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Nisaba 23, 038 (P376134)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376134 |
| Museum no. | BM 110278 |
| 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 | [1(disz)] {d}szara2#-i3-zu | 1 Šara-izu |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi dumu nig2-gi4-ni-mu | 1 Ur-Mami, son of Niggina |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-zabala3{ki} | 1, Ur-Zabala, |
| 4 | ki lugal-nesag-e-ta | from Lugal-nesage |
| 5 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi dah-hu | 1: Ur-Mami, the steward; |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal-mas-su2 sa12!-du5 | 1 Lugal-massu, chief surveyor |
| 7 | ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2 | foreman: Lugal-mumag; |
| 8 | 1(disz) inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 Inim-Enlila, |
| 9 | 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga dumu ur-{d}szara2# | 1 Lu-duga, son of Ur-Šara |
| 10 | 1(disz) na-ba-mu | 1: Nabamu |
| 11 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 Lu-Šara, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4 | 1 Ur-gepar, |
| 13 | 1(disz) lugal-ur2-ra-ni | 1 Lugal-urani, |
| 14 | [1(disz)] ur#-{d}a-szar2 | 1 Ur-Ašar |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 Ur-Baba, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-{d}utu | 1 Ur-Utu, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-an-zi-za | 1 Ur-anziza, |
| 4 | 1(disz) a-zu-bi | 1: Azubi |
| 5 | 1(disz) i-ta-e3-a tir | 1 I-taea, the forest |
| 6 | 1(disz) a-al-li2-mu | 1 Allimu, |
| 7 | 1(disz) lugal-he2-sa6 | 1 Lugal-hesa, |
| 8 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu | 1 Lu-Utu, |
| 9 | 1(disz) a-lu5#-[lu5] | 1: Alulu |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-an-dul3 | 1 Ur-andul |
| 11 | 1(disz) x du-du# | 1 Dudu |
| 12 | 1(disz) ur-{d}[x] | 1 Ur-x |
| 13 | ugula {d}szara2-a-[mu] | foreman: Šara-amu |
| 14 | 1(disz) kur2 lu2-[...] | 1 kur2: Lu- |
| 15 | 1(disz) kur2 ur-[...] | 1 kur2: Ur- |
| 16 | 1(disz) kur2 [...] | 1 kur2 ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 2' | 1(disz) kur2 a-al#-[la] | 1 kur2: Alala |
| 3' | 1(disz) kur2 inim-{d}[szara2] | 1 kur2: Inim-Šara |
| 4' | 1(disz) x lu2-{d}[x] | 1 ... Lu-x |
| 5' | 1(disz) x ur-dingir-ra# | 1 ... Ur-dingira |
| 6' | 1(disz) x szesz-a-ni | 1 , Šešani; |
| 7' | 1(disz) x lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 1 ..., Lugal-magure |
| 8' | 1(disz) x lu2-bala-saga | 1 ... Lu-bala-saga |
| 9' | 1(disz) x inim-{d}szara2 2(disz) x-<kam> | 1 - Inim-Šara, 2 -kam, |
| 10' | ugula lu2-tur-tur | foreman: Lu-turtur; |
| 11' | 1(disz) kur2 ur-nigar{gar} | 1 kur2: Ur-nigar |
| 12' | 1(disz) kur2 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu {d}nanna-hi-li | 1 kur2: Lu-Šara, son of Nanna-ḫili |
| 13' | ugula in-sa6-sa6 | foreman: Insasa |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 7(asz) a gur | 7 gur of water |
| 2 | sze szuku-ra | barley for the šukura service |
| 3 | e2-kikken-ta | from the mill |
| 4 | ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta | from Lu-Šulgi |
| 5 | kiszib3 lugal-igi-husz | under seal of Lugal-igihuš; |
| 6 | mu en eridu{ki} <ba-hun> | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was hired.> |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-igi-husz | Lugal-igihuš, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ba-sa6 | son of Basa |
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