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Nisaba 23, 019 (P376086)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376086 |
| Museum no. | BM 110226 |
| 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) 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 104 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | a-sza3 muru13 | field muru; |
| 3 | 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz i7 la-ni | 42 male laborers from Lani canal, |
| 4 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz amar-kiszi17 | 11 male laborers, Amar-kiši |
| 5 | 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz gu2-edin-na | 34 male laborers from Gu-edina, |
| 6 | 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz usz-gid2-da | 47 male laborers, long-distance workers |
| 7 | lu2 e2-gal-e-si | the man of Egal-esi |
| 8 | 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz szu-nu-kusz2 | 21 male laborers, šunukush, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zar3# tab-ba szu ur3-ra | šar tabba-soapwort spread over the hand |
| 2 | ugula lugal-iti-da | foreman: Lugal-itida; |
| 3 | kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu | under seal of Lugal-kuzu |
| 4 | a2 giri3-gub nu-ub-gar | the labor of the footstool was not performed, |
| 5 | mu us2-sa en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year following: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-ku3-zu | Lugal-kuzu |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3 | son of Ur-nigar, cattle manager |
Sources & licences
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