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Nisaba 26, 025 (P376034)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376034 |
| Museum no. | BM 110170 |
| 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 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 5 2/3 mana wool from the mountain, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 2 | 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 28 1/2 mana wool of the mountain, guz-za garment, 3rd quality, |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 12 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th grade, |
| 4 | 2(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 2 talents 5 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade, |
| 5 | 4(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 4 talents 19 1/3 mana wool, guz-za garments, regular quality, |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki usz-bar | 12 1/2 mana wool, weaver's wool, |
| 7 | 7(disz) <gu2> 3(u) 3(disz) <ma-na> | 7 talents 33 minas |
| 8 | ur-ru na-gada | The warrior, the hero |
| 9 | 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 5 2/3 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 10 | 4(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 45 2/3 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 11 | 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam# us2 | 15 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th quality |
| 12 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) [ma-na siki] tug2 guz-za [4(disz)-kam us2] | 1 talent 14 1/3 minas wool, guz-za garment of 4th grade |
| 13 | 2(asz) gu2 [...] | 2 talents |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1(u)] 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 [...] | 13 mana wool, ...-garment |
| 2 | 4(asz) <gu2> 4(u) 2(disz) <ma-na> | 4 talents 42 mana |
| 3 | szesz-kal-la na-[gada] | Šeškalla, the herdsman |
| 4 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 [nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam] us2 | 3 1/3 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality |
| 5 | 2(u) 1(disz) [x] ma-na siki# [tug2 guz]-za 3(disz)-[kam] us2# | 21 ... minas wool, guz-za-garment, 3rd quality |
| 6 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 9 minas of wool, nig2-lam textile, 4th grade, |
| 7 | 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent 12 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade, |
| 8 | 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du | 1 talent 58 mana wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 9 | 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar | 7 mana wool, weaver's garment |
| 10 | 3(asz) <gu2> 5(u) 1(disz) <ma-na> | 3 talents 51 minas |
| 11 | lu2-{d}utu na-gada | Lu-Utu, the herdsman |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra hi-a | total: 16 talents 6 mana wool from the mountains, |
| 13 | siki kur-ra mu-kux(DU) | wool of the mountain, delivery |
| 14 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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