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Nisaba 23, 045 (P376156)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376156 |
| Museum no. | BM 110307 |
| 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] 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+8 1/2 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | mu# en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| 3 | [sza3]-bi#-ta | from there |
| 4 | [x] 1(ban2) sze gur | x gur 1 ban2 barley |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) | its labor: 122 days; |
| 6 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 7 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 8 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 9 | la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 96 1/2 workdays, male laborers, |
| 10 | lu2-{d}isztaran | Lu-Ištaran |
| 11 | 8(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 184 2/3 workdays, male laborers, |
| 12 | la2-ia3 mu sza-asz-ru{ki} | deficit of the year: “Šašru. |
| 13 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 14 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) | 1 gur 1 barig barley, its labor: 62 days |
| 15 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 16 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 17 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 18 | la2-ia3 7(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 292 2/3 workdays, male laborers, |
| 19 | lu2-{d}da-ni ugula | Lu-Dani, foreman; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3 4(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 190 less 1 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| 3 | inim-{d}szara2 ugula | Inim-Šara, foreman; |
| 4 | 3(asz) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 sze-numun gur | 3 gur 5 ban2 9 1/3 sila3 6 2/3 shekels seed grain, |
| 5 | la2-ia3 mu en ga-esz{ki} | deficit, year: “The en-priest of Ga’eš. |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 7 | 4(barig) sze kiszib3 gu-du-du | 4 barig barley, under seal of Gududu; |
| 8 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| 9 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 10 | la2-ia3 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 2 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 |
| 11 | lugal-ezem | Lugalezem |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 1 male laborer for 1 day |
| 13 | la2-ia3 mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | deficit, year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed;’ |
| 14 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 sze-numun gur | 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 9 5/6 sila3 1 2/3 shekels seed grain, |
| 15 | mu en ga-esz5{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-(priestess) of Ga’eš was installed. |
| 16 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 17 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-numun gur | 2 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 seed barley |
| 18 | 1(asz) gur a2-bi u4 1(disz) | 1 gur, its labor: 1 day; |
| 19 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 20 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| 21 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 22 | a-gu-gu | Agugu |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [x] 5/6(disz) gin2 [sze]-numun# gur | x 5/6 shekels seed grain |
| 2 | mu# en# ga#-esz5#{ki} | year: “The en(-priestess) of Ga’eš |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | 5 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 5 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 6 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki | year: “The boat of Enki’s |
| 7 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 8 | la2-ia3 ku3-ga-ni | his silver debts |
| 9 | 2(barig) 5(ban2) la2-ia3 sze-numun | 2 barig 5 ban2 deficit of seed barley, |
| 10 | mu en eridu{ki} | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu, |
| 11 | 2(barig) 5(disz) 2(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 | 2 barig 5 2 sila3 3 1/3 shekels |
| 12 | mu en ga-esz5{ki} | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš. |
| 13 | szunigin 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 | total: 4 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 3 1/3 shekels |
| 14 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 15 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 1 gur 1 barig 6 sila3 |
| 16 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 17 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki | year: “The boat of Enki’s |
| 18 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 19 | [szunigin] 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 | total: 1 barig 2 ban2 3 5/6 sila3 6 2/3 shekels |
| 20 | [inim]-{d}szara2 | Inim-Šara |
| 21 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 mu en eridu{ki} | 192 workdays, male laborers, year: “The en-(priest) of Eridu |
| 22 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 23 | 2(asz) 4(barig) gur a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) | 2 gur 4 barig, its labor: 188 days |
| 24 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 25 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 26 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | diri 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz [u4 1(disz)-sze3] | surplus: 35 workdays, male laborers |
| 2 | a-a-kal-[la] | Ayakala |
| 3 | 5(u) la2 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 mu en eridu{ki} | 50 less 1/2 male laborer workdays, year: “The en-priestess of Eridu, was installed. |
| 4 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 5 | 1(asz) sze gur a2-bi u4 1(disz) | 1 gur of barley, its labor: 1 day; |
| 6 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 7 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki | year: “The boat of Enki’s |
| 8 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 9 | diri 1(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | surplus: 10 1/2 male laborer workdays, |
| 10 | lu2-saga ugula | Lu-saga, foreman; |
| 11 | 4(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-[sze3] mu# en eridu{ki} | 45 5/6 workdays, male laborers, year: “The en-(priest) of Eridu |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 13 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 a2#-bi 5(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) | 4 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3, its labor: 54 5/6 workdays |
| 14 | kiszib3 gu-du-du | under seal of Gududu |
| 15 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki | year: “The boat of Enki’s |
| 16 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 17 | diri 1(u) la2 1(disz) [gurusz] u4 1(disz)-sze3 | surplus: 9 male laborer workdays |
| 18 | nig2-du7 [gu-du]-du | the nigdu-offering of Gududu |
| 19 | nig2#-ka9#-ak#-sze3# lu2# szuku#-ra# | for the account of the man in charge of the šukura service |
| 20 | da# umma#{ki#} | next to Umma |
| 21 | [...]{ki} | ..., |
| 22 | [...] | |
| 23 | [mu ... ba]-hun | year: "... was installed." |
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