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Nisaba 23, 044 (P376152)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376152 |
| Museum no. | BM 110303 |
| 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(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 5 iku field area: gur-garment, gur8-garments, 3/4 icu field area each, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 ° field area per (day) |
| 2 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 91 1/2 days, 6 shekels |
| 3 | [n] 4(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra <a-ra2> 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | n+ 4 iku field area: textiles, 1/2 <rods> 1/4 icu field area each, threshing floor, 2 (disz) 5 ik field area per (day) |
| 4 | [a2] erin2-na-bi u4 6(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2-kam | its labor-troop: 184 1/3 days, 4 shekels |
| 5 | [n] 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra [a]-ra2 3(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | n bur3 field area: harrowing, 3 times, at 5 iku field area each |
| 6 | [a2] erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2-kam | its labor-troop: 166 1/3 4 shekels |
| 7 | [n] GAN2 gesz ur3-ra [a]-ra2# | n hectares of arable land, times |
| 8 | [a2 erin2]-na-bi u4 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam | its labor-troop: 248 shekels |
| 9 | [GAN2]-gu4 | oxen field |
| 10 | [n] 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra [a]-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | ... 1 bur3 4 1/2 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each |
| 11 | [a2 erin2]-na#-bi u4 5(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam | its labor-troop: 55 2/3 days, 8 shekels |
| 12 | [szuku] engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 gu2-edin-na | field Gu-edina, |
| 2 | 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2#-ta ta | 1 eše3 5 1/4 iku field area: garments, 1/2 icu field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 ik field area each |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its troops’ labor: 48 1/2 days |
| 4 | 4(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 field area: harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku field area each; |
| 5 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 96 1/3 days, 4 shekels; |
| 6 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 7 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 3 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each, |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 18 shekels; |
| 9 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 10 | a-sza3 usz-gid2-da | field Ušgida, |
| 11 | 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1 1/2 iku field area: woven textiles, 1/2 <1> 1/4 [iku] field area, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each; |
| 12 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 91 1/3 days, 4 shekels; |
| 13 | 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 4 bur3 2 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku surface area each, |
| 14 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) <gin2> kam | labor of the troops: 88 shekels per day, |
| 15 | a-sza3 GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 | field of Lu-Šara, |
| 16 | 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 5 bur3 1 eše3 1 3/4 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 (iku) field area each, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) 1(u) 8(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 97 workdays, 18 shekels; |
| 2 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 3 | 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku surface area each, |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 7(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 7 days 12 shekels; |
| 5 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 6 | a-sza3 GAN2-ansze | field GANanše; |
| 7 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 2 iku field area: textiles, 3/4 icu field area each, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 ik field area (per day) |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 4(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 44 days, 12 shekels; |
| 9 | 3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 3 iku field area, harrowing, at 1 (disz) rate per 1 (iku) field area each |
| 10 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 4(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 34 days; 12 shekels; |
| 11 | a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2 u3 a-sza3 a-muru13 GAN2 {d}szara2 | the field Du-Šara and the field Amuru, the field of Shara; |
| 12 | 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 2 eše3 field area: textiles, 1/4 iku, at the root of the harrowing, 2 times, at 5 icu field area each; |
| 13 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2-kam | its labor of troops: 62 1/3 days, 5 shekels; |
| 14 | 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 5(iku) GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 2 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 2 times, at 5 iku surface area each, |
| 15 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2-kam | labor of the troops: 57 1/2 days, 6 shekels |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [GAN2]-gu4 | oxen field |
| 2 | [... GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 [2(disz)!] 5(iku) GAN2-ta | ... harrowing, 2 iku each (day) |
| 3 | [a2 erin2]-na#-bi u4 5(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2-kam | its labor-troop: 5 1/3 days 4 shekels |
| 4 | [szuku] engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 5 | [a]-sza3# szu-nu-kusz2 | field Shunukush |
| 6 | a2# gesz ur3-ra | labor of hoeing |
| 7 | [a]-sza3#-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 8 | [ugula] i7 pa-e3 | foreman: I-pa'e |
| 9 | kiszib3# lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra | under seal of Lu-Šulgi |
| 10 | [mu] us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma-[ke4] bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year after: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra | for Lu-Šulgi |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da-ga | son of Dadaga, |
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