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Nisaba 26, 047 (P376056)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376056 |
| Museum no. | BM 110195 |
| 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 | 2(ban2) esza | 2 ban2 esha-flour, |
| 2 | 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub | 2 ban2 of sifted flour, |
| 3 | 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 3 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 4 | 2(ban2) zu2-lum | 2 ban2 dates, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu | 1 ban2 of emmer, |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 1 sila3 butter oil, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 1 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 8 | 3(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3-ta | 3 cables, 5 sila3 each |
| 9 | 3(disz) giri3-lam 3(disz) sila3-ta | 3 cables, 3 sila3 each, |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 szim hi-a | 1 sila3 of mixed aromatics, |
| 11 | 2(barig) la2 2(disz@t) sila3 ninda-gal-la#! | 2 barig less 2 sila3 of big bread |
| 12 | 4(ban2) ninda-gal-asz | 4 ban2 of big bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(barig) kasz du | 3 barig regular beer |
| 2 | 1(disz) ku6-sze6 | 1 fisherman |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga | 1 sila3 good butter oil, |
| 4 | 7(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 7 sila3 sesame oil |
| 5 | 2(disz) kasz dida saga | 2 fine dida beer, |
| 6 | 6(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta | 6 road reeds, 2 ban2 each |
| 7 | 2(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a | 2 (mana wool for) Kingia |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 [x]-gal | 1 sila3 ...gal |
| 9 | 4(asz) gu2 [{gesz}]ma#-nu | 4 talents of manu-wood |
| 10 | 2(u) [sa] gi | 20 bundles of reed |
| 11 | siskur2 {d}gu-la | offering of Gula |
| 12 | giri3 ri-i3-sze-en6 sagi | via Rīšen, cupbearer; |
| 13 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 14 | iti {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi,’ |
| 15 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}amar-{d}suen | Amar-Suena |
| 2 | nita-kal-ga | the mighty man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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