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Nisaba 26, 023 (P376032)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376032 |
| Museum no. | BM 110168 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze i3 gur | 32 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 2 1/3 sila3 3 2/3 shekels 27 grains of oil, |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 i3 | 1 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3 3 1/3 shekels oil, |
| 4 | ur-e11-e szusz3 | Ur-Ee, cattle manager; |
| 5 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3 | 3 barig 2 ban2 2 5/6 sila3 3 1/2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | a-tu | Atu, |
| 7 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 gur | 3 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 3 2/3 sila3 1 shekel |
| 8 | dingir-ra | of the god |
| 9 | 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 <i3> ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 barig 8 1/2 sila3 2 shekels oil for Ur-Baba |
| 10 | 2(barig) i3 a-kal-la nu-banda3 | 2 barig oil for Akalla, the overseer |
| 11 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 a-kal-la aszgab# | 6 1/2 sila3 8 shekels, Akalla, the leatherworker |
| 12 | 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 inim-{d}inanna | 3 ban2 6 sila3: Inim-Inanna, |
| 13 | 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 a-du-mu# | 9 sila3 13 shekels: Adumu |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 en-u2-a [...] | 3 sila3 of Enua |
| 15 | 5(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 ban2 4 5/6 sila3 6 1/3 shekels oil, |
| 16 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 17 | 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) i3-szah2 gur | 16 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 lard, |
| 18 | a-ra2 1(disz@t)#?-kam | for the 1st time |
| 19 | 1(ban2) la2 5(disz) gin2 a-ra2 2(u) 2(disz)-kam# | 1 ban2 less 5 shekels times 22 |
| 20 | i3-kal-la# | Ikalla |
| 21 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] | 4 barig 2 ban2 7 2/3 sila3 |
| 22 | da-[da ...] | Dada ... |
| 23 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | diri# [...] | Excerpted ... |
| 2 | szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...] igi-6(disz)-gal2 [...] | total: 21 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 ... 1/6 ... |
| 3 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 4 | la2-ia3 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)# 9(disz) 2/3(disz) [sila3 n] 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz)! sze i3 [gur] | deficit: 8 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 9 2/3 sila3 n 1/2 shekels 26 gur of oil |
| 5 | ku3-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) [gin2] la2 3(disz@t) sze | its silver: 3 1/2 minas 5 shekels less 3 grains |
| 6 | diri ku3-ta sa10-a | extra silver from the silver exchanged |
Sources & licences
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