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Nisaba 23, 009 (P376020)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376020 |
| Museum no. | BM 110156 |
| 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) ... x-{d}]szara2# 2(ban2) | 1 ...-Šara 2 ban2 |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur#-[...] | 1 Ur- |
| 3 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 4 | 1(disz) [...] dumu | 1 ..., child; |
| 5 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal#-[...] | 1 Lugal- |
| 7 | 1(disz) un#-[da-ga] | 1 Undaga |
| 8 | usz2 {gesz}[guzza-ni] | Dead: his chair |
| 9 | 1(disz) tir#-[gu] | 1: Tirgu |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul#-[pa-e3] | 1 Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 11 | 1(disz) ur-{d}[suen] | 1 Ur-Suen |
| 12 | 1(disz)! gu3-de2#-[a] | 1: Gudea |
| 13 | 1(disz) ab-ba-[saga] | 1 Abbasaga |
| 14 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lu2-eb-gal | 1 Ur-Šulpa’e, son of Lu-ebgal |
| 15 | 1(disz) ur-{d}suen gudu4 | 1 Ur-Suen, gudu |
| 16 | 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga | 1 Lu-duga, |
| 17 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2# | 1 Lu-Šara |
| 18 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 19 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-{d}a-szar2 | 1 Lu-dingira, son of Ur-Ašar, |
| 20 | 1(disz) szesz-a-ni | 1 Šešani, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ukken#-[ne2] | 1 ukkennu |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu2#-{d}nin#-[szubur] | 1 Lu-Ninšubur |
| 3 | [1(disz)?] lugal#-ni2-zu | 1(?): Lugal-nizu |
| 4 | 1(disz) lugal#-ma2-gur8-re | 1 Lugal-magure |
| 5 | 1(disz) ur-gu2-de3-na | 1 Ur-gudena |
| 6 | 1(disz) di-ni-mu | 1: Inimu |
| 7 | 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 1 Lugal-gigirre, |
| 8 | 1(disz) HAR-ba-a | 1 HARbâ |
| 9 | [1(disz)] ur#-gu2-de3-na | 1 Ur-gudena |
| 10 | [1(disz)] lu2#-{d}szara2 | 1 Lu-Šara |
| 11 | [1(disz)] lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 1 Lugal-gigirre |
| 12 | 1(disz)# szu-esz18-dar dumu lugal-a-kisal-ki | 1 Shu-Ishtar, son of Lugal-a-kisalki |
| 13 | x szesz-a-ni-sze3 | ... to his brother |
| 14 | dumu#-gi7-me | the citizens |
| 15 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra | 1 Lu-Ninura, |
| 16 | 1(disz) {d}li9-si4-na | 1: Lisina |
| 17 | 1(disz) a-kal-la | 1 Akalla, |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur4#-sza3-ki-du10 | 1 Ur-šakidu |
| 19 | 1(disz) lum-ma | 1 Lumma, |
| 20 | 1(disz) li-bur-be-li2? | 1 Libur-bēlī |
| 21 | 1(disz) {gesz}guzza-ni tu-ra | 1 throne, new, |
| 22 | ug3-IL2-me | the porters |
| 23 | szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) | total: 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 24 | szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) dumu-gi7 | total: 26 captives, |
| 25 | szunigin 6(disz)! ug3-IL2-me | total: 6 porters |
| 26 | ugula lu2-{d}szara2 | foreman: Lu-Šara; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}da-ni ugula | 1 Lu-Dani, foreman |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu2-saga | 1 Lu-saga, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-{d}utu | 1 Ur-Utu, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-sukkal dumu u2-a-ti | 1 Ur-sukkal, son of Uati |
| 5 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra szum2-ma | 1 Lu-dingira, given, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi | 1 Ur-Mami, |
| 7 | agar4-nigin2 ur-{gesz}gigir | total, Ur-gigir; |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da} | 1 Ur-Lugalbanda, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir 2(disz)-kam | 1 Ur-gigir, 2nd grade, |
| 10 | szu nam-ha-ni | Hand of Namhani |
| 11 | 1(disz) lu2-da-ga | 1 Lu-daga, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ma-an-[szum2] | 1 Manšum |
| 13 | 1(disz) ur-{d}suen | 1 Ur-Suen, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ur-e2-sag-[il]-la | 1 Ur-Esagila |
| 15 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu | 1 Lu-Utu, |
| 16 | 1(disz) lugal-ni2-te?-na# | 1 Lugal-nitena |
| 17 | usz2 ur-{gesz}gigir | Dead: Ur-gigir |
| 18 | 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 1 Lugal-magure, |
| 19 | 1(disz) ur-{d}dam-gal-nun-ka | 1 Ur-Damgalnunka, |
| 20 | 1(disz) an-ne2-ba#-[ab-du7] | 1 Ane-babdu |
| 21 | 1(disz) du-du-[mu] | 1 Dudumu |
| 22 | 1(disz) lugal-[...] | 1 Lugal- |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) kar | 1 kar |
| 2 | mu ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) ki 2(disz)-sze3 | year: “Ur-Gilgameš, with 2 years |
| 3 | dumu#-gi7-me | the citizens |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-isz-ti2-su! | 1: Ur-Mištisu |
| 5 | 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2 | 1 Lu-melam, |
| 6 | gudu4? dingir inim-{d}szara2 | gudu(-priest) of the god Inim-Šara |
| 7 | 1(disz) e2-gesztin | 1 E-geštin |
| 8 | usz2 ti-al-ba-ni-du11 | Dead: Tialbanidu |
| 9 | usz2 lugal-ezem | Dead: Lugal-ezem |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}nu-musz-da | 1 Ur-Numušda |
| 11 | 1(disz) giri3-ni | 1: Girini; |
| 12 | 1(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}szara2 | 1 Niggur-Šara, |
| 13 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-an-dul3 | 1 Šara-andul |
| 14 | 1(disz) lugal-e-in-zu | 1 Lugal-e-inzu, |
| 15 | ug3-IL2-me | the porters |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) | total: 62 |
| 17 | szunigin 2(u)# la2 1(disz) dumu-gi7 | total: 19 captives |
| 18 | szunigin 8(disz) ug3-IL2 | total: 8 porters |
| 19 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20 | 1(u) engar <sza3>-gu4 diri-ga-me | 10 plowmen, <big> oxen, |
| 21 | kiszib3 ur-e11-e | under seal of Ur-e’e |
| 22 | ugula lu2-{d}da-ni | foreman: Lu-dani; |
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