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Nisaba 23, 027 (P376108)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376108 |
| Museum no. | BM 110248 |
| 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 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta | 240 sar, cut with a bitumen vessel at 10 (volume-)sar each, |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | its labor: 22 days; |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 210 sar, hoed at 5 saar (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | its labor: 26 days; |
| 5 | 4(gesz2)! 3(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta | 363 sar, hoed at 6 saar (per day), |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 4(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 4 1/2 days; |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 240 sar, reeds piled up at 10 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | its labor: 16 days; labor of hirelings; |
| 9 | 4(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 4 (sixties) sar, reeds piled up at 10 saar (per day), |
| 10 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam a2 sza3!-gu4 | its labor: 24 days; labor of oxen drivers; |
| 11 | a-sza3 i3-da#?-mu#? | field Idamu |
| 12 | 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 945 sar, reeds piled up at 10 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 13 | a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 48 1/2 days; |
| 14 | [4(gesz2) 1(u)] 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 417 1/2 sar, hoed at 5 saar (per day) |
| 15 | [a2-bi] u4 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 51 1/2 days |
| 16 | [2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)] sar# al 6(disz) sar-ta | 199 1/2 sar, hoed at 6 saar (per day) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a2]-bi u4 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 26 1/2 days |
| 2 | [4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)] sar# al 4(disz) sar-ta | 416 sar, hoed at 4 sarta (per day) |
| 3 | [a2]-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(disz)-kam | its labor: 144 days |
| 4 | 6(gesz2) 4(u) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta | 420 sar, cut with a bitumen, at 20 (volume-)sar each |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 5(u)-kam | its labor: 50 days; |
| 6 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta | labor of hirelings: 6 sila3 each |
| 7 | a-sza3 sza-ra-hu!-um | field Šarahum, |
| 8 | ugula szesz-a-ni | foreman: Šešani; |
| 9 | giri3 i-szar-ru-um | via Išarrum |
| 10 | kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a | under seal of Gugua |
| 11 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen | year following: “Šu-Suen,’ |
| 12 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 | king of Ur |
| 13 | bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq ti-da-ni-im mu-du3 | He built the Amorite wall, the crucible of his life. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x] 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) | ... 190, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | gu-u2-gu-a | Gugua, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ma-an-szum2 | son of Manšum |
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