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Nisaba 26, 097 (P453265)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453265 |
| Museum no. | BM 110284 |
| 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(gesz2) 1(u) [6(disz) u8 5(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2] | 66 ewes, 53 rams |
| 2 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) kir11 [2(u) la2 1(disz@t) sila4] | 19 female lambs, 19 lambs |
| 3 | siki-bi 4(asz) gu2 9(disz)# ma#-na# | its wool: 4 talents 9 mana |
| 4 | ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4 na-gada# | Ur-Ḫalmuša, the herdsman |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) u8 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 1(u) 8(disz) kir11# | 133 ewes, 42 rams, 18 female lambs |
| 6 | 1(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2 siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na | 16 male lambs, their wool: 2 talents 30 mana |
| 7 | ki dingir-ig-dul3-ta | from Dingir-igdul |
| 8 | 2(u) 2(disz) u8 3(disz) udu-nita2 4(disz) kir11 3(disz) sila4-nita2 | 22 ewes, 3 male sheep, 4 female lambs, and 3 male lambs |
| 9 | siki-bi 3(u) 1(disz) ma-na | its wool: 31 mana |
| 10 | ki ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)-ta | from Ur-Gilgamesh |
| 11 | 4(u) 6(disz) u8 2(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2 8(disz) kir11 8(disz) sila4-nita2 | 46 ewes, 23 male sheep, 8 female lambs, 8 male lambs |
| 12 | siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na ki zu2-ubi-ta | its wool: 1 talent 14 minas, from Zubu; |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) u8 1(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) kir11 1(u) 8(disz) sila4-nita2 | 115 ewes, 15 rams, 20 less 1 female lambs, 18 male lambs |
| 14 | siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na | its wool: 1 talent 56 minas; |
| 15 | ki ur-{d}suen-ta | from Ur-Suen |
| 16 | dingir-ig-dul3 na-gada | Ilī-igdul, the herdsman, |
| 17 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u8 3(u) udu-nita2 3(u) 3(disz) kir11 | 96 ewes, 30 rams, 33 female lambs, |
| 18 | 3(u) 4(disz) sila4-nita2 siki-bi 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na | 34 male lambs, their wool: 3 talents 27 mana |
| 19 | ki nam-ha-ni-ta | from Namḫani |
| 20 | ur-{d}a-szar2 na-gada | Ur-Ašar, the herdsman |
| 21 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 3(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) kir11 2(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2 | 91 ewes, 34 rams, 20 female lambs, 21 male lambs |
| 22 | siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na | its wool: 2 talents 53 minas; |
| 23 | ki ur-{d}igi-nun-bi-sze3-ta | from Ur-Iginunbi |
| 24 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 4(disz) udu-nita2 5(disz) kir11 4(disz) sila4-nita2 | 20 less 1 ewes, 4 male sheep, 5 female lambs and 4 male lambs, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | siki-bi 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na ki du-du-ta | its wool: 32 mana, from Dudu; |
| 2 | 8(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2 3(disz) kir11 2(disz) sila4-nita2 | 8 ewes, 2 male sheep, 3 female kids, 2 lambs, |
| 3 | siki-bi 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na ki ba-zi-ge-ta | its wool: 15 minas, from Bazige |
| 4 | ur-sukkal na-gada | Ur-sukkal, the herdsman |
| 5 | szunigin 8(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u8 szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2 | total: 836 ewes; total: 216 rams |
| 6 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) kir11 szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(disz) sila4-nita2 | total: 115 female lambs; total: 25 male lambs. |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki mu-kux(DU) | total: 17 talents 27 mana wool, delivery; |
| 8 | a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta giri3 a-da-ga u3 {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge | from Apisal via Adaga and Šara-bazige |
| 9 | 3(u) 2(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2 8(disz) kir11 7(disz) sila4-nita2 | 32 ewes, 2 male sheep, 8 female lambs, 7 male lambs |
| 10 | siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na ur-saga na-gada | its wool: 1 talent 20 less 1 mina, Ur-saga, the herdsman; |
| 11 | 2(gesz2) 1(disz) u8 4(u) udu-nita2 2(u) kir11 2(u) sila4-nita2 | 121 ewes, 40 male sheep, 20 female lambs, 20 male lambs |
| 12 | siki-bi 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na ur-si-gar na-gada | its wool: 5 talents 38 mana, Ur-sigar, the herdsman; |
| 13 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) u8 szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 | total: 133 ewes; total: 42 rams, |
| 14 | szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) kir11 szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) sila4-nita2 | total: 28 female lambs; total: 27 male lambs, |
| 15 | szunigin 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki mu-kux(DU) | total: 5 talents 57 mana wool, delivery; |
| 16 | sza3 umma{ki} giri3 nin-me-lam2 | in Umma via Nin-melam, |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 szunigin 4(gesz2) [n] 8(disz) udu-nita2 | total: 991 ewes; total: 468 rams |
| 18 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) kir11 szunigin 2(gesz2)# 3(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2 | total: 197 female lambs; total: 232 male lambs |
| 19 | szunigin 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma#-[na] siki# mu-kux(DU) | total: 24 talents 24 minas of wool, delivery |
| 20 | udu ur4-ra nig2-gur11 ur#-[{d}]li9-[si4] | fattened sheep, property of Ur-Lisi |
| 21 | ensi2 umma#[{ki}]-ka# | governor of Umma |
| 22 | siki-bi [...] | its wool ... |
| 23 | ugula# [...] | foreman: ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) 9(disz)! | (total:) 2 9 |
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