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Nisaba 26, 101 (P376146)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376146 |
| Museum no. | BM 110296 |
| 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' | [...]-ni | ... his |
| 2' | [...]-ni | ... his |
| 3' | 4(ban2)# lugal-ku3-zu | 4 ban2: Lugal-kuzu |
| 4' | 4(ban2) ur-e2-mah | 4 ban2, Ur-Emaḫ; |
| 5' | 4(ban2) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 4 ban2, Lugal-magure; |
| 6' | 4(ban2) lugal-ma2-gur8-re min-kam | 4 ban2: Lugal-magure, second one; |
| 7' | 4(ban2) ur-{d}en-ki | 4 ban2: Ur-Enki; |
| 8' | 3(ban2) lugal-zi-mu | 3 ban2: Lugal-zimu; |
| 9' | libir-me | old, old |
| 10' | 4(ban2) ur-{d}suen | 4 ban2 Ur-Suen, |
| 11' | 3(ban2) lugal-nig2-ni | 3 ban2, Lugal-nigni; |
| 12' | 3(ban2) lugal-dalla | 3 ban2, Lugal-dalla; |
| 13' | 3(ban2) {d}utu-a2-dah | 3 ban2: Utu-adaḫ; |
| 14' | 3(ban2) a-a-lu2-du10 | 3 ban2: Ayaludu; |
| 15' | 3(ban2) iri-ki-bi | 3 ban2: Iri-kibu; |
| 16' | 3(ban2) ur-{d}en-ki min-kam | 3 ban2: Ur-Enki, second time |
| 17' | ki szesz-kal-la-ta | from Sheshkalla |
| 18' | ARAD2-me | are our servants. |
| 19' | a-szi-an i3-dab5 | Aši-an accepted; |
| 20' | 3(ban2) edin-ta | 3 ban2 grass-fed, |
| 21' | 4(ban2) lu2-{d}szara2 | 4 ban2 Lu-Šara |
| 22' | 3(ban2) e2-sahar-ta | 3 ban2 E-sahar each |
| 23' | 3(ban2) igi-{d}szara2-sze3 libir-me | 3 ban2 old to Igi-Šara |
| 24' | 4(ban2) szesz-a-ni nar | 4 ban2: Šešani, the musician; |
| 25' | 3(ban2) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge | 3 ban2: Šara-bazige; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] sipa | ... shepherd |
| 2' | 4(ban2)# szu-asz3 | 4 ban2: šu-asz |
| 3' | 3(ban2) lugal-nesag-e | 3 ban2, Lugal-nesage; |
| 4' | 3(ban2) u3-ma-ni | 3 ban2: Umani; |
| 5' | 3(ban2) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 3 ban2, Lugal-magure; |
| 6' | 3(ban2) lugal-ma2-gur8-re min-kam | 3 ban2, Lugal-magure, second time, |
| 7' | 3(ban2) lugal-mar-tu | 3 ban2: Lugal-Martu; |
| 8' | 3(ban2) ur-{d}iszkur | 3 ban2: Ur-Addu; |
| 9' | 3(ban2) lugal-ezem | 3 ban2, Lugal-ezem; |
| 10' | 3(ban2) lugal-kar-re | 3 ban2: Lugal-karre |
| 11' | 3(ban2) lugal-si-sa2 | 3 ban2, Lugal-sisa; |
| 12' | 3(ban2) ur-{d}nisaba | 3 ban2: Ur-Nisaba; |
| 13' | ki ur-{d}iszkur-ta | from Ur-Addu; |
| 14' | szesz-kal-la i3-dab5 | Šeškalla accepted; |
| 15' | 4(ban2) igi-e2-mah-sze3 | 4 ban2 for Igi-Emaḫ; |
| 16' | 3(ban2) ur-am3-ma | 3 ban2: Ur-ama |
| 17' | 3(ban2) lu2-gi-na | 3 ban2: Lugina; |
| 18' | 3(ban2) lu2-{d}szara2 | 3 ban2, Lu-Šara; |
| 19' | 3(ban2) {d}szara2-me-a-du | 3 ban2: Šara-meadu; |
| 20' | 3(ban2) {d}szara2-an-dul3 | 3 ban2: Šara-andul; |
| 21' | 3(ban2) lu2-bala-saga | 3 ban2: Lu-bala-saga; |
| 22' | 3(ban2) lu2-du10-ga | 3 ban2: Lu-duga; |
| 23' | 3(ban2) lugal-{gesz}apin-du10 | 3 ban2: Lugal-apin-du; |
| 24' | 3(ban2) lugal-me-a | 3 ban2: Lugalmea; |
| 25' | 3(ban2) a-na-lu2 | 3 ban2: Analu; |
| 26' | 3(ban2) lu2-eb-gal | 3 ban2: Lu-ebgal; |
| 27' | 3(ban2) inim-ma-dingir-ni-zi | 3 ban2: Inima-dingir-nizi |
| 28' | 3(ban2) ur-{d}gu2-[an-ka] | 3 ban2: Ur-Gu’anka |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...]-mu-du | ...-mududu |
| 2' | ARAD2#-me | are our servants. |
| 3' | lugal-me-e3 i3-dab5 | Lugal-me-e accepted; |
| 4' | 3(ban2) szesz-kal-la | 3 ban2: Šeškalla |
| 5' | 3(ban2) {d}szara2-mu-dah | 3 ban2 Šara-mudaḫ |
| 6' | 4(ban2) im-ti-dam | 4 ban2 of Imtidam, |
| 7' | 3(ban2) ur-{gesz}gigir | 3 ban2, Ur-gigir; |
| 8' | 3(ban2) a-kal-la | 3 ban2: Akalla |
| 9' | dumu ur-{d}szara2 ma2-lah5 | son of Ur-Šara, the boatman |
| 10' | 3(ban2) lugal-du10-ga | 3 ban2: Lugal-duga; |
| 11' | dumu nin-zi | son of Ninzi |
| 12' | ur-{d}iszkur i3-dab5 | Ur-Addu accepted; |
| 13' | 1(barig) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-gigirre |
| 14' | 4(ban2) da-da-an-dul3 | 40 litres (of barley for) Dadandul |
| 15' | 5(ban2) engar-zi | 5 ban2: Engarzi; |
| 16' | 3(ban2) nam-ha-ni | 3 ban2: Namhani; |
| 17' | 5(ban2) ur-{d}su4-da | 5 ban2: Ur-Suda; |
| 18' | 3(ban2) {d}szul-gi-{d}utu | 3 ban2: Šulgi-šamaš; |
| 19' | 3(ban2) mes-zu-ur | 3 ban2 Meszuur |
| 20' | 5(ban2) lugal-ezem | 5 ban2, Lugal-ezem; |
| 21' | 3(ban2) ur-{d}szara2 | 3 ban2 Ur-Šara |
| 22' | 1(barig) an-dul3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Andul |
| 23' | 4(ban2) lu2-saga e2-udu-ta | 4 ban2, Lu-saga, from the sheep house; |
| 24' | zi2-na i3-dab5 | he took as his flour. |
| 25' | 1(barig) mu-dah | 60 litres (of barley for) Mudaḫ |
| 26' | 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Nin- |
| 27' | muhaldim-me | the cooks |
| 28' | in-[sa6-sa6 i3-dab5] | Insasa accepted |
| 29' | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 30' | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 1(barig) ur#-[...] | 1 barig, Ur- |
| 2' | zah3 ur-e2-[...] | the fugitive Ur-e... |
| 3' | 1(barig) lugal-me-lam2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-melam |
| 4' | ku3-ta sa10-a-me | are bought from silver. |
| 5' | 1(barig) dingir-ga2-bi2-du11 | 60 litres (of barley for) Dingir-gabidu |
| 6' | 1(barig) ur-e2-gu-la | 1 barig Ur-Egula |
| 7' | lu2-bala-saga | Lu-bala-saga |
| 8' | 1(barig) gur4-sa3-an simug | 60 litres (of barley for) Gursan, the smith |
| 9' | 4(ban2) ur-lugal simug | 4 ban2: Ur-lugal, the smith; |
| 10' | ARAD2 i3-dab5 | ARAD accepted; |
| 11' | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 12' | 4(ban2) erin-da-an | 40 litres (of barley for) Eridan |
| 13' | 5(ban2) lugal-a2-zi-da | 5 ban2 Lugal-azida |
| 14' | 4(ban2) {d}szara2-igi-du | 4 ban2 Šara-igidu |
| 15' | 4(ban2) li-bur-ti-a | 4 ban2: Libūrtiya; |
| 16' | 4(ban2) nig2-u2-rum | 40 litres (of barley for) Niĝrum |
| 17' | 4(ban2) lu2-{d}suen | 4 ban2 Lu-Suen, |
| 18' | 4(ban2) dingir-igi-du | 4 ban2: Dingir-igidu |
| 19' | 3(ban2) ur-gu | 3 ban2 Urgu, |
| 20' | 3(ban2) szu-{d}iszkur | 3 ban2: Šu-Addu; |
| 21' | 3(ban2) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 3 ban2, Lugal-gigirre; |
| 22' | 4(ban2) ur-{d}iszkur | 4 ban2: Ur-Addu; |
| 23' | 1(barig) {d}szara2-mu-tum2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Šara-mutum |
| 24' | 3(ban2)# {gesz}guzza-ni | 3 ban2 of guzzanu-wood |
| 25' | [ARAD2]-me | our servants |
| 26' | [lugal-mu]-ma#-ag2 i3-dab5 | Lugal-mumag accepted |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(ban2) a-te-[...] | 5 seahs ... |
| 2 | 4(ban2) {d}szara2-za-me | 4 ban2 of Šara-zame, |
| 3 | 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra | 3 ban2, Lu-dingira; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) ur-zabala3{ki} | 3 ban2 Ur-Zabala, |
| 5 | 3(ban2) ur-{gesz}gigir | 3 ban2, Ur-gigir; |
| 6 | 3(ban2) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) | 3 ban2: Ur-Gilgamesh; |
| 7 | 3(ban2) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 3 ban2, Lugal-gigirre; |
| 8 | 3(ban2) lu2-bala-saga | 3 ban2: Lu-bala-saga; |
| 9 | 3(ban2) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 3 ban2, Lugal-magure; |
| 10 | 1(barig) na-ba-sa6 | 1 barig, Nabasa |
| 11 | 1(barig) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-magure |
| 12 | 3(ban2) ab-ba-gi-na | 3 ban2: Abbagina; |
| 13 | ARAD2-me | are our servants. |
| 14 | aga3-la2 i3-dab5 | he accepted; |
| 15 | sze-ba iti-da | barley rations of the month |
| 16 | 1(barig) ARAD2 2(ban2) | 1 barig, the slave, 2 ban2 |
| 17 | 1(barig) ur-{d}szara2 | 1 barig Ur-Šara |
| 18 | 1(barig) e2-an-dul3 | 1 barig E-andul |
| 19 | 1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra aszgab | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-dingira, the leatherworker |
| 20 | 1(barig) {d}szara2-i3-sa6 | 1 barig Šara-isa |
| 21 | 1(barig) tul2-ta-ma-asz2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Tultamaš |
| 22 | 1(barig) ur-{gesz}gigir simug | 60 litres (of barley) 1 (for) Ur-gigir, the smith |
| 23 | ARAD2-me | are our servants. |
| 24 | x x x x x | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [n] ur-{d}szara2 | n: Ur-Šara |
| 2 | muhaldim-me | the cooks |
| 3 | sze-ba za3-mu | the barley rations of Zamu |
| 4 | sag#-nig2-gur11-ra | of the debits |
| 5 | bi2#-du11-ga | he said |
| 6 | [iti] sze#-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 7 | [mu] si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul | year: “Simurum and Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed. |
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