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Nisaba 26, 021 (P376030)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376030 |
| Museum no. | BM 110166 |
| 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 | [n] 3(u) udu bar-gal2 | n 30 fattened sheep |
| 2 | [si-i3]-tum# nig2-ka9 udu-ta | Sī-itum, account of sheep |
| 3 | [... ma]-na siki udu-bi 1(disz)-am3 la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}szara2 gudu4 anzu2{muszen}-babbar2 mu <en>-unu6 {d}inanna | ... minas. The wool of the sheep is one, deficit repaid by Ur-Šara, gudu-priest of the White Thunderbird, year: <Enunu of Inanna.” |
| 4 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 5 | 9(asz) gu2 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul | 9 talents 2 2/3 mana wool from Girgul, |
| 6 | udu-bi 5(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz)-am3 | its sheep: 166, |
| 7 | kiszib3-bi 6(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 6 |
| 8 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 9 | 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul | 2 talents 14 minas of girgul wool, |
| 10 | udu-bi 1(gesz2) 5(u)-am3 | its sheep: 650 |
| 11 | sila4-bi 1(gesz2)-am3 | its lambs: 60 |
| 12 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra | under seal of Lu-Šulgi |
| 13 | 2(u) ma-na siki gir2-gul | 20 minas of girgul wool, |
| 14 | udu-bi 3(u) 1(disz)-am3 | its sheep: 31 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3# | its sealed tablets: 3 |
| 2 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | under seal of Lukalla |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) kusz siki sar udu bar-gal2 | 115 hides of wool, sar, and fleece-covered sheep, |
| 4 | ha-ti-ti-um-sze3 | to Ḫatitum |
| 5 | kiszib3 a-kal-la aszgab | under seal of Akalla, the leatherworker; |
| 6 | 7(disz) udu bar-gal2 | 7 fattened sheep, |
| 7 | u8 kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 | ewe under seal of Inim-Šara |
| 8 | 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 bar-gal2 diri nig2-ka9 udu-ta | 42 fattened lambs, extra, from the account of sheep, |
| 9 | szunigin 9(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu bar-gal2 | total: 990 sheep, bar-gal, |
| 10 | szunigin 4(u) 2(disz)# sila4 bar-gal2 | total: 42 suckling lambs |
| 11 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 12 | diri 2(gesz2) 5(u)# 8(disz) udu bar-gal2 | surplus: 168 sheep, fleece-covered |
| 13 | [n] sila4 bar-gal2 | n lambs, suckling |
| 14 | [zi]-ga-am3 | booked out |
| 15 | [...]-mu siki-sze3 | ... my ... to the wool |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
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