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Nisaba 23, 037 (P376132)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376132 |
| Museum no. | BM 110275 |
| 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 | 5(u) 1(disz) [geme2 3(ban2)] | 51 female workers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 2 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 3 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 4 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 5 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 6 | iti sig4 {gesz}i3-szub-ba ga2-ra | month: “Bricks cast in moulds, ready, |
| 7 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 8 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 9 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 10 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 11 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 12 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 13 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 14 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 15 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 16 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 17 | 7(disz) [geme2] a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, half-labor, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 18 | iti szu numun-na | month: “Šu-šēdu-nāru,’ |
| 19 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)# | 51 female workers, 3 ban2 (monthly rations each) |
| 20 | [7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)] | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each) |
| 21 | [iti min-esz3] | month: “Mini-eš, |
| 22 | [5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)] | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (per month) |
| 23 | [7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)] | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each) |
| 24 | [iti e2-iti-6(disz)] | month: “House-month-6,’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)] | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (per month) |
| 2 | [7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)] | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each) |
| 3 | [iti {d}li9-si4] | the month of Lisi |
| 4 | [5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)] | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (per month) |
| 5 | [7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)] | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each) |
| 6 | iti# ezem#-{d#}szul#-gi# | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 7 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 8 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 9 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 10 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 11 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 12 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 13 | 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 51 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 14 | 7(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | 7 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 15 | iti diri | extra month |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | total: 63 female laborers, 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) | total: 91 female laborers, 1/2 mana 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 18 | geme2 3(ban2) igi 1(u) 3(disz)-gal2-bi 5(u) 1(disz) | female laborers: 3 ban2, their 13th part: 51 |
| 19 | geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) igi 1(u) 3(disz)-gal2-bi 7(disz) | female laborers, labor: 1/2 (workday) 3 ban2, its 1 13th part: 7 |
| 20 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra a2 geme2 | the debit of the labor of female laborers |
| 21 | szesz-saga ugula usz-bar | Šeš-saga, foreman of weavers; |
| 22 | iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th month, |
| 23 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | from month "Harvest" |
| 24 | iti diri-sze3 | extra month: |
| 25 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
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