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Nisaba 23, 023 (P376092)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376092 |
| Museum no. | BM 110232 |
| 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 | 7(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3 | 7 male laborers for 4 days |
| 2 | kun-zi-da kun-nagar gub-ba | stationed at the kunzida station, |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3 {gi}gil | 6 workdays, male laborers, reed mats, |
| 4 | 7(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 en-du8-du-ta dub-la2-{d}utu-sze3 u2 ga6-ga2 | 7 workdays, male laborers from Endudu to Dubla-Utu grass carried; |
| 5 | [7(disz)] gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5-sze3 | 7 male laborers for 2 workdays at Kabkug |
| 6 | x x# gub-ba | stationed |
| 7 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-[sze3 ...] | 6 male laborers for 5 days |
| 2 | a-sza3 la2-mah-ta i7 {d#}amar-{d}suen-ke4-{ga2}gar-sze3 gi ga6!-ga2 | from the field Lamaḫ to the Amar-Suena-gar canal reed carried |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 du6-{u2}kiszi17-ta | 6 male laborers for 3 workdays at the Dukiši, |
| 4 | kab2-ku5 i7 sal4-la-sze3 | to the reservoir of the Salla canal, |
| 5 | [x] gi-zi ga6-ga2 | ... reed carried |
| 6 | ugula i7 pa-e3 | foreman: Id-Pa'e; |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-lugal | under seal of Ur-lugal; |
| 8 | mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-lugal | Ur-lugal |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-a-gi4 | son of Da’agi, |
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