ... šītum |
| 19 | [... ur-{d]}ma#-mi sipa | ... Ur-Mami, the shepherd |
| 20 | [...]-kam | It is of |
| 21 | [...] lu2# | ... a man |
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