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Nisaba 23, 036 (P376130)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376130 |
| Museum no. | BM 110272 |
| 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 | [x] sze#-ba gur | x gur barley rations |
| 2 | tur#-tur-ra | small ones |
| 3 | 2(asz) gur me-ni-ku3 | 2 gur, Me-ni-ku |
| 4 | 2(asz) gur igi-su4-su4 | 2 gur, Igisusu |
| 5 | 2(asz) <gur> nin9-kal-la | 2 gur, Ninkalla |
| 6 | 2(asz) nin-ku3-zu | 2: Nin-kuzu |
| 7 | 2(asz) sza-at-{d}ma-mi | 2: Šat-Mami; |
| 8 | 2(asz) geme2-nigar{gar} | 2: Geme-nigar |
| 9 | 2(asz) nin-kur-ma | 2: Nin-kurma |
| 10 | zah3 nin-ad-da | wild goat of Nin-ada |
| 11 | 2(asz) geme2-{gesz}gigir | 2 (gur) Geme-gigir |
| 12 | 2(asz) nin-en-sa6 | 2: Nin-ensa; |
| 13 | 2(asz) me-e2-gal-ta | 2 (gur) Me-egala |
| 14 | 2(asz) nin-geszkim-zi | 2: Nin-geškimzi; |
| 15 | 2(asz) i3-kal-la | 2: Ikalla |
| 16 | 2(asz) ki-na | 2 (gur) Kina |
| 17 | 2(asz) nin-e-ba-an-sa6 | 2: Nine-bansa |
| 18 | 2(asz) geme2-{d}a-szar2 | 2: Geme-Ašar; |
| 19 | zah3 nin-{d}ku3-sig17 | wild goat of Nin-kusig |
| 20 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-en-sa6 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Nin-ensa |
| 21 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-kal-la | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ama-kala |
| 22 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-zu | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ninnammahzu |
| 23 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-me-a | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ninmea |
| 24 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-e | 1 gur 1 barig, Ninegale |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}ma-mi-hi-li-<su3> | 1 gur 1 barig (for) Mami-ḫilissu |
| 2 | 2(asz) geme2-dub-la2 | 2 (gur) Geme-dubla |
| 3 | zah3 nin-a-zu | the fugitive Ninazu |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi | 1 gur 1 barig (for) Nin-geškimzi |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-gi-na | 1 (gur) 1 barig Amagina |
| 6 | zah3 nin-e2-gal-e | the fugitive Ninegale |
| 7 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Dumuzida |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) igi-sa6-sa6 dumu lu2-gu-la | 1 (gur) 1 barig, Igisasa, son of Lu-gula |
| 9 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-ur4-sza3-ge dumu ur-zu | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ama-uršage, son of Urzu |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) a-gal-zi dumu inim-{d}szara2 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Agalzi, son of Inim-Šara |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-e dumu e2-u6-e | 1 (gur) 1 barig, Ninegale, son of E-ue, |
| 12 | libir-am3 | of the old |
| 13 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-saga dumu lu2#-[gu-la] dumu lu2-du-mu | 1 aš 1 barig Geme-saga, son of Lu-gula, son (of) Lu-dumu |
| 14 | ugula tur-tur-ra | foreman: Klein-Turra |
| 15 | 2(asz) 2(barig) nin-inim-gi-[na] | 2 (gur) 2 barig Nin-inimgina |
| 16 | 2(asz) geme2-{d}szara2 | 2 (gur) Geme-Šara |
| 17 | 2(asz) nin-a-zu | 2: Nin-azu |
| 18 | 2(asz) lukur-kal-la | 2: Lukur-kalla; |
| 19 | 2(asz) nin9-ku-li | 2: Nin-kuli; |
| 20 | 2(asz) tur-tur-ra | 2 small (vessels) |
| 21 | zah3 ag-ga-mu | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}[dumu-zi-da] | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Dumuzida |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-za3-ge-si | 1 (gur) 1 barig Nin-zagesi |
| 3 | 2(asz) lukur-kal-la | 2: Lukur-kalla; |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Šulpa’e |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-[zu] | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ninnammahzu |
| 6 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi# | 1 gur 1 barig, Nin-geškimzi |
| 7 | zah3 lukur-tur | pig of the nadītu-priest |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ki-sikil | 1 (gur) 1 barig, the maiden |
| 9 | 2(asz) geme2-{d}en-lil2-la2# | 2: Geme-Enlila |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) me-e2-zi-ta | 1 (gur) 1 barig Me-ezita |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}li9-si4 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Lisi |
| 12 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Ištaran, son of Lugal-isa |
| 13 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-gigir, son of Lu-Šara |
| 14 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ama-Emaḫe, son of Inima-dingir |
| 15 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}szara2 dumu <dumu> lu2-{d}nanna | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-Šara, son of Lu-Nanna |
| 16 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi dumu la-a-mu | 1 (gur) 1 barig (for) Nin-geškimzi, son of La’amu |
| 17 | libir-me | old, old |
| 18 | 2(asz) pesz2-tur dumu ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba | 2: Peštur, son of Ur-Šara, chief accountant; |
| 19 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin9-kal-la dumu ur-saga | 1 (gur) 1 barig Ninkalla, son of Ur-saga |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi dumu szesz-kal-la | 1 (gur) 1 barig (for) Nin-geškimzi, son of Sheshkalla |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-eb-gal dumu lugal-e2-mah-e | 1 (gur) 1 barig Geme-ebgal, son of Lugal-emaḫe |
| 3 | dah-hu-me | |
| 4 | ugula nin-inim-gi-na | foreman: Nin-inimgina; |
| 5 | 2(asz) e2 lu2 ugula lukur | 2: the house of a man, foreman of nadītu; |
| 6 | 2(asz) nin-ba!-ur4!-KWU518!-du10!-gal | 2 (gur): Nin-bār-kugdugal |
| 7 | szunigin 2(disz) lukur 2(asz) 2(barig) gur-ta | total: 2 nadītu-plants, 2 gur 2 barig each, |
| 8 | szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 2(asz) gur-ta | total: 27 nadītu gur 2 gur each, |
| 9 | szunigin 3(u) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta | total: 30 nadītu, 1 gur 1 barig each, |
| 10 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) gur | its barley: 104 gur |
| 11 | sze-ba lukur {d}szara2 | barley rations of the nadītu of Šara |
| 12 | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th month, |
| 13 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru#-um#{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed.{f} |
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