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Nisaba 23, 005 (P376005)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376005 |
| Museum no. | BM 110141 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | gesz ur3-ra# [a-ra2 3(disz)] 4(iku)! [1/2(iku)! GAN2-ta] | threshing floor, 3 times, 4 1/2 iku surface area each |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) [...] | its troops’ labor: 60 days |
| 5 | 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 21 bur3 field area: textiles; 210 sar, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/4 iku field area each; |
| 6 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) | its troops’ labor: 199 5/6 days; |
| 7 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku)! 1/2(iku)! GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 2 eše3 1/2 iku field area: textiles; 120 sar, harrowing, 2 times, at 4 1/2 Iku surface area each; |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) | its troops’ labor: 195 days; |
| 9 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 4 1/4 icu field area each; |
| 10 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) | labor of the troops: 105 1/3 workdays; |
| 11 | a-sza3 ugur2-tur | field Ugurtur, |
| 12 | iti nesag u3 | month: “nesag offerings’ and |
| 13 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 14 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 1(iku)! 1/2(disz)! GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/4 iku field area for a garment, 1 icu field area each, harrowing, 4 times, 1 1/2 (iku) surface area each |
| 15 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 187 1/2 days |
| 16 | 7(bur3) 1(esze3) x 1(u) 1(disz) sar GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 7 bur3 1 eše3 11 sar surface area, harrowing, 3 times, at 1 1/4 iku surface area each; |
| 17 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) | its troops’ labor: 166 days; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) [(x)] | its troops' labor: 20 days |
| 2' | 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku)!# x? x? GAN2 [gesz ur3-ra] a-ra2 [2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2]-ta | 1 bur3 2 1/4 iku ... field, harrowing, 2 times, at 1 1/4 <iku> field area each |
| 3' | a2 erin2-na-[bi u4 x] 2/3(disz) | its troops' labor: x 2/3 days |
| 4' | 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 2 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 2 times, at 1 1/4 iku surface area each, |
| 5' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz) | its troops’ labor: 48 days |
| 6' | a-sza3 la2-mah | field Lamah; |
| 7' | 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 3 1/4 iku field area: textiles, 1 icu field area each, harrowing, 2 times, at 1 1/4 <ikû field area> each; |
| 8' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 8(disz) | its troops’ labor: 38 days |
| 9' | 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 2 eše3 4 1/4 iku surface area each, harrowing, 2 times, at 1 1/4 (iku) surface area per (day), |
| 10' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | its labor of troops: 32 15 shekels; |
| 11' | 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 3 1/4 iku field area, harrowing, at 1 time at 1 1/4 ° field area each; |
| 12' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 21 1/2 days |
| 13' | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field Ninura, |
| 14' | 5(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 5 iku field area: harrowing, 2 times, at 1 1/4 (iku) field area each; |
| 15' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(disz) | its troops’ labor: 5 days |
| 16' | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 1 eše3 2 iku field area, harrowing, at 1 time at 1 1/4 (iku) field area each, |
| 17' | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 1(disz) | its troops' labor: 31 days; |
| 18' | a-sza3 a-gesztin-na | field A’geštinna, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | 1(bur3) [n ... GAN2 ...] | 1 bur3 ... field |
| 2' | a2-bi [u4 ...] | its labor: ... |
| 3' | 2(gesz2) 5(u) [sar ...] [...] | 210 sar |
| 4' | a2-bi [u4 ...] | its labor: ... |
| 5' | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sar [...] [...] | 91 sar |
| 6' | a2-bi u4 5(u)# [x] | its labor: 50 days |
| 7' | 5(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi [x] sar-[ta] | 390 sar, reeds ... sara each |
| 8' | a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz) | its labor: 11 days; |
| 9' | 9(gesz2) 1(u) sar gi x a-ra2 2(u) sar-ta | 9(geš₂) 10 sar, reeds [x] times 20 (volume-)sar each |
| 10' | a2-bi u4 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 27 1/2 days; |
| 11' | 3(gesz2) 5(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | 3 (sixties) 50 sar, straight reeds at 20 sara (per day), |
| 12' | a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 11 1/2 days; |
| 13' | 5(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 4(disz) sar-ta | 336 sar, reeds piled up at 14 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 14' | a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz) | its labor: 24 days; |
| 15' | 1(gesz2) 6(disz) sar nig2-gul 6(disz) sar-ta | 66 sar, grain-heap at 6 sara (per day), |
| 16' | a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz) | its labor: 11 days; |
| 17' | 3(u) 5(disz) sar nig2-gul 7(disz) sar-ta | 35 sar, grain-heap, at 7 (volume-)sar per (day), |
| 18' | a2-bi u4 7(disz) | its labor: 7 days; |
| 19' | 4(gesz2) 4(u) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | 4(geš’s) 40 sar, hirinnu-plant, sprouted, 20 (sar) each |
| 20' | a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz) | its labor: 14 days; |
| 21' | 4(disz) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 4 sar, ḫirinnu-plant, sprouted, 15 (volume-)sar each |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | a-sza3 ugur2#-[tur] | field Ugurtur |
| 2' | 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar# [...] 5(disz) sar-ta | 220 sar |
| 3' | a2-bi u4 5(u)# | its labor: 50 days |
| 4' | 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sar [x] 5(disz) sar-ta | 265 sar |
| 5' | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...] | its labor: 900 days |
| 6' | 3(disz) sar nig2-gul [(x)] 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 3 sar of niggul-flour at 15 (volume-)sar (a day) |
| 7' | a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz) [(x)] | its labor: 12 days |
| 8' | 3(u) sar nig2-gul [(x)] | 30 sar of niggul-flour |
| 9' | a2-bi u4 3(disz) [(x)] | its labor: 3 days |
| 10' | 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar nig2-gul [(x)] | 120 sar, niggul-measure |
| 11' | a2-bi u4 7(disz) [(x)] | its labor: 7 days |
| 12' | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar nig2#-[gul (x)] 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | 166 sar, grain-heap, at 12 sara (per day) |
| 13' | a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz) | its labor: 13 days; |
| 14' | 1(gesz2) 5(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | 1 50 sar, reeds cut at 20 sara (per day), |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2-bi u4 5(disz)? | its labor: 5 days; |
| 2 | 2(u) sar gi a-ra2 1(u) sar-ta | 20 sar, reeds at 10 (volume-)sar per (day) |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 1(disz) | its labor: 1 day; |
| 4 | 5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 50 male laborer workdays |
| 5 | 4(u)# x ug3-IL2 | 40 ... porters |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(disz) NU# gurusz#-ta# x | 15 male laborers ... |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 2(u)# 8(disz)# gurusz | 68 male laborers |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) geme2 | 90 female laborers, |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) dumu-nita2# [...]-ta RI-[...] | 13 sons ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta | 17 bur3 2 eše3 2 1/4 iku surface area, grass-fed, at 2 (iku) surface area each, |
| 2 | a2 erin2-na-bi <u4> 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 1(disz) | its troops’ labor: 61 days |
| 3 | a-sza3 ugur2-tur | field Ugurtur, |
| 4 | 5(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta | 5 bur3 field area, cultivated, at 2 iku field area each; |
| 5 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(disz) | its troops’ labor: 3 days |
| 6 | a-sza3 la2-mah | field Lamah; |
| 7 | 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku surface area, grass-fed, at 2 icu surface area each, |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 142 days; |
| 9 | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field Ninura, |
| 10 | 4(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 field area: cultivated land, 2 iku field area each; |
| 11 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) | its troops’ labor: 184 days; |
| 12 | a-sza3 a-gesztin-na | field A’geštinna, |
| 13 | 1(iku) GAN2 uru4-a ki SAR? 4(u) [n ...] | 1 iku field area, excavation, ... 40 ... |
| 14 | [a2] erin2-na-bi# [u4 ...] | its troops’ labor: ... |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [... tug2?]-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) ak | ... garment(?) |
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