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Nisaba 26, 026 (P376035)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376035 |
| Museum no. | BM 110172 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | 2(disz) ma-na {gesz}[...] u4 [...] | 2 minas of ... wood |
| 4 | 2(disz) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a siki# | 2 minas of niŋU-nua wool |
| 5 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a | 2 1/3 minas of refined silver, |
| 6 | {gesz}hu-um ensi2 bulug du3-a | a ḫūm tree, a ruler who erected a well, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a ku | 1 mina of silver, |
| 8 | {kusz}ummux(|A.EDIN|)-na kesz2-a | bound with a shield |
| 9 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na nig2-bar-ru-x ku | 1 2/3 mana ... |
| 10 | 1(disz) tug2 du8-a gir2-gul | 1 du-a garment, girgul, |
| 11 | ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na | its weight: 2 1/2 mana |
| 12 | 2/3(disz) ma-na [x] mul? | 2/3 mana ... the star(?) |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 du8-a siki-ud5 | 12 woven textiles, wool-fed, |
| 14 | bar-se3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na | its outer wall: 12 mana; |
| 15 | 4(disz) sza3-la2-tum | 4 (mana wool for) Šalatum |
| 16 | 4(disz) sze-er-ga-ba-na# | 4 (mana wool for) Šergabana |
| 17 | 2(disz) tug2 du8-a {gesz}gu-za | 2 du8-a garments, throne |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) ze2-eb | 2 (mana wool for) Zeb |
| 2 | 4(disz) ad-tab | 4 (mana wool for) Adtab |
| 3 | 4(disz) mar-pap | 4 (mana wool for) Marpap |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na | its weight: 17 mana |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a | 1 mina of nigunua-flour, |
| 6 | gesz szu du7-a ensi2-ka 2(disz)-a-kam | it is the 2nd tree planted by the governor. |
| 7 | 3(disz) gurusz u4! 1(disz)-sze3 | 3 male laborers for 1 day |
| 8 | {gesz}gigir ensi2-ka | the chariot of the governor |
| 9 | u3 {gesz}gigir {d}szara2-ke4 szu du7-a | and the chariot of Šara, perfected, |
| 10 | ki szesz-kal-la-ta | from Sheshkalla |
| 11 | kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | under seal of Lugal-ebansa |
| 12 | mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da | year: “Nanna of Karzida. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | [lugal-e-ba-an-sa6] | Lugal-ebansa |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 2 | dumu# | son |
| 3 | ur-[{d}isztaran] | Ur-Ištaran |
| 4 | [ARAD2-zu] | your servant. |
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