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Nisaba 23, 024 (P376097)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376097 |
| Museum no. | BM 110237 |
| 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 | 2(asz) 2(barig) sze-ba gur | 2 gur 2 barig barley rations |
| 2 | tur-tur-ra dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu | the little ones, the sons of Nanna-izu |
| 3 | 2(asz) gur me-ni-ku3 | 2 gur, Me-ni-ku |
| 4 | 2(asz) gur igi-su4-su4 | 2 gur, Igisusu |
| 5 | 2(asz) gur nin9-kal-la | 2 gur, Ninkalla |
| 6 | 2(asz) gur nin-ku3-zu | 2 gur, Nin-kuzu |
| 7 | 2(asz) gur sza-at-{d}ma-mi | 2 gur, Šat-Mami |
| 8 | 2(asz) gur geme2-nigar{gar} | 2 gur, Geme-nigar |
| 9 | 2(asz) gur nin-kur-ma | 2 gur, Ninkurma; |
| 10 | 2(asz) gur nin-ad-da | 2 gur, Nin-adda |
| 11 | 2(asz) gur geme2-{gesz}gigir | 2 gur, Geme-gigir |
| 12 | 2(asz) gur nin-en-sa6 | 2 gur, Nin-ensa |
| 13 | 2(asz) gur me-e2-gal-ta | from 2 gur Me-egal |
| 14 | 2(asz) gur nin-geszkim-zi | 2 gur, Nin-geškimzi; |
| 15 | 2(asz) gur i3-kal-la | 2 gur, Ikalla |
| 16 | 2(asz) gur ki-na | 2 gur, knead |
| 17 | 2(asz) gur nin-e-ba-an-sa6 | 2 gur, Nine-bansa |
| 18 | 2(asz) gur geme2-{d}a-szar2 | 2 gur Geme-Ašar |
| 19 | 2(asz) gur nin-{d}ku3-sig17 | 2 gur, Nin-kusig |
| 20 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-en-sa6 | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-ensa |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-kal-la | 1 gur 1 barig Ama-kala |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-zi-mah-abzu | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-zimah-abzu |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-me-a gesz? | 1 gur 1 barig, Ninmea, wood(?) |
| 4 | zah3 nin-e2-gal-e | the fugitive Ninegale |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur {d}ma-mi-hi-li-su3? | 1 gur 1 barig (for) Mamihilisu(?) |
| 6 | 2(asz) gur geme2-dub-la2 | 2 gur, Geme-dubla |
| 7 | zah3 lukur-kal-la | lukurkalla pig |
| 8 | 2(asz) gur nin-a-zu | 2 gur, Nin-azu |
| 9 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-geszkim-zi | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-geškimzi; |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-gi-na | 1 gur 1 barig Amagina |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-e2-gal-e | 1 gur 1 barig, Ninegale |
| 12 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}dumu-zi#-da | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-Dumuzida |
| 13 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur igi-in-sa6-sa6 | 1 gur 1 barig, Insasa |
| 14 | dumu lu2-gu-la | son of Lu-gula, |
| 15 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-ur4-sza3-ge dumu ur-zu | 1 gur 1 barig Ama-uršage, son of Urzu |
| 16 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur a-gal-zi dumu inim-{d}szara2 | 1 gur 1 barig, Agalzi, son of Inim-Šara |
| 17 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-e2-gal-e dumu e2-u6-e | 1 gur 1 barig, Ninegale, son of E-ue, |
| 18 | ugula tur-tur-a | foreman: Turtura; |
| 19 | 2(asz) 2(barig) gur nin-inim-gi-na | 2 gur 2 barig, Nin-inimgina |
| 20 | 2(asz) gur geme2-{d}szara2 | 2 gur Geme-Šara |
| 21 | 2(asz) gur geme2-{d}asznan | 2 gur, Geme-Ašnan |
| 22 | 2(asz) gur nin-a-zu | 2 gur, Nin-azu |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) gur lukur-dingir-ra | 2 gur, Lukur-dingira; |
| 2 | 2(asz) gur nin9-ku-li | 2 gur, Nin-kuli; |
| 3 | 2(asz) gur tur-tur-a | 2 gur, small, |
| 4 | 2(asz) gur ag-ga-mu | 2 gur, Aggamu |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-Dumuzida |
| 6 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-za3-ge-si | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-zagesi, |
| 7 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur lukur-kal-la | 1 gur 1 barig, Lukur-kalla |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-Šulpa'e |
| 9 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-nam-mah-zu | 1 gur 1 barig, Ninnammahzu |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-geszkim-zi | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-geškimzi; |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur lukur]-tur | 1 gur 1 barig, lukurtur |
| 12 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur ki]-sikil | 1 gur 1 barig, the maiden |
| 13 | 2(asz) 1(barig) [gur geme2-{d}]en-lil2-la2 | 2 gur 1 barig Geme-Enlila |
| 14 | 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur me-e2]-zi-ta | 1 gur 1 barig Me-ezita |
| 15 | 1(asz) [1(barig) gur geme2-{d}]li9-si4 dumu ur-ku3 | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-Lisi, son of Ur-ku |
| 16 | 1(asz) [1(barig) gur] geme2#-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6 | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-Ištaran, son of Lugal-isa |
| 17 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 gur 1 barig, Geme-gigir, son of Lu-Šara |
| 18 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir | 1 gur 1 barig Ama-Emaḫe, son of Inima-dingir, |
| 19 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}nanna <AN> | 1 gur 1 barig Geme-Šara, son of Lu-Nanna |
| 20 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-geszkim-zi dumu la-a-mu | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-geškimzi, son of Lāmu, |
| 21 | ugula nin-inim-gi-na | foreman: Nin-inimgina; |
| 22 | 2(asz) gur e2-lu2-lagar | 2 gur, Elulagar |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) gur nin-ba-tuku-szem5-du10-gal | 2 gur, Ninbatuku-šemdugal |
| 2 | szunigin 2(disz)! lukur 2(asz) 2(barig) gur-ta | total: 2 nadītu-plants, 2 gur 2 barig each, |
| 3 | szunigin 3(u) lukur 2(asz) gur-ta | total: 30 nadītu 2 gur each, |
| 4 | szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta | total: 27 nadītu, 1 gur 1 barig each, |
| 5 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur | its barley: 97 gur 1 barig; |
| 6 | sze-ba lukur {d}szara2 | barley rations of the nadītu of Šara |
| 7 | iti szu numun <<numun>> | month: “Hand of the seed, seed.> |
| 8 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
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