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Nisaba 10, 031 (P321136)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 10, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P321136 |
| Museum no. | BM 023542A |
| 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 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) erin2-gal 1(barig) sze-ta | 70 labor-troops, 1 barig barley each |
| 2 | 1(u) erin2-tur 4(ban2)-ta | 10 junior workers, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 3 | sze-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | its barley: 15 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 4 | sze ur5-ra e2 nam-ha-ni | the barley rations of the house of Namhani |
| 5 | nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim | the overseer: Ur-Igalim |
| 6 | ugula ma-an-szum2 | foreman: Manšum |
| 7 | sze szuku-ra ensi2 | barley rations of the governor |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ta | from the depot of Ninḫursaglukunun |
| 2 | ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | from Ur-nigar; |
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim nu-banda3 | under seal of Ur-Igalim, the overseer; |
| 4 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 5 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}ig-alim | Ur-Igalim, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu [ur-sa6-ga?] | son of Ur-saga |
| 4 | nu-banda3-[gu4?] | oxen manager |
Sources & licences
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