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Nisaba 07, 28 (P283832)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283832 |
| Museum no. | BM 023755 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 3(u) dumu dab5-ba u4 1(gesz2)-sze3 | 30 captured children for 60 days, |
| 2 | 4(u) dumu dab5-ba u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | 40 captive children for 15 days |
| 3 | giri3 sanga {d}szul-gi | via the temple administrator of Šulgi |
| 4 | 2(u) gurusz u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | 20 male laborer workdays, |
| 5 | giri3 sanga {d}amar-{d}suen | via Amar-Suen, |
| 6 | a2-bi 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 650 workdays, male laborers, |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 900 workdays, male laborers, |
| 9 | ki sanga {d}szul-gi gub-ba | the temple administrator of Šulgi stationed, |
| 10 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 720 workdays, male laborers, |
| 11 | ki sanga {d}amar-{d}suen | from the temple administrator of Amar-Suen |
| 12 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | total: 720 workdays, male laborers, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 2 | la2-ia3 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 420 workdays, male laborers |
| 3 | a2 sze [...] | labor of barley ... |
| 4 | giri3 [...] | via |
| 5 | dumu [...] | son of |
| 6 | nu-banda3 [...] | the overseer |
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