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Nisaba 26, 031 (P376039)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376039 |
| Museum no. | BM 110177 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | [n] 1(disz) [gurusz ...] | n 1 male laborers ... |
| 2 | [u4] 1(disz)-sze3 en-du8-du-ta | for 1 day from Endudu |
| 3 | [... a-s,a]-ru-um ka-ma#-ri2#{ki}-ka-sze3 | to the Aṣarum of Kamari |
| 4 | [ma2-la2]-a ib2-[gid2] | he will measure out the barley. |
| 5 | [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-s,a-ru-um ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ka ma2-la2 im-da-de6-a | n workdays, male laborers, aṣarum of Kamari barge brought. |
| 6 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz 5(disz) a2 1/3(disz) | 20 less 1 male laborers, 5 1/3 labor-time |
| 7 | u4 7(disz)-sze3 a-s,a-ru-um{ki}-ka-ta! | for 7 days from Aṣarum |
| 8 | e2-da-na-sze3 ma2-la2-a ib2-gid2 | he sailed the barge to his house. |
| 9 | 2(u) gurusz 5(disz) a2 1/3(disz) | 20 male laborers, 5 1/3 labor-hours |
| 10 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a ba-al-la | for 2 workdays on a barge loaded, |
| 11 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 ga2-nun-[...] | for 1 workday at Ganun- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a gid2-da | for 3 workdays, barge punted, |
| 2 | kiszib3 usz-mu | under seal of Ušmu |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 62 workdays, male laborers, |
| 4 | ma2-la2-a ak {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2 | a barge bound with a sandal, |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 en-du8-du-ta | 12 male laborers for 2 workdays at Endudu, |
| 6 | ka-sahar!(GISZ)-sze3 ma2-la2-a gid2-da | to Kasahar barge punted, |
| 7 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) [...] | 13 male laborers, 3 ... |
| 8 | u4 6(disz)-sze3 ka#-[...] | for 6 days ... |
| 9 | e2-da-na#-[sze3 gid2]-da | to his house long |
| 10 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2#-[a ...]-x-x | for 2 workdays on the barge ... |
| 11 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 ma2#-[la2-a] gid2#-da | for 3 days, barge punted |
| 12 | kiszib3 bi2-[du11]-ga | under seal of Biduga |
| 13 | a-ra2 2(disz@t)?-kam | it is the second time. |
| 14 | a2-bi 9(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) [...] | its labor: 944 ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu# sza#-asz#-ru#-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | bi2-du11-ga | he had spoken |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu la-a-sa6 | son of La’asa |
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