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Nisaba 23, 031 (P376118)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376118 |
| Museum no. | BM 110258 |
| 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 | [x x]-eb-gal igi-asz dumu [x] | ...-ebgal, Igiaš, son of ... |
| 2 | [x in?]-sa6-sa6 usz-bar [x] | ... is beautiful, weavers ... |
| 3 | [x ur]-{d}szul-pa-e3 ARAD2 [x] | ... Ur-Šulpa’e, servant of ... |
| 4 | [x ur-nigar]{gar} iszib {d}nin-gu-la [x] | ... Ur-nigar, incantation priest of Ningula |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-ezem ARAD2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur szandana | 1 Lugal-ezem, servant of Lu-Ninšubur, the sandana |
| 6 | ki ensi2-ka | from the governor |
| 7 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2# dumu-nita2 szusz3 | 1 Lu-Šara, son of Susa |
| 8 | ugula an-ne2?-ba-ab-du7 | foreman: Ane-babdu, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-gu | 1 Urgu, |
| 10 | ugula da-da-a | foreman: Dada |
| 11 | 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-[re] | 1 Ur-Iškur, son of Lugal-gigirre |
| 12 | ugula [x] | foreman: |
| 13 | nu-banda3 u-bar [(x)] | overseer: Ubar |
| 14 | 1(disz) e-ga-du-du | 1 Egadudu |
| 15 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 1 Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| 16 | 1(disz) lugal-me-a | 1 Lugal-mea, |
| 17 | ugula ur-zu | foreman: Urzu; |
| 18 | nu-banda3 a-kal-la dumu szu-gid2 | the overseer: Akalla, son of Šugid; |
| 19 | 1(disz) i3?-du-du-a | 1 Idudua, |
| 20 | 1(disz) {d}utu-di-de3 dumu lugal-me-a | 1 Utu-dide, son of Lugalmea |
| 21 | ugula szu-gid2 | foreman: Šugid; |
| 22 | 1(disz) ur-zabala3{ki} | 1, Ur-Zabala, |
| 23 | ugula a-kal-la dumu ur-{d}eb-gal | foreman: Akalla, son of Ur-Ebgal |
| 24 | nu-banda3 gu3-de2-a | the overseer: Gudea |
| 25 | 1(disz) lugal-gaba | 1 Lugal-gaba, |
| 26 | 1(disz) nita-babbar2#? | 1 white male kid |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula lu2-sza-lim | foreman: Lu-šalim |
| 2 | 1(disz) na-ba-sa6 | 1: Nabasa |
| 3 | 1(disz) [x]-sza-e-mu | 1 ...-ša-emu |
| 4 | [...]-NI# szesz lugal-za3-e3 | ... brother of Lugalzage |
| 5 | [...]-ra# mu10-us2-sa2 lugal-za3-e3 | ... Lugalzage |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 8' | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 9' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 10' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 11' | ki [x] | ...; |
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