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Nisaba 23, 040 (P376138)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376138 |
| Museum no. | BM 110287 |
| 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 | 1(gesz2)# 2(u)# gurusz# kin# u2# sahar#-ba# | 60 workmen, grass-fed, in soil |
| 2 | gurusz?# e# x i7# ba#-al# | The young man ... the river |
| 3 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sar? kin u2 sahar-ba | 6 1/3 (volume-)sar work, grass and soil, |
| 4 | [e]-zi#-DU a2 e2-mah | EziDU, labor of the Emah |
| 5 | [n] 1(u) 5(disz) sar 5(gesz2) 9(disz) gin2? u2 asz# | n 15 sar 59 shekels aš-plant |
| 6 | u2 sze 1(disz) 1/2(disz) | and barley: 1 1/2 |
| 7 | [e]-zi-DU gu2#-edin#-na# | EziDU, the Gu'edena |
| 8 | [x] | |
| 9 | [n] 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar u2# sahar#-ba# | ... 62 1/2 sar grass and earth |
| 10 | kab2#-[ku5] | a kind of fish |
| 11 | a-sza3 a-bu3#-du#-du#? | field Abududu |
| 12 | 2(u) 5(disz) sar [x] | 25 sar |
| 13 | gesz ur3-ra [x] | ... tree |
| 14 | 2(u) 8(disz) sar x a2 sahar-ba | 28 sar ..., labor of the soil; |
| 15 | ka?-du [x] an | ... of An |
| 16 | siskur2? [x] | offering(?) |
| 17 | 3(disz) [x] | 3 ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa4 a!-da-ga ba-al!-[la] | the canal of Adaga irrigated |
| 2 | 7(disz) sar 1(u) <gin2> kin u2 sahar-ba | 7 sar 10 shekels work, grass and soil, |
| 3 | u2# du8#-ak# e-zi-du | “The food that you eat, the ezidu-plant |
| 4 | a-sza3 ugur2-tur tul2! 5(disz) <sar> GAN2-ka | field Ugurtur, irrigated, 5 <sar> of your field |
| 5 | a-sza3 GAN2-mah | field GAN-maḫ |
| 6 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 1/3(disz)? u2 sahar-ba | 3 1/3 (volume-)sar, 1/3(?) (volume) grass, |
| 7 | ka-a-bi#? x gu#-la# | Its mouth is a great |
| 8 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 9 | kiszib3 a-a-kal-la | under seal of Ayakalla |
| 10 | mu en {d}nanna# kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ukken-ne2 | son of Ukkene |
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