Nisaba 26, 089 (P376122)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376122 |
| Museum no. | BM 110264 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [2(u)] 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur | 25 gur 2 barig barley |
| 2 | lugal-{d}isztaran | Lugal-Ištaran |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(barig) gur lu2-i3-zu | 1 gur 2 barig, Lu-izu |
| 4 | 2(asz) gur ur-si-gar aga3-us2 | 2 gur, Ur-sigar, soldier; |
| 5 | 4(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 4 barig Lu-Ninšubur |
| 6 | 4(barig) 5(ban2) e2-e-ba-ab-du7 | 4 barig 5 ban2 E-ba-abdu |
| 7 | 4(asz) gur lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 4 gur, Lugal-magure |
| 8 | 3(asz) 3(barig) gur lu2-saga ugula | 3 gur 3 barig, Lu-saga, foreman; |
| 9 | 3(asz) gur dam lugal-{gesz}kiri6 | 3 gur, wife of Lugal-kiri |
| 10 | 1(barig) esz3-e-ki-ag2 lu2 lunga | 60 litres (of barley for) Ešekiag, the brewer |
| 11 | 1(asz) gur szesz-kal-la dumu tir-gu | 1 gur, Šeškalla, son of Tirigu; |
| 12 | 1(asz) gur lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu giri3-ni | 1 gur, Lugal-nig-lagare, son of Girini |
| 13 | 2(asz) gur ur-{d}szara2 tir | 2 gur, Ur-Šara of the forest; |
| 14 | 1(asz) gur lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu ur-e2-nun-na | 1 gur, Lugal-nig-lagare, son of Ur-Enuna; |
| 15 | 2(asz) gur inim-ma-ni-zi dumu nig2-gur11-ni | 2 gur, Inimmanizi, son of Niĝgurni |
| 16 | 1(asz) gur a-kal-la dumu lu2-eb-gal | 1 gur, Akalla, son of Lu-ebgal |
| 17 | ($ blank space $) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 18 | ($ blank space $) da-gi4 ad-kup4 | <(what has he done?)> ad-kup |
| 19 | ($ blank space $) za3-mu-ba-ni-us2 | Zamu-banius, |
| 20 | 4(barig) ma-an-ba sipa | 4 barig Manba, the shepherd |
| 21 | 2(asz) gur u3-ma-ni dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur | 2 gur, Umani, son of Šu-Ninszubur |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gur lugal-e2-ninnu | 1 gur, Lugal-eninnu; |
| 2 | 3(barig) lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 lu2 lunga | 3 barig Lugal-ebansa, brewer |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur ur-{gesz}<gigir> sipa | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, Ur-gigir, the shepherd; |
| 4 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-da5-ba-an aszgab | 1 barig 3 ban2: Lugal-daban, the leatherworker; |
| 5 | 2(barig) ur-ge6-par4 dub-sar | 2 barig, Ur-gepar, the scribe; |
| 6 | 1(barig) i-mu-na-si | 60 litres (of barley for) Imunasi |
| 7 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gur i7-pa-e3 dumu szesz-kal-la | 1 gur 3 barig, Ipa'e, son of Šeškalla |
| 8 | 5(asz) 4(barig) gur kas4 | 5 gur 4 barig, runners; |
| 9 | 1(asz) 2(barig) gur na-ba-sa6 | 1 gur 2 barig, Nabasa |
| 10 | 1(asz) gur lugal-iti-da [dumu] giri3-ni | 1 gur, Lugal-itida, son of Girini |
| 11 | 6(asz) 1(barig) gur i3-kal-la [...] | 6 gur 1 barig, Ikalla |
| 12 | 2(barig) lu2-dingir-ra muhaldim | 2 barig Lu-dingira, the cook |
| 13 | 1(asz) gur lugal-he2-gal2# [dumu] du-du | 1 gur, Lugal-hegal, son of Dudu |
| 14 | 1(asz) 4(barig) gur ur-{d}[...] | 1 gur 4 barig Ur- |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) {d}szara2#-[...] | Šara- |
| 16 | 1(asz) 4(barig) gur szu-u2 [...] | 1 gur 4 barig ... |
| 17 | 1(asz) 2(barig) gur lu2-[{d}szara2 dumu ...]-da-zi [...] | 1 gur 2 barig, Lu-Šara, son of ...-dazi |
| 18 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur {d}[... dumu] du-[...] | 2 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 (for) PN, son of PN |
| 19 | 2(asz) 1(barig) gur ur-{d}[...] | 2 gur 1 barig, Ur- |
| 20 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur# [...] | 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | 2(barig) [...] | 2 barig |
| 5 | ur-[...] | Ur- |
| 6 | 4(barig) al-[... dumu] | 4 barig, Al-..., child |
| 7 | {d}szul-[gi-...] | Šulgi- |
| 8 | guru7-a kux(KWU147)-ra sza3 [...] | At the silo arrival, the heart |
| 9 | 3(asz) gur lu2-saga dumu ur-dub-la2 | 3 gur, Lu-saga, son of Ur-dubla; |
| 10 | kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si dumu a-ab-ba | under seal of Egal-esi, son of Ayabba; |
| 11 | 1(asz) gur lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu giri3-ni | 1 gur, Lugal-nig-lagare, son of Girini |
| 12 | 1(asz) gur lugal-iti-da dumu giri3-ni | 1 gur, Lugal-itida, son of Girini |
| 13 | sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} | in Kamari |
| 14 | kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da | under seal of Šeškalla, son of Dada; |
| 15 | 2(barig) dabin lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu giri3-ni | 2 barig dabin-flour for Lugal-nig-lagare, son of Girini |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra [dumu a2]-an-du-ru# | under seal of Lu-dingira, son of A’anduru |
| 2 | sze ur5-ra mu-kux(DU) | barley rations, delivery; |
| 3 | mu a-ra2 2(disz@t)?-kam sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “For the 2nd time Šašrum was destroyed. |
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