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Nisaba 26, 078 (P376105)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376105 |
| Museum no. | BM 110245 |
| 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 | [...] ziz2 gur | ... gur of emmer |
| 2 | [n] 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur | n gur 4 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 barley |
| 3 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 66 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 4 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta | It is a debit. Inside it |
| 5 | 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) imgaga3 gur | 52 gur 2 barig emmer, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) ziz2 | 1 ban2 of emmer |
| 7 | kiszib3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2 | under seal of Habaluge |
| 8 | 1(disz) imgaga3 gur kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum | 1 gur of emmer, under seal of Nig-Urum, |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) dabin 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3 | 1 aš 3 ban2 of dabin-flour, 1 barig 3 ban2, 5 sila3 of coarse flour, |
| 10 | kiszib3 ur-du6 | under seal of Urdu |
| 11 | 2(barig) sze kiszib3 szesz-a-ni | 2 barig of barley, under seal of Šešani |
| 12 | 2(asz) la2 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur | 2 gur less 5 sila3 coarse flour, |
| 13 | kiszib3 a-ki-lu5-ge2 | under seal of Akiluge |
| 14 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) imgaga3 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze | 1 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 emmer, 1 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 barley, |
| 15 | 4(ban2) esza ugu2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re ba-a-gar | 4 ban2 of eša-flour incumbent on Lugal-magure was placed; |
| 16 | kiszib3 ba-sa6-ga | under seal of Basaga |
| 17 | 2(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim | 2 gur 4 barig dabin-flour, under seal of Ur-Šara, the cook; |
| 18 | 4(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esza kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dub-sar | 4 barig less 1 sila3 flour, 1 barig 5 sila 3 eša-flour under seal of Lu-Šara, the scribe |
| 19 | szunigin 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) imgaga3 gur | total: 57 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 emmer |
| 20 | bi2-gu7!-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | its rations: 14 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 |
| 21 | szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 4 gur 4 barig 5 sila3 barley |
| 22 | szunigin 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esza 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3-sig15 | total: 4 barig 5 sila3 eša-flour, 1 ban2 less 1 sila3, fine flour, |
| 23 | szunigin 1(ban2) ziz2 | total: 1 ban2 of emmer, |
| 24 | [szunigin] sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 | total, its barley: 188 gur 2 ban2 7 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [zi]-ga#-am3 | booked out |
| 2 | la2-ia3 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | deficit: 38 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 3 | nig2-ka9-ak a-NE | account of A-NE |
| 4 | 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | 38 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 5 | si-i3-tum a-NE | “Sîtum, a-NE, |
| 6 | 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | 3 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 emmer, |
| 7 | [n] 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur | ... 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 barley |
| 8 | [sag]-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta | It is a debit. Inside it |
| 9 | [n] 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur | n gur 1 ban2 6 sila3 barley |
| 10 | [...] ugu2# lu2-i3-zu ba-a-gar | ... upon Lu-izu was placed |
| 11 | [n] 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 da:lagasz | n 2 ban2 4 sila3 regular offering of Dalagaš |
| 12 | [...] kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e | ... under seal of Nig-lagare |
| 13 | [...] kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim | ... under seal of Ur-Šara, the cook |
| 14 | [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-zu | n 1 barig 3 ban2, under seal of Urzu |
| 15 | szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur | total: 23 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 barley, |
| 16 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 17 | la2-ia3 1(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 18 gur 2 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 18 | nig2-ka9-ak ba-saga gu-za-la2 | account of Ba-saga, the throne bearer |
| 19 | [...] ku-li | ... kuli |
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