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Nisaba 26, 091 (P376124)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376124 |
| Museum no. | BM 110266 |
| 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 | 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 1 barig 5 sila3 fine flour |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 5 sila3 dates, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu 1(ban2) esza | 1 ban2 of emmer, 1 ban2, esha-flour |
| 4 | 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 1 ban2 of heaped-up flour, 1/2 sila3 of butter oil, |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) sila3 szim 1/3(disz) sila3 szim hi-a | Half a sila3 of aromatics, 1/3 sila2 of mixed aromatics |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga | 1/2 sila3 good butter oil, |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga | 1/2 sila3 good oil, |
| 8 | 3(disz) giri3-lam {gesz}haszhur 3(disz) sila3-ta | 3 girilam of apple trees, 3 sila3 each |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 bur-zi | 1 sila3 of burzi, |
| 10 | siskur2# sza3# e2-a | offerings in the house |
| 11 | 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 2(ban2) zi3-gu | 2 ban2 of fine flour, 2 ban2, of emmer flour, |
| 12 | 1/2(disz) x [...] | 1/2 (workman): ... |
| 13 | 2(ban2) esza 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub | 2 ban2 of eša-flour, 2 ban2, of dubdub flour, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 1 sila₃ butter oil, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila3 szim hi-a | 1 sila3 of mixed aromatics, |
| 16 | 3(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)-ta | 3 wort-beer, regular quality, at 3 ban2 each |
| 17 | 1(disz) ninda! du 6(disz) dug su3 2(ban2)-ta | 1 ninda regular quality bread, 6 jugs of su3 beer at 2 ban2 each, |
| 18 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) sila3 bur-zi | 90 sila3 of burzi-flour |
| 19 | nibru#{ki#}-sze3# ma2-a ga2-ra | to Nippur barge punted |
| 20 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu | 1 ban2 5 sila3 sig-flour, 1 ban2, emmer flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 5 sila3 dates, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) esza 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub | 1 ban2 eša-flour, 1 ban2, dubdub flour, |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | Half a sila3 butter oil, 1/2 sila2 kashk cheese |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) sila3 szim hi-a | 1/2 sila3 of mixed aromatics, |
| 5 | 3(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3-ta | 3 cables, 5 sila3 each |
| 6 | 3(u) sila3 bur-zi 3(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta | 30 sila3 of burzi-flour, 3 reeds, 2 ban2 each |
| 7 | {d}gu-la nibru{ki}-ta gur-ra | returned by Gula from Nippur, |
| 8 | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 9 | siskur2 {d}gu-la | offering of Gula |
| 10 | giri3 nam-ha-ni sagi | via Namḫani, cupbearer; |
| 11 | 1(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3 zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour, 5 sila3 dates |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 esza 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub | 5 sila3 of eša-flour, 1 ban2 of dubdub flour, |
| 13 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 1/3 sila3 butter oil, 1/3 sla3 kašk cheese |
| 14 | 2(disz) giri3-lam 3(disz) sila3-ta | 2 cables, 3 sila3 each, |
| 15 | 4(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta | 4 road reeds, 2 ban2 each |
| 16 | siskur2 lugal | royal offering |
| 17 | e2 {d}gu-la | the temple of Gula |
| 18 | giri3 ba-ba-an-sze-en6 zabar-dab5 | via Babanšen, the bronze steward; |
| 19 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from Ur-Šulpae |
| 20 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 21 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 22 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}amar-{d}suen | Amar-Suena |
| 2 | nita-kal-ga | the mighty man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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