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Nisaba 26, 053 (P376062)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376062 |
| Museum no. | BM 110201 |
| 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 | 6(disz) ma-na [...] | 6 mana |
| 2 | 6(disz) ma-na za-ba-lum# | 6 minas of zabalum |
| 3 | 6(disz) ma-na szu-ur2-[me] | 6 minas of lapis lazuli |
| 4 | 6(disz) ma-na ad2 | 6 minas weight, |
| 5 | 6(disz) ma-na gi | 6 mana reed |
| 6 | 6(disz) ma-na dam-sze-lum | 6 mana, Damšelum |
| 7 | 4(disz) ma-na szim hi | 4 mana of aromatics, |
| 8 | 4(disz) ma-na szim | 4 mana resin, |
| 9 | 6(disz) sila3 szim GAN2 | 6 sila3 of field-seeds, |
| 10 | 6(disz) sila3 sze-li | 6 sila3 of šeli, |
| 11 | 1(ban2) szim gam-gam-ma | 1 ban2 of ...-juniper, |
| 12 | 8(disz) sila3 szim hi | 8 sila3 of mixed aromatics, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) ma-na ar-ga-num2 | 4 mana: Arganum; |
| 2 | 1(barig) i3-nun | 1 barig butter oil |
| 3 | 8(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 8 sila3 of sour milk |
| 4 | 1(u) la2 2(disz@t) tug2 | 9 garments, |
| 5 | 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 | 3 ban2 6 1/3 sila3 sesame, |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 {u2}nin9 | 13 talents of lady plants, |
| 7 | 2(u) gu2 2(u) ma-na esir2 had2 | 20 talents 20 minas of bitumen |
| 8 | 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-a | 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 bitumen, |
| 9 | 1(barig) naga si-e3 | 1 barig horned alkali-plant |
| 10 | mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | delivery of Šara of Apisal |
| 11 | ki en-u2-a-ta | from Enua |
| 12 | ur-e11-e szu ba-[an-ti] | Ur-E'e received. |
| 13 | mu si-mu-ru-um#[{ki} lu-lu]-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 [1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul] | year: “Simurum and Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed. |
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