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Nisaba 23, 016 (P376081)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376081 |
| Museum no. | BM 110221 |
| 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 | [1(gesz2)] 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta | 115 male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day) |
| 2 | 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz al 6(disz) sar-ta | 48 1/2 male laborers, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| 3 | 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 58 male laborers, weeds cut at 15 sar (per day), |
| 4 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-[ta] | labor of hirelings: 6 sila3 each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 amar-kiszi17 | field Amar-kiši |
| 2 | ugula a-gu-gu | foreman: Agugu |
| 3 | kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si | under seal of Egal-esi |
| 4 | giri3 lugal-iti-da | via Lugal-itida |
| 5 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e2-gal-e-si | Egalesi |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lu2-{d}szara2 | son of Lu-Šara, |
| 4 | sa12-du5-ka | of the chief surveyor |
Sources & licences
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