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Nisaba 26, 098 (P376140)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationNisaba 26, 098
IDP376140
Museum no.BM 110289
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotUmma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates31.6669, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1'[... sze] ur5-ra-sze3... barley rations
2'[... ur-{d}]gu#-la [dumu ur]-e11-e... Ur-gula son of Ur-e’e
3'[...] sze# ur5-ra-sze3... to grind the barley
4'[...] sze ur5-ra... barley rations
5'[kiszib3]-bi 2(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 2
6'[...] lugal#-i3-zu... Lugal-izu
7'4(barig)! 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze34 barig 3 ban2 of barley as a loan,
8'kiszib3 da-a-gi4under seal of Da’agi;
9'1(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
10'kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-tu szesz egi-ziunder seal of Ur-Nintu, brother of egizi
11'1(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
12'mu szesz-kal-la gudu4 e11-e-sze3to the year: “Šeškalla, the gudu-priest of the high temple,
13'kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu da-zi-ki-naunder seal of Lu-Šara, son of Dazikina;
14'1(asz) 4(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur 4 barig barley for the urra service,
15'kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 2
16'kiszib3 ha-ha-szaunder seal of Hahaša
17'1(asz)# 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur#1 gur 1 barig barley for the urra service
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1($ blank space $) [n sze gur]n gur of barley
bottom 1 col 2
1'[... sze ur5-ra-sze3] gur... barley rations, gur
2'[... sze ur5]-ra#-sze3... barley rations
3'[... sze] ur5#-ra... barley rations
4'[lugal]-nig2-lagar-e 2(ban2) [...] usz-barLugal-nig-lagare 2 ban2 ..., weavers
5'[... sze] ur5-ra-sze3... barley rations
6'[kiszib3] lugal#-ku3-zu dumu ur!(ZA)-{d}ha-ia3under seal of Lugal-kuzu, son of Ur-Ḫaya
7'1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
8'lu2-si4Lu-si,
9'3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-service,
10'lu2-giri17-zalLu-girizal
11'2(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur2 gur 1 barig barley for the urra-service,
12'lugal-ma2-gur8-reLugal-magure,
13'1(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur 1 barig barley for the urra-service,
14'ab-ba-gi-na szesz-a-niAbbagina, her brother
15'3(asz) 4(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur3 gur 4 barig barley for the urra-service,
16'kiszib3 lugal-mu-ma-ag2under seal of Lugal-mumag;
17'2(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur2 gur 2 barig barley for the urra-service,
18'kiszib3 lu2-saga 2(ban2)under seal of Lu-saga, 2 ban2
19'1(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur 2 barig barley for the urra-service,
20'kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 lu2 a gub-baunder seal of Nigar-kidu, man of standing water
21'2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
22'kiszib3 szesz-kal-la gu-za-la2under seal of Šeškalla, the throne bearer;
23'2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
24'[...] x x [x]
25'[...]
26'[...]
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1($ blank space $) [n sze gur]n gur of barley
bottom 2 col 3
11(barig) sze ur5-ra#-[sze3]1 barig barley for the urra service
2kiszib3 ur-lugal [dumu] da-a-gi4#under seal of Ur-lugal, son of Da'agi
32(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3#2 barig barley for the urra service
4kiszib3 esz3-e-ki-ag2 szimunder seal of Ešekiag, aromatic
53(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur3 gur 2 barig barley for the urra-tax,
6kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 tirunder seal of Ur-Šara of the forest;
72(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
8kiszib3 en-an-na-ab-tum2under seal of Enanabtum
91(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
103(barig) sze ur5-ra3 barig barley rations
11kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 2
12kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e nagarunder seal of Lugal-emaḫe, the carpenter;
132(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur2 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-service,
144(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra gur4 gur 1 barig barley rations,
15kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szabraunder seal of Ur-Šulpa’e, the household manager;
161(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur 2 barig barley for the urra-service,
172(barig) sze ur5-ra2 barig barley rations
18kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 3
19kiszib3 ur-{d}nisabaunder seal of Ur-Nisaba;
202(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
21a-al-li2A’alli
222(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 1(barig)! sze ur5-rato 2 barig of barley as a loan, 1 barig (of barley for) the loan,
23ur-mesUr-mes,
242(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
25lugal-e-ba-an-sa6Lugal-ebansa
26kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 2
27kiszib3 a-al-li2under seal of Alli;
283(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig barley for the urra offerings,
292(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
30kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-<am3> kiszib3 ur-lugalits sealed documents: 2 under seal of Ur-lugal;
311(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin sze gur11 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley flour,
bottom 3
1($ blank space $) 5(asz) 4(barig) sze gur5 gur 4 barig barley,
bottom 3 col 4
1[kiszib3 szesz]-kal-launder seal of Šeškalla
2[... sze] ur5#-ra-sze3... barley rations
3[...] sipa... shepherd
4[... sze ur5]-ra-sze3... barley rations
5[...]-ni dumu gu3-de2-a..., child of Gudea
61(barig) [sze] ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
7kiszib3 {d}[...]-da# aszgabunder seal of ...da, the leatherworker
81(barig) [sze ur5]-ra#-sze31 barig barley for the urra offerings
9kiszib3-bi! [...]-sza!?-dingir-raunder seal of ...-ša-dingira
101(asz) 2(barig) sze# ur5#-ra#-sze3#1 (gur) 2 barig barley for the urra functionary
11kiszib3 a-ad-da [dumu] lugal-szuba3under seal of Adda, son of Lugal-šuba
125(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 [gur]5 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-festival
131(barig) sze ur5-[ra]1 barig barley rations
14kiszib3 i7-pa-[e3] dumu szesz-kal-launder seal of Ipae, son of Šeškalla
156(asz) 4(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur6 gur 4 barig barley for the urra-service,
161(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra gur1 gur 1 barig barley rations,
17kiszib3 kas4under seal of Kas;
181(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur 2 barig barley for the urra-service,
19kiszib3 na-ba-sa6 szitimunder seal of Nabasa, builder;
203(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig barley for the urra offerings,
21kiszib3 lugal-iti-da dumu giri3-niunder seal of Lugal-itida, son of Girini;
224(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3#4 barig barley for the urra service
23kiszib3 {d}utu-saga bahar3under seal of Utu-saga, potter;
245(disz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur5 gur of barley as interest,
25kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 2
26kiszib3 i3-kal-launder seal of Ikalla
272(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
28kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra muhaldimunder seal of Lu-dingira, the cook;
292(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) dabin sze gur23 gur 4 barig dabin flour,
bottom 4
1($ blank space $) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur1 gur 2 barig barley,
bottom 4 col 5
12(asz) 2(barig)# [sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur]2 gur 2 barig barley for the urra service
2kiszib3 lu2#-saga# [dumu] ur-dub-la2 aszgabunder seal of Lu-saga, son of Ur-dubla, the leatherworker
33(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur3 gur 1 barig barley for the urra-tax,
4kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu dumu i3-li2-szeszSealed tablet of Lugal-kuzu, son of Ilī-še’iš.
51(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
6kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2 musz-lah6under seal of Lugal-hegal, the muš-laḫ
71(asz) 4(barig) sze ur5-ra gur1 gur 4 barig barley rations,
8ur-{d}suen [x]-gi#?Ur-Suen
9[...] sze ur5-ra-sze3... barley rations
10[...] sze ur5-ra... barley rations
11kiszib3 ur-mes lungaunder seal of Ur-mes, the brewer;
123(barig)# 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-festival
133(barig)# 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra3 barig 3 ban2 barley rations
14kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3 kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir [dumu] igi-[a]-aits sealed tablets: 1, under seal of Ur-gigir, son of Igiaya;
151(asz) sze# ur5#-ra#-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra service
16kiszib3 1(disz) lu2-[du10]-ga dumu he2-ma#-duunder seal of Lu-duga, son of Hemadu
173(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze# ur5#-ra-sze3 gur3 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra service
18kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam dumu# na-u2-aunder seal of Šarakam, son of Na'ua
191(asz) 3(barig)# sze gur1 gur 3 barig barley
20kiszib3 szu#-u2 gu#-za-la2under seal of Šû, the throne bearer
214(barig) sze ur5-ra4 barig barley rations
22kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu da-zi-gi4-naunder seal of Lu-Šara, son of Dazigina;
235(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur5 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-tax,
24kiszib3-bi 6(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 6
25kiszib3 {d}szara2-mu-tum2 narunder seal of Šara-mutum, the musician
264(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur4 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-service,
27kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-<am3> kiszib3 ur-sukkal narits sealed tablets: 2, under seal of Ur-sukkal, the musician;
12(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) dabin!26 gur 4 barig flour
24(barig) 3(ban2) sze4 barig 3 ban2 barley
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12(disz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur2 gur barley for urra-service,
2kiszib3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu bahar3under seal of Lu-sa-izu, potter;
32(barig)# sze ur5-ra-sze3 <<da>>2 barig barley for the urra (festival)
4kiszib3 {d}[x]-ni-zi u4-da xunder seal of ...-nizi, day
52(asz) 3(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur2 gur 3 barig barley for the urra-service,
6ur-nigar{gar} nig2-lagar IL2Ur-nigar, nig-lagar porter
72(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-festival
8a-szi-an a-igi-du8Ašīn, the gatekeeper,
92(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-festival
10kiszib3 lu2-igi-sa6-sa6under seal of Lu-igi-sasa
115(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur5 gur 1 barig barley as a loan,
12[kiszib3 ur]-{d}nin-ur4-ra szu-[...]under seal of Ur-Ninura
13[...] sza3-ku3-ge... is pure
141(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
151(barig) sze ur5-ra1 barig barley rations
16giri3 lu2#-sa6-kur-[...]-ravia Lu-sakura
173(barig) sze ur5-ra-[sze3]3 barig barley for the urra offerings
183(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-[ra]3 barig 3 ban2 barley rations
19kiszib3 na-[ba-sa6] dub-sarunder seal of Nabasa, the scribe
205(ban2)#? [sze] ur5#-ra-sze3 gur5 ban2 of barley as a loan
21[... sze] ur5-ra gur... barley rations, gur
22[kiszib3 nin]-zi-iri-<na>under seal of Nin-zi-irina
23[...]-bar dumu ad#-[...]... son of ...
24[...]-kal-la dumu [...]-zu...-kalla, child of ...zu
251(barig)# sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
26al-x-x gudu4# {d}szul-giAl-, gudug priest of Šulgi
271(barig)# sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
28kiszib3 lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3 muhaldimunder seal of Lugal-barabe, the cook;
293(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig barley for the urra offerings,
30kiszib3 szesz-a-niunder seal of Šešani
312(barig) sze ur5-ra-[sze3]2 barig barley for the urra offerings
32ur-nigar{gar} [dumu ... {d}]amar-{d}suen#Ur-nigar son of Amar-Suena
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1($ blank space $) 1(u) 6(asz) [n ...]16 ...
bottom 1 col 2
11(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
2kiszib3 na-ba-sa6 za#under seal of Nabasa, Za
32(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
42(barig) sze ur5-ra2 barig barley rations
5kiszib3 {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge ad-kup4under seal of Šara-bazige, the smith;
62(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
7ur-szu-ku3-gaUr-šukuga
82(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
9kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur giri17-dab5#under seal of Lu-Ninšubur, giridab
101(barig) sze zi3 {gesz}guzza-ni aszgab60 litres of barley (for) Guzzani, the leatherworker
113(disz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur3 gur of barley as a loan,
12kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6under seal of Lugal-ebansa
133(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur3 gur 2 barig barley for the urra-tax,
143(asz) 4(barig) sze ur5-ra gur3 gur 4 barig barley, interest-bearing,
15kiszib3 bi2-du11-gasealed documents of Biduga,
167(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur7 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 barley for the urra-festival,
17kiszib3-bi# 1(disz) kiszib3 hu-wa#-wa#its sealed documents: 1 under seal of Huwawa
182(asz) 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur#2 gur 1 barig barley for the urra service
19ga-ti-e [dumu] szesz#-kal-la#Gati, son of Šeškalla
202(disz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur#2 gur barley for the urra service
21kiszib3 lu2-sa6-[i3]-zuunder seal of Lu-sa-izu
221(asz) sze ur5-ra-[sze3 gur]1 gur barley for the urra service
23kiszib3 in-za#-[...]under seal of Inza-
242(barig) sze ur5-ra-[sze3]2 barig barley for the urra offerings
25kiszib3 u3-ma-ni szesz i3-du8under seal of Umani, brother of the doorkeeper;
262(barig) sze ur5-[ra]-sze32 barig barley for the urra offerings
27bu3-u2-ga ma2-lah5bu’uga boatman
283(barig) sze [ur5-ra-sze3]3 barig of barley as a loan
29kiszib3 [...]under seal of ...
bottom 1 col 3
1dam a-a-u4-su3!-sze3wife of Aya-usu
22(barig)# sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra offerings
3kiszib3 ur-{d}asznanunder seal of Ur-Ašnan
43(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig barley for the urra offerings,
52(barig) sze ur5-ra2 barig barley rations
6kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3its sealed tablets: 2
7kiszib3 lu5-u2-ga i3-ra2-ra2under seal of Lu-uga; he took it.
82(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
9gu-u2-lu5
107(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur7 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley for the urra-service,
11kiszib3#-bi# 2(disz) a-gu-duits sealed tablets: 2 Agudu
127(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin gur7 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 dabin flour,
13kiszib3 2(disz) da-duunder seal of 2 Dadu;
147(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze zi3 gur7 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 barley, flour
15kiszib3-bi 2(disz) ma2-gur8-reits sealed documents: 2 barges,
163(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig barley for the urra offerings,
17kiszib3 lu2-eb-gal dumu sza3-gaunder seal of Lu-ebgal, son of Šaga;
181(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
19lugal!-nig2-lagar-e um-mi-aLugal-nig-lagare the mother,
202(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
21lugal-me-a galaLugalmea, the gala-priest
222(asz) 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 (gur) 2 barig barley for the urra-festival
23igi-pesz2
242(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
25ga2-a-kamis mine.
262(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
27ur-{d}dumu-zi-daUr-Dumuzida
282(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
29lu2-{d}szara2Lu-Šara
304(barig) sze ur5#-[ra-sze3]4 barig barley for the urra service
31lugal-me-a [...]our king
322(barig) 4(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig 4 ban2 of barley as a loan,
bottom 1 col 4
13(u) 4(barig) zi3 [...]34 barig flour
2($ blank space $) 2(barig)(total:) 2 barig
1[ur]-{d}suen ugulaUr-Suen, foreman
21(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
3a-kal-la narAkalla, the singer
41(barig)# sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
5lugal-ezem i3!-du8! e2-szu-tumLugalezem, gatekeeper of the Ešutum temple
62(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
7lu2-{d}nin-szubur szandanaLu-Ninšubur, the silversmith;
82(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
9kiszib3 ur-{d}gu2-an-ka ma2-lah5under seal of Ur-Guanna, the boatman;
105(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur5 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 barley for the urra-tax,
11kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra muhaldimunder seal of Lu-Ninura, the cook;
123(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze33 barig barley for the urra offerings,
13kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2 nagarunder seal of Lugal-hegal, the carpenter;
142(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
15kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-engarunder seal of Lu-dingira, son of Ur-engar
162(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
17lugal-iti-daLugal-itida
181(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur1 gur barley for the urra-service,
19kiszib3 lu2-la2-ne dumu ha-ba-lu5-ge2under seal of Lulane, son of Habaluge
201(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze31 barig barley for the urra-festival
21kiszib3 a-kal-la szu-turunder seal of Akalla, small;
22kiszib3 lugal-ezem i3-du8under seal of Lugal-ezem, doorkeeper;
232(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze32 barig barley for the urra-festival
24kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 gudu4 {d}nannaunder seal of Nigar-kidu, gudug priest of Nanna;
256(asz) 4(barig) sze6 (gur) 4 barig barley
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1[n 5(u)] 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) [...] gurn+52 gur 2 barig 5 ban2
2[...] sze# ur5-ra... barley rations
3[...] gur... gur
4[...] 4(gesz2) 4(asz) [n ...] gur... 444 ... gur
5[...]-baIn its ...
6[... sze ur5]-ra#-sze3... barley rations
7[...]-kaof ...
8[...] sila3... sila3

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