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Nisaba 23, 032 (P376121)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376121 |
| Museum no. | BM 110261 |
| 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 | 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1(disz) | 2 eše3 field area: garments, 1 garment |
| 2 | 1(bur3) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1/4 iku each, harrowing, 3 times, 4 1/2 icu each, |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 122 days; |
| 4 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(disz) 1(disz) gin2 GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 1 eše3 field area: textiles, 1/2 (volume-)shekel 1 shekel each, |
| 5 | <GAN2> gesz ur3!-ra a-ra2 3(disz)! 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | <field> of harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku (a day), |
| 6 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) | its troops’ labor: 184 days; |
| 7 | 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 7 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 4 times, at 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 142 days; |
| 9 | 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 6 bur3 3 iku field area: harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 10 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 142 days; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 2 | 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 field area: harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)-kam | its troops' labor: 36 days; |
| 4 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 5 | 4(iku) GAN2 tug2-gur8 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 iku field area: textiles, 1 1/2 icu field area, harrowing, at 4 1/2 sila field each; |
| 6 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 2(disz) ki szum2-ma | its troops’ labor: 42 days; when given, |
| 7 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 8 | a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} | the field Kamari |
| 9 | ugula ab-ba-saga | foreman: Abbasaga |
| 10 | kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam lu2-{d}szara2 | under seal of the office of administrator of Lu-Šara; |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a mah mu-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the great stele erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}szara2 | Lu-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{gesz}gigir | son of Ur-gigir, |
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