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Nisaba 26, 027 (P376036)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376036 |
| Museum no. | BM 110173 |
| 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 | 1(u) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 12 1/3 shekels 13 grains of silver, |
| 2 | si-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 3 | 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 shekels of silver |
| 4 | ki lu2-kal-la-ta | from Lukalla |
| 5 | 4(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 4 1/4 shekels 4 2/3 grains silver, |
| 6 | la2-ia3 su-ga sza3 si-i3-tum | deficit repaid in full, |
| 7 | giri3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra | via Ku-Ninura; |
| 8 | szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 2/3(disz) sze ku3-babbar | total: 1/3 mana 4 5/6 shekels 20 2/3 grains of silver |
| 9 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 10 | 2(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda | 21 2/3 mana copper, |
| 11 | ku3-bi 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 | its silver: 16 1/4 shekels; |
| 12 | 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 su-he2 | 7 minas 10 shekels of suhe, |
| 13 | ku3-bi 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz)! sze | its silver: 5 1/3 shekels 7 1/2 grains; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | under seal of Lu-Enlila; |
| 2 | 5(disz) ma-na szim hi-a | 5 minas of aromatics, |
| 3 | ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze | its silver: 1/3 shekel 15 grains; |
| 4 | 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar | 5 mana of white limestone, |
| 5 | ku3-bi 2/3(disz) sze | its silver: 2/3 grain; |
| 6 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3 | under seal of Lu-Ḫaya |
| 7 | 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 | 32 talents of bitumen, |
| 8 | ku3-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze 3(asz) 2(u) | its silver: 4 5/6 shekels 14 1/2 grains 3 |
| 9 | kiszib3 ur-e2-mah | under seal of Ur-Emah; |
| 10 | szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sze esir2 had2 | total: 1/3 mana 4 5/6 shekels 22 2/3 grains of esir-flour |
| 11 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| left | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-ak pa3-da | account of Pada |
| 2 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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