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Nisaba 23, 043 (P376143)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376143 |
| Museum no. | BM 110292 + BM 110332 |
| 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) sila3 gurusz | 1 sila3: the male laborers; |
| 2 | kas4 szusz3 | messenger, cattle manager |
| 3 | 1(disz) lu2-kal-la sipa | 1: Lukalla, shepherd; |
| 4 | ugula kas4 | foreman of runners |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}utu | 1/2 (workman): Lu-Utu |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) ur-eb-gal | 1/2 (workman): Ur-ebgal |
| 7 | i3-du8-me | they are gatekeepers |
| 8 | 1(disz) lugal-nig2-lagar-[e] sipa | 1 Lugal-nig-lagare, shepherd |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-gal | 1 Ur-gal, |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) lugal-mudra5 | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-muda |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) lugal-ku3-[zu] | 1/2 workman: Lugal-kuzu |
| 12 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}[x] | 1/2 (workman): Lu-x |
| 13 | u2-IL2 [x x x x] | he carried ... |
| 14 | ugula a-du-du | foreman: Adudu; |
| 15 | 1/2(disz) szesz-a-ni | 1/2 workman: Šešani. |
| 16 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 | 1/2 workman: Lu-Šara. |
| 17 | szagina giri3-sal-me | general of the chariotry, |
| 18 | 1/2(disz) ur-sukkal | 1/2 workman: Ur-sukkal |
| 19 | 1/2(disz) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge | 1/2 (workman): Šarabazige |
| 20 | 1/2(disz) lugal-kisal | 1/2 (workman): Lugalkisal |
| 21 | 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir | 1/2 (workman): Lu-dingir |
| 22 | 1/2(disz) lu2-me-lam2 | 1/2 workman: Lu-melam; |
| 23 | 1/2(disz) szu-{d}er3-ra | 1/2 (workman): Šu-Erra |
| 24 | 1/2(disz) ur-e2-mah | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Emah. |
| 25 | 1/2(disz) a-a-kal-la | 1/2 workman: Ayakalla |
| 26 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 2(disz)-<kam> | 1/2 (workman): Lu-Šara, 2nd (man). |
| 27 | 1/2(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 1/2 (workman): Lugal-gigire |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) {d}[...] | 1/2 (workman): PN |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) {d}en-ki-[he2-gal2] | 1/2 (workman): Enki-hegal |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) ab-ba-saga | 1/2 (workman): Abbasaga |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) i-ta-e3-a | 1/2 (workman): Itaea |
| 5 | giri3 a-u2-a iszib? | via A’ua, the išib(?) |
| 6 | ugula ur-{d}en-[lil2-la2] | foreman: Ur-Enlila |
| 7 | 1(disz) a2-[...] | 1: A- |
| 8' | 1(disz) ha#-ha#-sza gudu4 {d}nansze | 1 hahaša, gudu-priest of Nanše |
| 9' | gurusz | young man |
| 10' | esz3 didli ma-da | the many shrines of the land |
| 11' | 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4 | 1 Ur-gepar, |
| 12' | 1/2(disz) musz-lah5 | 1/2 mušlaḫ |
| 13' | 1/2(disz) gu4-dur2 | 1/2 ox, |
| 14' | 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni | 1 Kugani |
| 15' | 1(disz) gudu4 {d}nin-ildu3-ma | 1 gudu-priest of Nin-ilduma, |
| 16' | 1(disz) x-x-i3-sa6 dumu ba-a-a-ti | 1 -isa, son of Ba'ati |
| 17' | e2 zabala3{ki}-me | the house of Zabalam, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | szunigin 3(u) gurusz# | total: 30 male laborers |
| 2' | sza3 [...] | The heart |
| 3' | 1(disz) ku3-[...] | 1 Ku- |
| 4' | 1(disz) lugal-[...] | 1 Lugal- |
| 5' | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}[...] | 1/2 (workman): Ur- |
| 6' | 1/2(disz) [...] | 1/2 (workman) |
| 7' | 1/2(disz) lu2-kal-[la] | 1/2 (workman): Lukalla |
| 8' | 1(disz) ur-{d}[...] | 1 Ur- |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) aga3-us2 | 1 soldier, |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) du-[x] | 1/2 (workman): Du... |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) kas4 aga3-us2 | 1/2 (workman): Kaš, soldier |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4 | 1 Ur-gepar, |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}su4 aga3-us2 | 1/2 workman: Lu-Su, soldier |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) u3-na-a2 aga3-us2 | 1/2 (workman): Una’a, soldier. |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}suen szesz-[tab-ba] | 1/2 (workman): Lu-Suen, brother-in-law |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) {d}szara2-mu-tum2 szesz-tab-[ba] | 1/2 (workman): Šara-mutum, the brother-in-law |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi szesz-tab-ba# | 1/2 (workman): Ur-Mami, Šeštaba |
| 10 | ugula gu-u2-gu-a | foreman: Gugua |
| 11 | 1(disz) nimgir-an-ne2 | 1: Nimgir-ane; |
| 12 | 1/2(disz) a-a-kal-la dumu ad-[da-...] | 1/2 workman: Ayakala, son of Adda- |
| 13 | 1(disz) usz-szum2-ma | 1 ušsumma |
| 14 | 1(disz) lugal-im-ru#-[a] | 1 Lugal-imrua |
| 15 | 1(disz) ur-hu#-la# | 1 Urhula |
| 16 | 1(disz) [...]-{d}inanna | 1 ...-Inanna |
| 17 | 1(disz) lu2#-inim-gi#-[na] | 1: Lu-inimgina |
| 18 | 1(disz) {d}[...] | 1: PN |
| 19 | 1(disz) sza3-[x] | 1: ...; |
| 20 | 1(disz) nig2-ka-[x] | 1 Nig-ka-x |
| 21 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul#-gi# dumu ur-[...] | 1 Ur-Šulgi, son of Ur- |
| 22 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-ba-an-[sa6 dumu] ha-ba-[lu5-ge2] | 1 Šara-bansa, son of Habaluge |
| 23 | 1(disz) a-ab-ba-mu# | 1 Abbamu |
| 24 | 1(disz) ka-tar [(x)] | 1: Katar |
| 25 | 1(disz) szesz-kal#-[la] | 1 Šeškalla |
| 26 | 1/2(disz) ur-{d}[...] | 1/2 (workman): Ur- |
| 27 | 1/2(disz) {d}[...] | 1/2 (workman): PN |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) hu-wa-wa dumu lu2-saga# | 1 Huwawa, son of Lu-saga |
| 2 | sza3 ka-re-sag | in Karesag |
| 3 | bar-ra-kar-ra-me | we shall smite. |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra x | 1 Ur-dingira |
| 5 | 1(disz) igi-an-na-ke4-zu | 1: Igi-ana-kezu |
| 6 | ugula lugal-a2-zi-da | foreman: Lugal-azida; |
| 7 | 1(disz) a-ba-{d}szara2-gin7 | 1 Aba-Šara-gin |
| 8 | ugula ab-ba | foreman: Abba; |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}suen | 1 Ur-Suen, |
| 10 | ugula ARAD2 | foreman: ARAD; |
| 11 | 1(disz) inim-{d}szara2 | 1 Inim-Šara, |
| 12 | ugula {d}szara2-mu-tum2 | foreman: Šara-mutum |
| 13 | 1(disz) inim-ma-ni-zi | 1 Inim-manizi, |
| 14 | [1(disz)] ur#-mes | 1 Ur-mes |
| 15 | 1(disz) ku3#?-e2#-[x] x | 1 Ku-e..., |
| 16 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra# | 1 Lu-dingira |
| 17 | 1(disz) {d}a2-zi-da-asz? | 1 Azidaš(?) |
| 18 | ugula e2-sag-il2-la! | foreman: Esagila; |
| 19 | 1(disz) inim-{d}szara2 | 1 Inim-Šara, |
| 20 | ugula u4-ga-ni | foreman: Ugani |
| 21 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra lunga | 1 Lu-dingira, the brewer, |
| 22 | ugula ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | foreman: Ur-Dumuzida; |
| 23 | ugula gi-na-mu | foreman: Ginamu |
| 24 | dumu gudu4-me | sons of gudu-priests |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ugula lugal-nig2-lagar-e | 1 foreman: Lugal-nig-lagare, |
| 2 | 2(disz) ugula lu2-du10-ga | 2, foreman: Lu-duga; |
| 3 | szu-ku6-me | fisherman |
| 4 | 2(disz) ugula {d}szara2-a-mu | 2 foreman: Šara-āmu |
| 5 | 2(disz) ur-su4-nig2 | 2 (mana wool for) Ur-sugi |
| 6 | nu-{gesz}kiri6-me | we are gardeners |
| 7 | erin2 {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-ra2-me | our troops bound in a bag, |
| 8 | 1(disz) za-ti gudu4 | 1: Zatti, the gudu-priest; |
| 9 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz | total: 69 1/2 male laborers |
| 10 | la2-ia3 iri-ta nu-e3-a | Deficit of the city that has not yet left |
| 11 | sza3 bala-a | in the bala |
| 12 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 13 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
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