Nisaba 26, 095 (P376133)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376133 |
| Museum no. | BM 110276 |
| 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 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur | 77 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 barley, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2)# 1(u) 7(asz) ziz2 gur | 77 gur emmer |
| 3 | 5(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gig gur | 5 gur 3 barig 9 sila3 wheat, |
| 4 | ki gu-du-du-ta | from Gududu |
| 5 | 5(asz) [n ...] zi3-sig15 gur | 5 gur ... sig-flour |
| 6 | ki nimgir-an-ne2-ta | from Nimgir-ane |
| 7 | 2(asz)# 2(barig)# dabin gur | 2 gur 2 barig dabin flour |
| 8 | ki# ur-{d}szara2-ta | from Ur-Šara |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2 gur | 1 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 emmer, |
| 10 | ki# ur#-{d#}nun-gal-ta | from Ur-Nungal |
| 11 | [...] zi3-sig15 gur | ... gur of fine flour |
| 12 | [sze] bala#-bi 5(disz)! gur | its bala barley: 5 gur |
| 13 | [...] dabin gur | ... gur of dabin flour |
| 14 | [...] 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur | ... 5 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 barley |
| 15 | [...] ziz2 gur | ... gur of emmer |
| 16 | [...] gig | ... bitterly |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) [...] sila3 gur | its barley: 198 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 ... sila3 |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 1(u) 8(asz) zi3-sig15 gur | 18 gur of fine flour |
| 4 | ninda ga-ga-ru-um tur-tur | bread made with small pieces of emmer |
| 5 | sza3 sa2-du11 lugal | from the royal regular offerings; |
| 6 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur | 2 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 fine flour |
| 7 | kiszib3 mu-ni | under seal of Muni; |
| 8 | 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3-sig15 gur | 11 gur 1 barig fine flour |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(barig) zi3-gu saga gur | 1 gur 3 barig fine flour, |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | under seal of Lu-Ninšubur |
| 11 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga gur | 4 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 fine flour, |
| 12 | 7(asz) dabin gur | 7 gur of dabin flour, |
| 13 | kiszib3 lu2-tur-tur | under seal of Lu-turtur |
| 14 | 3(ban2) [...] dabin | 3 ban2 ... of dabin flour |
| 15 | 2(barig) [n ...] gig | 2 barig ... wheat |
| 16 | kiszib3 ARAD2-hu-la | under seal of Warad-hula |
| 17 | 4(ban2) ziz2 kiszib3 i3-kal-la | 4 ban2 of emmer, under seal of Ikalla |
| 18 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur | 6 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 fine flour |
| 19 | kiszib3 na-ba-sa2 | under seal of Nabasa |
| 20 | [n] 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin | n 1/2 sila3 flour |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga | under seal of Lu-duga |
| 2 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga | 2 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 fine flour, |
| 3 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour |
| 4 | 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur | 17 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 dabin flour, |
| 5 | 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | 17 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 6 | kiszib3 lu2-he2-gal2 | under seal of Lu-hegal; |
| 7 | 2(u) zi3-sig15 gur | 20 gur of fine flour |
| 8 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) dabin | 3 barig 1 ban2 barley flour, |
| 9 | kiszib3 du10-ga | under seal of Duga |
| 10 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur | 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 fine flour, |
| 11 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga | 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 fine flour, |
| 12 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 2 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 13 | 2(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur | 2 gur 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 fine nig-ar3 flour, |
| 14 | kiszib3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra | under seal of Ku-Ninura; |
| 15 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley flour, |
| 16 | kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2 | under seal of Lugal-hegal; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [n] 6(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur | n gur 6 sila3 fine flour |
| 2 | [...] n 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur | ... 2 barig 3 ban2 8 sila3 |
| 3 | [n] 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga gur | n gur 2 sila3 fine flour |
| 4 | [sze] bala#-bi 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 | its bala barley: 3 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 12 shekels |
| 5 | [szunigin n] 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | total: n+28 gur 3 barig 5 1/2 sila3 dabin flour |
| 6 | szunigin# 2(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur | total: 2 gur 3 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 fine nig-ar3 flour |
| 7 | sze bala-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur | its bala barley: 1 gur 1 ban2 7 2/3 sila3 5 shekels; |
| 8 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 17 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 9 | szunigin 2(ban2) gig | total: 2 ban2 wheat |
| 10 | sze bala-bi 2(ban2) [n] sila3 | its bala barley: 2 ban2 n sila3 |
| 11 | sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur | its barley: 197 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 |
| 12 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 13 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}nu-musz-da | account of Ur-Numušda |
| 14 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simurrum was destroyed. |
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