Nisaba 23, 029 (P376110)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376110 |
| Museum no. | BM 110250 |
| 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(disz)] ugula ug3-IL2 tur-tur | 1 foreman: small porters |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal | 1 Lu-girizal, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gu2-an-ka | 1 Ur-Guanka, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur | 1 Ur-Addu, |
| 5 | 1(disz) ugula muhaldim 2(disz)-a-bi | 1 foreman, cook of 2 (mana wool for) Abi, |
| 6 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} | year: “The land of Zabšali.’ (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 7 | 1(disz) nig2-ka9 szesz-kal-la | 1 account of Šeškalla |
| 8 | 1(disz) lu2-gi-na ugula | 1 Lu-gina, foreman; |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur ugula | 1, Ur-Addu, foreman; |
| 10 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2# | 1 Lu-Enlila |
| 11 | 1(disz) ugula ug3-IL2 tur-tur | 1 foreman: UgIL, small; |
| 12 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gu2-an-ka | 1 Ur-Guanka, |
| 13 | 1(disz) lu2-iri | 1 Lu-iri, |
| 14 | 1(disz) in-sa6-sa6 | 1 Insasa |
| 15 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
| 16 | 1(disz) nig2-ka9 a2 geme2 | 1 account, labor of female laborers, |
| 17 | ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra | Ku-Ninura, |
| 18 | 1(disz) lugal-iti-da | 1 Lugal-itida |
| 19 | 1(disz) lu2-du11-ga | 1 Lu-duga, |
| 20 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-a-mu | 1: Šara-amu, |
| 21 | 1(disz) a-szi-an | 1 Ašan, |
| 22 | 1(disz) ugula muhaldim 2(disz)-a-bi | 1 foreman, cook of 2 (mana wool for) Abi, |
| 23 | 1(disz) ugula lu2 lunga 2(disz)-a-bi | 1 foreman, brewer: 2 (mana wool for) Abi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen | 1 Lu-Suen, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gu2-an-ka | 1 Ur-Guanka, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1 Ur-Dumuzida |
| 4 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-me-a | 1 Lugal-mea, |
| 6 | 1(disz) a-a-kal-la azlag2 | 1 Ayakala, the fuller, |
| 7 | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 8 | 1(disz) lu2-gi-na | 1 Lu-gina, |
| 9 | 1(disz) lugal-uszur3 | 1 Lugal-ušur, |
| 10 | sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | in Apisal |
| 11 | 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur ugula sza3 gu2-de3-na | 1 Ur-Iškur, foreman in charge of Gudena; |
| 12 | 1(disz) <szu>-gi {d}szara2-kam | 1 šugi of Šarakam, |
| 13 | 1(disz) <szu>-gi ur-{d}nu-musz-da | 1 šugi, Ur-Numushda |
| 14 | 1(disz) <szu>-gi i3-kal-la | 1 Šugi, Ikalla |
| 15 | 1(disz) <szu>-gi [x] | 1 šugi |
| 16 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
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