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Nisaba 26, 018 (P376027)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376027 |
| Museum no. | BM 110163 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 field area: textiles, 1 iku field area each; |
| 2 | gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) | harrowing, 3 times, 1 eše3 |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) | its troops’ labor: 91 days; |
| 4 | 4(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 harrowing surface area, 2 times, at 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 5 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)! | labor of the troops: 96 days |
| 6 | a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma | field Šarahumma |
| 7 | 1(bur3) 2(barig) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 2 barig field area: garments, at 1 iku field area each |
| 8 | gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 9 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) | its troops’ labor: 190 days; |
| 10 | 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 5 bur3 harrowing surface area, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 11 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) | its troops’ labor: 240 days |
| 12 | a-sza3 i3-szum2 | field Išum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(esze3) tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta | 2 eše3 belt, 1 iku surface area each, |
| 2 | gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) GAN2-ta | harrowing, 3 times, at 1 eše3 field area each, |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz) | its troops’ labor: 54 days |
| 4 | 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 1 eše3 field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 1 (esze3) field area each, |
| 5 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz) | its troops’ labor: 63 days; |
| 6 | a-sza3 a-gesztin | field: grapes; |
| 7 | a2 gesz-ur3-ra | labor of harrowing, |
| 8 | ugula da#-[...] | foreman: Da- |
| 9 | kiszib3 ab-[ba-gi]-na | under seal of Abbagina |
| 10 | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}szara2 | Lu-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-sa6-ga | son of Ur-saga, |
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