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Nisaba 23, 035 (P376128)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376128 |
| Museum no. | BM 110270 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 8(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 8 bur3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 (volume-)iku each; |
| 2 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) | its troops’ labor: 98 5/6 days; |
| 3 | 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 23 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 3 times, at 5 iku surface area each; |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) | labor of the troops: 96 workdays; |
| 5 | 1(bur'u) 9(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 1(disz) 1(esze3)# GAN2-ta | 19 bur3 3 iku field area, harrowing, 1 times, at 1 eše3 field area each |
| 6 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 142 1/2 days |
| 7 | a-sza3 gu2-edin-na | field Gu-edina, |
| 8 | 4(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku, at the root of the tree, 2 times, at 5 (iku) field area each; |
| 9 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 6(gesz2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) | its troops’ labor: 164 1/3 workdays; |
| 10 | 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1 1/4 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each; |
| 11 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz) | its troops’ labor: 25 days |
| 12 | 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku)! GAN2-ta | 5 bur3 field area: harrowing, 3 times, at 5 iku field area each; |
| 13 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1/2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 195 days |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 usz-gid2#-[da] | field Ušgida |
| 2 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! [GAN2] gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2#-[ta] | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(disz) [n] | its troops’ labor: 121 days |
| 4 | 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku surface area each, |
| 5 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 93 1/2 days |
| 6 | a-sza3 GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 | field of Lu-Šara, |
| 7 | 3(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each; |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2/3(disz) | its troops’ labor: 420 2/3 days; |
| 9 | 6(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 6 bur3 harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku each, |
| 10 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1/2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 190 less 1/2 days; |
| 11 | a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2 | field Du-Šara, |
| 12 | 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each; |
| 13 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) | the labor of the troops: 92 1/2 days |
| 14 | 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 5 bur3 field area: harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku field area each; |
| 15 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz)! | its troops’ labor: 98 days |
| 16 | a-sza3 me-en-kar2 | field Me-enkar, |
| 17 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 18 | 6(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 1(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta | 6 bur3 field area: harrowing, 1 times, at 1 eše3 field surface each; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2 erin2-na-bi <u4> 5(u) 4(disz) | its labor of troops: 54 days |
| 2 | szuku engar sza3-gu4 | Šuku, plowman of oxen, |
| 3 | a2 gesz ur3-ra | labor of hoeing |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 2 | kiszib3 i7 pa-e3 | under seal of Id-pa’e; |
| 3 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The silver of the throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i7-pa-e3 | Ipa'e |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lu2-{d}szara2 | son of Lu-Šara, |
| 4 | sa12-du5 | chief surveyor |
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