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Nisaba 26, 094 (P376131)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376131 |
| Museum no. | BM 110273 |
| 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 | la2-ia3 7(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur | deficit: 7 gur 3 ban2 barley, |
| 2 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sahar | labor of hirelings, earth |
| 3 | kiszib3 da-a-ga szabra | under seal of Da’aga, chief household manager; |
| 4 | mu ku3-gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;’ |
| 5 | mu ki-min-sze3 nig2-ka9-a zi-ga | according to the ditto account booked out; |
| 6 | 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 3 male laborers for 1 day |
| 7 | ugula# lu2-{d}szara2 | overseer: Lu-Šara |
| 8 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 6 male laborer workdays, |
| 9 | ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | foreman: Ur-Šulpa'e; |
| 10 | 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 9 male laborer workdays, |
| 11 | ugula lu2-{d}da-mu | foreman: Lu-Damu; |
| 12 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 115 workdays, male laborers, |
| 13 | ugula ARAD2-mu | foreman: ARADmu; |
| 14 | 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 3 male laborers for 1 day |
| 15 | ugula e2-a-lu-bi | foreman: Ea-lubi |
| 16 | la2-ia3 erin2 bala-a | deficit of the bala-troops |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur | 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, |
| 2 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) zu2-lum | 1 barig 4 ban2 dates, |
| 3 | sa2-du11 u4-de3 gid2-da | regular offering for long days |
| 4 | 5(asz) 2(barig) sze ninda nig2-gal2-la gur | 5 gur 2 barig barley, bread of the possessions, |
| 5 | 4(asz) 3(barig)! 2(ban2) duh saga gur | 4 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 fine bran, |
| 6 | 5(asz)! 3(barig)! 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh gur | 5 gur 3 barig 6 2/3 sila3 bran |
| 7 | 2(u) 3(disz) kusz udu du | 23 sheep-hides, regular quality, |
| 8 | {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen}-babbar2 | Šara, the white Anzu bird, |
| 9 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 u4-de3 gid2-da | 1 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3 regular offerings for the long days, |
| 10 | u4 3(u) 2(disz)-kam | the 32nd day, |
| 11 | 1(disz) duh saga gur | 1 gur fine bran, |
| 12 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) duh du | 2 barig 1 ban2 regular flour, |
| 13 | 4(disz) kusz udu {d}lamma lugal anzu2{muszen}-babbar2 | 4 hides of sheep for Lamma, king of the white Anzu bird |
| 14 | 5(u) 2(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a | 52 different oxen and cows, |
| 15 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 4 2/3 shekels butter oil |
| 16 | 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur | 11 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 4 shekels kašk cheese, |
| 17 | kiszib3 a-tu szusz3 | under seal of Atu, cattle manager; |
| 18 | 2(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur | 2 gur 4 ban2 3 2/3 sila3 sesame oil, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3 kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | total: 1/3 shekel silver under seal of Lukalla; |
| 2 | 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) [n] 4(disz)! 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 184 2/3 male laborer workdays |
| 3 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-ku6 | 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 fish oil, |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | under seal of Ur-Baba; |
| 5 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 190 less 1 male laborer workdays, |
| 6 | la2-ia3 erin2 bar-<ra> kar-ra | deficit of the outside workers of the quay; |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-{d}da-ni ugula | under seal of Ur-Dani, foreman; |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4-gesz kiszib3 a-gu-gu | 1 ox under seal of Agugu |
| 9 | 3(disz) gu4-gesz | 3 oxen, |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz) | 1 bull, 2 years (old) |
| 11 | kiszib3 bu3-du unu3 | under seal of Budu, cowherd; |
| 12 | 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur | 42 gur 3 barig barley, |
| 13 | {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki} | For Ninura of Apisal |
| 14 | 9(asz) 3(barig) gur | 9 gur 3 barig |
| 15 | {d}nin-zabala3{ki} a-pi4-sal4{ki} | For Ninzabala and Apisal |
| 16 | mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz@t)?-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-ta | year following: “For the 3rd time Simurrum was destroyed. |
| 17 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-sze3 | to the year: “Šašrum was destroyed.{d} |
| 18 | la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak sze ninda nig2 gal2-la | deficit of the account of barley and bread, which are available, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza3-ba iti diri 8(disz)-am3 i3-gal2 | therein: 8 extra months, are here; |
| 2 | la2-ia3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne | the deficit of the fugitives |
| 3 | sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} gu2-de3-na u3 musz-bi-an-na | in Apisal, Gudena and Mušbiana |
| 4 | ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta ba-an-dab | from Ur-Šara the archivist seized; |
| 5 | mu us2-sa en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year following: “En-unugal of Inanna was installed. |
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