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Nisaba 26, 041 (P376049)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376049 |
| Museum no. | BM 110187 |
| 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 | 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur | 51 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, |
| 2 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur | 4 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 emmer, |
| 3 | 2(barig) gig | 2 barig wheat |
| 4 | sze-numun mur-gu4 | seed barley for oxen |
| 5 | 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | 36 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 6 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 | labor of hirelings of the field |
| 7 | ugu2 ur-mes-ka ba-a-gar | upon Ur-mes was placed. |
| 8 | nig2#-ka9 ur-mes igi kar2-kar2-dam | accounts of Ur-mes, scrutinized |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu kiszib3 ugu2-a gar-ra | year: “Seal of Ugu’a was erected. |
| 2 | sza13-dub-ba-ka | of the chief accountant |
| 3 | tum3#-da-sze3 | to bring |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-mes ib2-ra tukum#-bi kiszib3 | Sealed tablet of Ur-mes. If under seal |
| 5 | [ugu2]-a gar-ra | placed upon it |
| 6 | la-ba-pa3 nig2 su-su nu-<su> | He has not found anything, he has no possessions. |
| 7 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-mes | Ur-mes, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}asznan | son of Ur-Ašnan, |
Sources & licences
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