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Nisaba 23, 042 (P376141)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376141 |
| Museum no. | BM 110290 |
| 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 | [n] 4(disz) gurusz ARAD2!-mu ugula ARAD2-mu | n+4 male laborers, ARADmu, foreman: ARAD-mu |
| 2 | [n] 4(disz) gurusz [x-x] | n+4 male laborers ... |
| 3 | [...] lu2#-{d}da-mu SAR-bi?-sze3? | ... Lu-Damu |
| 4 | [...] lu2#-dingir-ra dub-sar ga2-nun-na | ... Lu-dingira, scribe of the Ganuna |
| 5 | [x] szesz-kal-la agar4-nigin2 | ... of Šeškalla, the miller |
| 6 | ur-dingir-ra lunga i3-dab5 | Ur-dingira, the brewer accepted; |
| 7 | 2(u) 1(disz) e2 edin-na | 21 houses in the steppe, |
| 8 | 1(disz) geme2 lugal-he2-gal2 i3-dab5 | 1 female slave, Lugal-hegal accepted; |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}musz-lah6 i3-dab5 | 1 Ur-mušlaḫ accepted; |
| 10 | szunigin? 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz zi-ga-am3 | total: 36 men, booked out; |
| 11 | la2-ia3 3(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2-mu | Deficit: 3 laborers, foreman: ARADmu |
| 12 | 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 24 male laborers, from it |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na | 12 (mana wool for) the Ganuna; |
| 14 | 4(disz) en-nu-ga2 ti-la | 4 guards, living, |
| 15 | 1(disz) gu4 niga gub-ba | 1 ox, grain-fed, stationed, |
| 16 | 1(disz) udu# usz2 | 1 sheep, dead |
| 17 | sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | in Apisal |
| 18 | szunigin? 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz zi-ga-am3 | total: 18 male laborers, booked out; |
| 19 | la2-ia3 6(disz) gurusz | deficit: 6 male laborers |
| 20 | ugula lu2-saga | foreman: Lu-saga; |
| 21 | 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 28 male laborers, from it |
| 22 | 2(u) 1(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na | 21 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 23 | 1(disz) bar-LAGAB#?-szu#?-ri2#?-mu i3-dab! | 1 Bar-LAGAB-šurimu seized |
| 24 | 1(disz) ARAD2-saga SAR-SAR-bi | 1 ARAD-saga, its sar-sar |
| 25 | 1(disz) ARAD2-mu i3-dab5 | 1 ARADmu accepted; |
| 26 | 1(disz) e2 gu4 | 1 oxen-house |
| 27 | szunigin? 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz gub-ba | total: 22 male laborers stationed |
| 28 | szunigin? la2-ia3 6(disz) gurusz | total, deficit: 6 male laborers |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugula a#-kal#-la# | foreman: Akalla |
| 2 | 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-[ta] | 22 male laborers, from it |
| 3 | 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz sza3 ga2-[nun-na] | 24 male laborers in the Ŋanuna district |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz kas4 i3-dab5 | 1 male worker, runner, seized; |
| 5 | 1(disz) sza3-gu4 lu2-{d}szara2 i3-dab5 | 1 ox, Lu-Šara accepted; |
| 6 | 2(disz) <a>-tu-kal | 2 (mana wool for) Atukal |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-e11-e | under seal of Ur-e’e |
| 8 | 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba | 1 Šeštaba |
| 9 | 1(disz) ISZ-mar-tu-IG | (and) 1 (for) Išmar-tuqqin |
| 10 | szunigin 2(u) [x] gurusz zi-ga-am3 | total: 20 ..., male laborers, booked out |
| 11 | la2-ia3 2(disz) gurusz | Deficit: 2 male laborers |
| 12 | ugula lu2-ga-mu | foreman: Lu-gamu; |
| 13 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz ugula nig2-ul-pa-e3 | 20 less 1 male laborers, foreman: Nig-ul-pa'e |
| 14 | 2(disz) ki lu2-ga-mu-ta | 2 with Lu-gamu |
| 15 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 16 | 1(u) 8(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na | 18 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 17 | la2-ia3 3(disz) gurusz | deficit: 3 male laborers, |
| 18 | ugula nig2-ul-pa-e3 | foreman: Nig-ulpa’e; |
| 19 | 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 35 male laborers, from it |
| 20 | 1(u) 7(disz) gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga | 17 reed baskets for the uzga house |
| 21 | 5(disz) a-IL2 ki-da-du10 | 5, porter: Kidadu; |
| 22 | 6(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-<na> | 6 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 23 | 1(disz) e2-lunga e2-gaz | 1 brewery, Egaz; |
| 24 | 2(disz) geme2 ur-{d}suen ga2-geme2 i3-dab5 | 2 female laborers: Ur-Suen, the slave-girl, accepted; |
| 25 | szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 31 male laborers, |
| 26 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 27 | la2-ia3 5(disz) gurusz | deficit: 5 male laborers |
| 28 | ugula lu2-kal-la | foreman: Lukalla; |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | ugula AN-[...] | foreman: Anu- |
| 2' | 4(u) la2 1(disz) [gurusz] | 49 male laborers |
| 3' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 4' | 1(disz) ma2 hun#-[ga2] | 1 hireling boat |
| 5' | 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz# | 32 male laborers |
| 6' | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 7' | szunigin 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz zi#-[ga-am3] | total: 35 male laborers, booked out |
| 8' | la2-ia3 4(disz) gurusz | deficit: 4 male laborers |
| 9' | ugula <lugal>-mu-ma-ag2# | foreman: Lugal-mumag |
| 10' | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 19 male laborer workdays, |
| 11' | 1(u) 8(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na | 18 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 12' | la2-ia3 1(disz) gurusz | Deficit: 1 male worker |
| 13' | ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re | foreman: Lugal-magure; |
| 14' | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 18 male laborers, from it |
| 15' | 3(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na | 3 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 16' | la2-ia3 1(u) gurusz | deficit: 10 male laborers |
| 17' | ugula ur-{d}gu-la | foreman: Ur-Gula; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 31 male laborers, from it |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu2-tur-tur i3-dab5 | 1 young man, he accepted; |
| 3 | 8(disz) bi2-du11-ga i3-<dab5> | 8 Biduga accepted; |
| 4 | 1(disz) kasz? kin-gi4-a x | 1 kingia-beer |
| 5 | 1(disz) ad#?-na4#?-x | 1 Adna-x, |
| 6 | 6(disz)! sza3 ga2-nun-<na> | 6 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 7 | 1(disz) na-ba-sa6 | 1: Nabasa |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma2 tul2-da tusz-a | 1 boat, tulda, sitting |
| 9 | 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e bir-bir i3-dab5 | 1 Lugal-emaḫe, birbir, accepted; |
| 10 | szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz zi-ga-am3 | total: 28 male laborers, booked out; |
| 11 | la2-ia3 8(disz) gurusz | deficit: 8 male laborers |
| 12 | esz3 didli ugula lugal-nig2-lagar-e | in all shrines, foreman: Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| 13 | 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta | 23 male laborers, from it |
| 14 | 3(disz) bi2-du11-ga i3-dab5 | 3 (mana wool for) Biduga accepted; |
| 15 | 1(u) a-bi sagi ib2-dab5 | 10: Abi, cupbearer, seized; |
| 16 | 1(disz) ma2-lah5 | 1 boatman, |
| 17 | 2(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na | 2 (mana wool for) Ganuna; |
| 18 | 4(disz) i7 e2-uz-ga | 4 (mana wool for) the E-uzga canal |
| 19 | szunigin 2(u) gurusz# [zi]-ga#-am3 | total: 20 male laborers, booked out |
| 20 | la2-ia3 2(disz) [n gurusz] | deficit: 2 n male laborers |
| 21 | ugula ur-[x] | foreman: Ur- |
| 22 | 2(u) 2(disz) [n] | 22 n |
| 23 | 1(disz) lu2#-[...] | 1: Lu-... |
| 24 | 2(disz) sza3# [ga2-nun-na] | 2 (mana wool for) Ganuna |
| 25 | 1(disz) ga#-[...] | 1: Ga-... |
| 26 | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 27 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 28 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 29 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
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