Nisaba 26, 019 (P376028)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376028 |
| Museum no. | BM 110164 |
| 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 | 3(u) 7(disz)! gesz 4(ban2) | 37 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 2 | 4(u) 3(disz)! gesz 2(ban2) | 43 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 3 | 1(u) 6(disz)! gesz 2(disz) <sila3> | 16 (pieces of) wood, 2 qû |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz)! gesz 3(ban2) | 96 (pieces of) wood, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 5 | 4(u) 3(disz)! gesz 1(ban2) | 43 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 6 | 5(u) 6(disz)! gesz <sza3>-su3! | 56 (pieces of) šasu tree |
| 7 | 3(u) gesz 1(barig) | 30 trees, 1 barig |
| 8 | 1(u) 9(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 19 harrows, 1 ban2 5 |
| 9 | 6(disz) gesz 5(ban2) | 6 harrows, 5 ban2 (= 5 sila3) |
| 10 | 2(u)! gesz 5(disz) | 20 (?) rams, 5 |
| 11 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 356 ḫia trees |
| 12 | zu2-lum-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 9(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 26 gur 9 sila3 |
| 13 | {gesz}kiri6 kar! {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6 | orchard of the quay of Enlila-isa |
| 14 | 1(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 1 tree, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 15 | 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) | 4 reeds, 2 ban2 5 |
| 16 | 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 7 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 17 | 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 6 reeds, 1 ban2 5 |
| 18 | 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 12 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 19 | 3(u) 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 35 trees, 5 sila3 |
| 20 | 2(disz) gesz 2(disz) | 2 logs, 2 |
| 21 | 1(u) 4(disz) gesz sza3-su3 | 14 šasu trees |
| 22 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 81 ḫia trees, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zu2-lum-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur | its dates: 2 gur 1 barig less 1 sila3 |
| 2 | {gesz}kiri6 kar-ra | orchard of the quay |
| 3 | ur-li | Ur-li, |
| 4 | zu2-lum kab2 du11-ga | dates that are poured out |
| 5 | iti szu-numun-na | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 6 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
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