Nisaba 26, 085 (P376116)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376116 |
| Museum no. | BM 110256 |
| 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 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | 137? ewes |
| obverse 2' | 6 rams |
| obverse 3' | 20 goats |
| obverse 4' | 68 ordinary lambs |
| obverse 5' | their wool: 4 talents 46 minas |
| obverse 6' | total: 2 minas 9 1/2 shekels of silver |
| obverse 7' | sheep lost (from) Uruk |
| obverse 8 | recovered(?) in Umma |
| obverse 9' | to be replaced (by) Umma |
| obverse 10' | 2580 (days) of the erin workers from Umma, |
| obverse 12' | 67 (erin-days) of the exchange agent, |
| obverse 13' | 5 (erin-days) of the messenger Ur-gigir, |
| obverse 14' | 9 (erin-days) of the son(s) of Gududu |
| obverse 15' | 120 (erin-days) of the royal mercenaries, |
| obverse 16' | 8 (erin-days) of the royal singer, |
| obverse 17' | 5 (erin-days) of the chief galla official Nigar-kidu; |
| obverse 18' | 5 (erin-days) of the household of Lugal-batabe, |
| obverse 19' | 1 (erin-day) of Daddamu; |
| obverse 20' | 3 (erin-days) of the son(s) of Habaluge, |
| obverse 21' | 3 (erin-days) of the carpenter Alladub, |
| reverse 1 | 6 (erin-days) of the royal carpenter, |
| reverse 2 | 6 (erin-days) of the son(s) of Lugal-Šuba, |
| reverse 3 | 5 (erin-days) of the son(s) of Lugal-itida, |
| reverse 4 | 1 (erin-day) of Ur-dingira, |
| reverse 5 | 1 (erin-day) of Luga-magure, |
| reverse 6 | they are 'mounted messengers' |
| reverse 9 | 3 (erin-days) of the son of the nubanda Ur-gigir, |
| reverse 10 | 1 (erin-day) of the tailor ARADmu, |
| reverse 11 | 1 (erin-day) of Ur-sigar, |
| reverse 12 | 3 (erin-days) of Urur, |
| reverse 13 | 1 (erin-day) of the leatherworker Masz, |
| reverse 14 | 1 (erin-day) of Hunuri? |
| reverse 15 | 1 (erin-day) of Amar-su |
| reverse 16 | 30 (erin-days) of the gardener of Nanna, |
| reverse 17 | 1 (erin-day) of Ur-Lisi the soldier, |
| reverse 18 | 2 (erin-days) of the gardener of Ninturtur, |
| reverse 19 | 4 (erin-days) of the potters of the king, |
| reverse 20 | 6 (erin-days) of various shepherds, |
| reverse 21 | 3 (erin-days) of the sons of Nabi-Enlil, |
| reverse 22 | 60 (erin-days) of the household of Inim-Shara, |
| reverse 23 | 3 (erin-days) of Humati, |
| reverse 24 | 30 (erin-days) of the scribes of the king, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz)#? [u8] | |
| 2' | 6(disz) [udu-nita2] | |
| 3' | 2(u) masz2# | |
| 4' | 1(gesz2) 8(disz) sila4 du | |
| 5' | siki-bi 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) ma-na | |
| 6' | szunigin 2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 7' | udu u2-gu de2-a unu{ki} | |
| 8 | sza3 umma{ki}-a ba-al-la | |
| 9' | umma{ki} su-su-dam | |
| 10' | 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) erin2 umma{ki} | |
| 11' | 1(gesz'u) ensi2 | |
| 12' | 1(gesz2) 7(disz) dam-gar3 | |
| 13' | 5(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir sukkal | |
| 14' | 1(u) dumu gu-du-du | |
| 15' | 2(gesz2) aga3-us2 lugal | |
| 16' | 8(disz) nar lugal | |
| 17' | 5(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10 gal5-la2-gal | |
| 18' | 6(disz)? e2 lugal-ba-ta-ab-e3 | |
| 19' | 1(disz) da-a-da-mu | |
| 20' | 3(disz) dumu ha-ba-lu5-ge2 | |
| 21' | 3(disz) al-la tibira | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) nagar lugal | |
| 2 | 6(disz) dumu lugal-szuba3 | |
| 3 | 5(disz) dumu lugal-iti-da | |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra | |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | |
| 6 | ra2-gaba-me | |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) ra-szi-be-li2 | |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) i-din-{d}iszkur | |
| 9 | 3(disz) dumu ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3 | |
| 10 | [1(disz)?] ARAD2-mu azlag7 | |
| 11 | [1(disz)?] ur-si-gar aga3-us2 | |
| 12 | [3(disz)?] dumu ur-ur | |
| 13 | [1(disz)?] masz aszgab | |
| 14 | [1(disz)?] hu-nu-ri | |
| 15 | [1(disz)?] amar-su4 | |
| 16 | [3(u)?] nu-{gesz}kiri6 {d}nanna | |
| 17 | [1(disz)?] ur-{d}li9-si4 aga3-us2 | |
| 18 | [2(disz)?] nu-[{gesz}kiri6 nin9]-tur-tur | |
| 19 | [4(disz)? bahar3] lugal# | |
| 20 | 6(disz) [sipa didli]-me | |
| 21 | 3(disz)#? [dumu? na-bi2-{d}]en#-lil2 | |
| 22 | 1(gesz2) [e2 inim-{d}]szara2# | |
| 23 | 3(disz) [hu-ma-ti] | |
| 24 | 3(u)# [dub-sar? lugal?] | |
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