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Nisaba 23, 049 (P376169)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376169 |
| Museum no. | BM 110321 |
| 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 | 3(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 field area: gur-garments, 3/4 iku field area, harrowing 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 2 | a2 erin2-bi u4 9(disz) | its labor-troops: 9 days; |
| 3 | 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz | 7 bur3 1 eše3 2 1/2 iku field area: garments, 1/2 1/4 icu field area; trees, |
| 4 | a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 times 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 5 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) | its labor-troops: 97 days; |
| 6 | 3(bur3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 field area: 3 times, 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 7 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) | its labor-troop: 98 workdays; |
| 8 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 9 | 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 field area: 3 times, 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 10 | a2 erin2-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz) | its labor-troop: 36 days; |
| 11 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 12 | a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2 | field Kamari, |
| 13 | 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)!] GAN2 a-ra2 <x> 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 field area: garments, 3/4 iku field area per day, 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 14 | [a2] erin2#-bi u4 6(disz) | its labor-troops: 6 days |
| 15 | [...] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 [3(disz)] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | ... 4 3/4 iku field area, harrowing 3 times at 4 1/2 icu field area each |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a2 erin2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) | the labor of the troops: 133 1/2 days |
| 2 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 3 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 3 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each, |
| 4 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz) | its labor-troop: 18 days; |
| 5 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 6 | a-sza3 {d}szara2 | field of Šara |
| 7 | 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku field area, trees, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 8 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) | its labor-troop: 98 workdays; |
| 9 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 2 eše3 4 3/4 iku field area, harrowing 3 times at 4 1/2 icu field area each, |
| 10 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) | labor of the troops: 69 1/2 days |
| 11 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 12 | 5(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 5 iku field area, harrowing 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each, |
| 13 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(u) | its troops’ labor: 10 days; |
| 14 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 15 | a-sza3 sipa-ta | from the field of the shepherd |
| 16 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 17 | a2 erin2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) | its labor-troops: 144 days; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 [3(disz)] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 5 1/2 iku surface area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 <of surface area each; |
| 2 | [a2 erin2]-bi# u4 4(u) 5(disz) | its labor-troops: 45 days |
| 3 | a-sza3 la2-tur | field Latur, |
| 4 | [...] GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | ... 3 times 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 5 | [a2 erin2]-bi# u4 2(u) 1(disz) | its labor-troops: 21 days |
| 6 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 7 | 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 4 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each, |
| 8 | a2 erin2-bi u4 2(u) | its troops’ labor: 20 days; |
| 9 | szuku engar | Šuku, the plowman |
| 10 | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field Ninura, |
| 11 | 2(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 1 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 12 | a2 erin2-bi? u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) | labor of the troops: 104 workdays; |
| 13 | a-sza3 la2-mah | field Lamah; |
| 14 | 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku field area, trees, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 15 | a2 erin2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) | its labor-troop: 98 workdays; |
| 16 | 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 2 1/2 iku surface area, harrowing 3 times, at 4 1/2 <iku per day>; |
| 17 | a2 erin2-bi u4 4(u) 1(disz) | its labor-troop: 41 days; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 485 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2' | a2 gesz ur3-ra | labor of hoeing |
| 3' | ugula ur-ge6-par4 | foreman: Ur-gepar; |
| 4' | kiszib3 sza3-nin-ga2 | under seal of Ša-ninga; |
| 5' | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | sza3-nin-ga2 | of my heart |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) | son of Lugal-ušur |
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