Nisaba 26, 081 (P376111)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376111 |
| Museum no. | BM 110251 |
| 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 | 2(gesz2) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 | 120 jugs 15 sila3 |
| 2 | ur-{d}ma-mi | Ur-Mami, |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) lugal-iti-da | 120 for Lugal-itida; |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) lugal-TAR | 120, Lugal-TAR; |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) ur-{d}iszkur | 120 for Ur-Addu, |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) szesz-kal-la | 120, Šeškalla |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) ti-ra-ah6 | 120 tiraḫ |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) lu2-sa6-ga | 120, Lu-saga; |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) lu2-ba-ta-ab-e3 | 120 (for) Lu-batabe |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) asz2#-da | 120 bundles |
| 11 | 2(gesz2) ur-nigar{gar} | 120, Ur-nigar; |
| 12 | 2(gesz2) lugal-ezem | 120 for Lugal-ezem; |
| 13 | 2(gesz2) ur-mes | 120, Ur-mes; |
| 14 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 420 jugs 15 sila3 |
| 15 | bala-a {d}szara2-me | during the reign of Šara |
| 16 | ugula ur-{d}ma-mi | foreman: Ur-Mami; |
| 17 | 2(gesz2) lu2-sa6-ga | 120, Lu-saga; |
| 18 | 2(gesz2) {d}utu-sa6-ga szesz-a-ni | 120 for Utu-saga, his brother |
| 19 | 2(gesz2) me-pa-e3 | 120 (for) Me-pa'e |
| 20 | 2(gesz2) lu2-{d}utu szesz-a-ni | 120, Lu-Utu, his brother |
| 21 | 2(gesz2) nimgir-an-dul3? | 120 (for) Nimgir-andul |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) lugal-ba-ta-e3 | 120 for Lugal-batae; |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) ur-ama-na | 120 for Ur-Amana; |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) i3-zu | 120, you know. |
| 4 | szesz ur-ama-na iszib | brother of Ur-Amana, the incantation priest |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) ur-{d}nin-mug-ga | 120 for Ur-Ninmuga; |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) lugal-iti-da | 120 for Lugal-itida; |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) a-ba-{d}utu-gin7 | 120, Aba-Utu |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) lugal-ur2-ra-ni | 120 for Lugal-urani; |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) da-gi-gi4 | 120 (for) Daggigi |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) ur-{d}lam-sag | 120 for Ur-Lamasag, |
| 11 | 2(gesz2) ur-nigar{gar} | 120, Ur-nigar; |
| 12 | 2(gesz2) da-a-a | 120 (for) Daya |
| 13 | 2(gesz2)# [...] im#-ne | 120 ... they sounded |
| 14 | 2(gesz2)# ur-[...] | 120 for Ur-... |
| 15 | 2(gesz2) nigar{gar}-ki-du10 | 120, Nigar-kidu |
| 16 | szunigin 4(gesz'u) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 240 jugs 15 sila3 |
| 17 | bala-a {d}nin-ur4-ra | during the reign of Ninura, |
| 18 | ugula lu2-sa6-ga | foreman: Lu-saga; |
| 19 | gu2 iri tum3 | who brings the neck of the city |
| 20 | im-im tak4-a bahar3-e-ne | clay poured into potters, |
| 21 | mu 1(disz)-kam | for 1 year |
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