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Nisaba 23, 052 (P376174)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376174 |
| Museum no. | BM 110326 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 4(bur3) GAN2 bi2-du11-ga | 4 bur3 field area: Biduga; |
| 2 | 4(bur3) GAN2 lu2-eb-gal | 4 bur3 field area: Lu-ebgal; |
| 3 | 4(bur3) GAN2 usz-mu | 4 bur3 field area: wetland; |
| 4 | 4(bur3) GAN2 ur-zu | 4 bur3 field area: Urzu |
| 5 | 4(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}guzza-ni | 4 bur3 field area: throne-bearer |
| 6 | 2(bur3) GAN2 ur-{d}szakkan | 2 bur3 field area: Ur-Šakkan; |
| 7 | 2(bur3) GAN2 du10-ga-mu | 2 bur3 field area: Dugamu; |
| 8 | 2(bur3) GAN2 lugal-uszur3 | 2 bur3 field area: Lugal-ušur; |
| 9 | dub-sar-me | the scribes |
| 10 | 2(bur3) GAN2 lu2-u18 ugula muhaldim | 2 bur3 field area: Lu-u, foreman of cooks; |
| 11 | 2(bur3) GAN2 ur-{d}suen ugula kikken | 2 bur3 field area: Ur-Suen, foreman of millers; |
| 12 | 2(esze3) GAN2 a-kal-la | 2 eše3 field area: Akalla |
| 13 | 2(esze3) GAN2 ku3-{d}szara2 | 2 eše3 field area: Ku-Šara |
| 14 | 2(esze3) GAN2 lu2-tur-tur | 2 eše3 field area: Lu-turtur; |
| 15 | 2(esze3) GAN2 a-lu5-<lu5> | 2 eše3 field area: Aluclu |
| 16 | 2(esze3) GAN2 ur-sila-luh | 2 eše3 field area: Ur-silaluḫ |
| 17 | szesz-tab-ba-me | they are brothers. |
| 18 | 2(bur3) GAN2 ur-e2-mah | 2 bur3 field area: Ur-Emaḫ; |
| 19 | 2(bur3) GAN2 esz3-e-ki-ag2 | 2 bur3 field area: Ešekiag; |
| 20 | 2(bur3) GAN2 lugal-e2!-e-si | 2 bur3 field area: Lugal-esi; |
| 21 | 2(bur3) GAN2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 2 bur3 field area: Lugal-magure; |
| 22 | 2(bur3) GAN2 ur-nigar{gar} | 2 bur3 field area: Ur-nigar; |
| 23 | 2(bur3) GAN2 lugal-ukken-ne2 | 2 bur3 field area: Lugal-ukkene; |
| 24 | 2(bur3) GAN2 {d}szakkan2?-an-dul3 | 2 bur3 field area: Šakkan-andul; |
| 25 | 2(bur3) GAN2 lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra | 2 bur3 field area: Lu-Ninura; |
| 26 | lu2 lunga-me | We are brewers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 nam-mah | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Nammaḫ |
| 2 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 3 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ur-esz3-bar-ra | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Ur-išbara |
| 4 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Lu-Šara |
| 5 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-kal-la | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Akalla; |
| 6 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szesz-a-ni | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Šerani, |
| 7 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 inim-ma-ni-zi | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Inim-anizi |
| 8 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 lugal-kisal | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Lugal-kisal; |
| 9 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 inim-{d}szara2 | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Inim-Šara |
| 10 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 lu2-eb-gal | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Lu-ebgal |
| 11 | kasz?(DUG)-a gub-ba-me | We are the ones who stand in beer |
| 12 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ur-{d}ma-mi | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Ur-Mami; |
| 13 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ma-an-num2 | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Mannum |
| 14 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ba-zi | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Bazi; |
| 15 | [1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 an]-na-hi-li-<bi> | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Ana-ḫilibi |
| 16 | [...]-me# | ... are |
| 17 | muhaldim-me | the cooks |
| 18 | szunigin 1(szar2) la2 2(esze3) GAN2 | total: 1 car less 2 eše3 field area |
| 19 | szuku dab5-ba ki lu2-dingir-ra szabra-<ta> | Received by Lu-dingira, the chief household administrator. |
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