Nisaba 23, 007 (P376018)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376018 |
| Museum no. | BM 110154 |
| 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 | 1(disz) ta-ad-da | 1: Tadda |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-hal-li2-du | 1 Ur-hal-lidu |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-sukkal | 1 Ur-sukkal, |
| 4 | 1(disz) giri3-ni | 1: Girini; |
| 5 | 1(disz) a-kal-la | 1 Akalla, |
| 6 | 1(disz) a-kal-la 2(disz)-kam | 1 Akalla, 2nd |
| 7 | 1(disz) e2-dag-ga | 1 Edaga |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-dub-la2 | 1 Ur-dubla, |
| 9 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra | 1 Lu-dingira, |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) lu2-eb-gal | 1/2 (workman): Lu-ebgal |
| 11 | 1(disz) szesz-ki-ag2 | 1 Šeš-kiag, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ARAD2-mu | 1 ARADmu, |
| 13 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la 1(disz) ku6 | 1 Šeškalla, 1 fish |
| 14 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-i3-zu | 1 Šara-izu, |
| 15 | 1/2(disz) ku3-{d}szara2 | 1/2 (workman): Ku-Šara |
| 16 | 1(disz) ur-ama-na | 1 Ur-Amana, |
| 17 | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}asznan | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Ašnan |
| 18 | 1/2(disz) sal-lu-asz | 1/2 (workman): Salluš |
| 19 | 1(disz)# lu2-{d}suen | 1 Lu-Suen |
| 20 | [ma2]-lah5-me | boatmen |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) a-kal-la | 1 Akalla, |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2 | 1 Lu-melam, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na! | 1 Ur-Suanna, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-mes | 1 Ur-mes, |
| 5 | 1(disz) ur-mes 2(disz)-kam | 1 Ur-mes, 2nd |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal-me-e3 | 1 Lugal-me’e, |
| 7 | 1(disz) giri3-{d}szara2-i3-dab5 | 1 Giri-Šara-idab, |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) lu2-eb-gal | 1/2 (workman): Lu-ebgal |
| 9 | ma2:gin2-me | (a kind of boat) |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar} | 1 Ur-nigar, |
| 11 | 1(disz) ur-si-gar | 1 Ur-sigar, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ur-{d}suen | 1 Ur-Suen, |
| 13 | 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki | 1 Ur-Enki, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra | 1 Ur-dingira, |
| 15 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 Lu-Šara, |
| 16 | 1(disz) szu-im-bi | 1 Šu-imbi, |
| 17 | 1(disz) er3-e-eb | 1 Ereb, |
| 18 | 1(disz) lugal-kal#-gal2# | 1 Lugalkalgal |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza3 mar-[sa]-asz# | in Marsasz |
| 2 | 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 nagar | 1 Lugal-hegal, the carpenter, |
| 3 | 1(disz) lu2-usz-gi-na ad-kup4 | 1 Lu-ušgina, the smith, |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) lugal-iti-da ad-kup4 | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-itida, the smith, |
| 5 | 1(disz) lu2-saga ugula da-du-mu | 1 Lu-saga, foreman: Dadumu |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal-nig2-ni | 1 Lugal-nigni, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ku3-szah2 | 1 pigeon |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal | 1 Ur-Nungal, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-rum | 1 Urrum, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) | 1 Ur-Gilgamesh, |
| 11 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge | 1 Šara-bazige |
| 12 | 1(disz) a-gu!-gu | 1 Agugu, |
| 13 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam muhaldim | 1: Šarakam, the cook; |
| 14 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam | 1: Šarakam, |
| 15 | 1(disz) gur8-sa3-an | 1 Gursan, |
| 16 | 1(disz) ur2-ra-ni | 1 Urrani, |
| 17 | ugula ur-saga | foreman: Ur-saga; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz) ur]-{d}bil3 | 1 Ur-Bil |
| 2 | [1(disz) lu2]-{d}nanna | 1 Lu-Nanna |
| 3 | 1(disz) lugal-ezem | 1 Lugal-ezem, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-{d}utu | 1 Ur-Utu, |
| 5 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam | 1: Šarakam, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4 | 1 Ur-gepar, |
| 7 | 1(disz) e2-sag-il-la | 1 Esagila, |
| 8 | 1(disz)! ur-tul2-sag | 1 Ur-Tulsag, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran | 1 Ur-Ištaran, |
| 10 | 1(disz) lugal-ur2-ra-ni | 1 Lugal-urani, |
| 11 | ugula {d}szara2-a-mu | foreman: Šara-amu; |
| 12 | ugula {d}szara2-a-mu | foreman: Šara-amu; |
| 13 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz he2-dab5 | 16 male laborers seized, |
| 14 | gurum2-ak u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | inspections, 26th day; |
| 15 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 16 | mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫunuri was destroyed. |
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