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Nisaba 32, 194 (P325987)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 32, 194 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325987 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 52-07-007 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [n gurusz u4 n-sze3] | n male laborers for n days |
| 2 | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 3 | 4(gesz2) gurusz u4 [n]-sze3 | 240 workdays, male laborers |
| 4 | ugula da#?-lu?-ra?-[...] | foreman: Dālu-ra- |
| 5 | 9(gesz2) 9(disz) gurusz [u4 n-sze3] | 199 workdays, male laborers |
| 6 | ugula lu2#?-KA-[...] | foreman: Lu-KA- |
| 7 | 2(gesz2)? 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 144 workdays, male laborers, |
| 8 | ugula la-gi-ip | foreman: Lagip; |
| 9 | [n gurusz] u4 [n-sze3] | n male laborers for n days |
| 10 | [...] x x | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | sze-bi 3(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 34 barig 1 ban2 flour, 2 1/2 sila3 |
| 14 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(asz)?-sze3 | 715 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | sza3-gu4-me | oxen herdsman |
| 3 | 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz a2 2/3(disz) | 420 male laborers, 2/3 (workday), |
| 4 | lu2#-si-ma-num2{ki} | Lu-Simanum |
| 5 | szunigin# 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(asz)-sze3#? | total: 10454 shekels, male laborer workdays |
| 6 | [...] 3(u)# 5(disz) x [x] | ... 35 ... |
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