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Nisaba 23, 030 (P376115)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376115 |
| Museum no. | BM 110255 |
| 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(szar2) 4(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a de2 | 63 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area: irrigated; |
| 2 | 3(bur'u) GAN2 a sahar-ra!(UM) | 30 bur3 field area: water from the sahara canal |
| 3 | 2(bur'u) GAN2 sze-AN | 20 bur field |
| 4 | gu4! a-pi4-sal4{ki} | ox of Apisal |
| 5 | 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 | 64 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field, |
| 6 | 4(bur'u) a sahar-ra! u3 sze-AN | 40 bur of dust and barley |
| 7 | gu4 gu2-edin-na | ox or bull of the Gu-edina |
| 8 | 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 szuku ensi2 | 15 bur3 field area: ration of the governor; |
| 9 | szunigin 5(szar2) 3(bur3) GAN2 | total: 5 car 3 bur3 field area |
| 10 | sza3#-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 11 | 1(gesz2)# 2(u) 8(disz) sze gur | 68 gur of barley |
| 12 | [szunigin] 4(szar2)# 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 | total: 4 šar2 41 bur3 2 iku surface area |
| 13 | [x x x] a-sza3 aga3-us2 | ... field, soldier |
| 14 | lu2# gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x] GAN2 bar-ra-kar-ra | [x] field of Borakara |
| 2 | [x] a-pi4-sal4{ki} | of Apisal |
| 3 | [4(szar2)] x 2(iku) GAN2 bar-ra-kar-ra gu2-edin-na | 4 car ... 2 iku field area: Borakara, Gu-edina |
| 4 | [x] gurusz apin 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-ta | x plowmen, 1 eše3 3 iku surface area each |
| 5 | [x gurusz] sza3-gu4!(BI) 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 | x male laborers, oxen-drivers, 22 bur3 surface area |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) n 3(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 | 123 male laborers, oxen-drivers, |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz erin2 diri | 210 workmen, exempted, |
| 8 | gurusz 1(disz)-e 3(bur3)# GAN2-ta | for 1 male worker, 3 bur3 field area each |
| 9 | u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 | for 16 days |
| 10 | a-sza3-bi 2(szar2) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 | its area: 226 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku |
| 11 | szunigin# 4(szar2) 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 | total: 4 carp 41 bur3 2 eše3 1 iku surface area |
| 12 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 13 | 3(bur'u) 5(iku) GAN2 ib2-uru4! | 35 iku surface area, cultivated, |
| 14 | nig2-ka9-ak sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) | accounts of barley rations |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | a-pi4-sal4{ki} gu2-edin-na | Apisal, the Gu’edena |
| 2 | u3 musz-bi-an-na | and Mušbiana |
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