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Nisaba 23, 053 (P376179)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376179 |
| Museum no. | BM 110334 |
| 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) ur-mes ugula | 1 Ur-mes, foreman, |
| 2 | 1(disz) da-du-mu | 1: Dadumu; |
| 3 | 1(disz) lugal-szu-nir-re | 1 Lugal-šunire, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-e11-e dumu a-szi-an | 1 Ur-e’e, son of Ašan |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e dub-sar NI-esz | 1 Lugal-emaḫe, scribe of NI-eš, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 dumu na-silim | 1 Ur-Šara, son of Nasilim |
| 7 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu inim-ma-ni-zi | 1 Šeškalla, son of Inimmanizi |
| 8 | 1(disz) lugal-ukken-ne2 | 1 Lugal-ukkene, |
| 9 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 10 | 1(disz) gesz-a-ni | 1 (piece of) wood, |
| 11 | 1(disz) i7 pa-e3 | 1 canal: Pa'e; |
| 12 | 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran | 1 Ur-Ištaran, |
| 13 | 1(disz) e2-sahar-ta | 1 Esahar, |
| 14 | 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e | 1 Lugal-emaḫe, |
| 15 | 1(disz) nimgir-an-ne2 | 1: Nimgir-ane; |
| 16 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}er3-ra | 1 Lu-Erra, |
| 17 | 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e | 1 Lugal-nesage, |
| 18 | 1(disz) a-kal-la | 1 Akalla, |
| 19 | 1(disz) ha-ba-lu5-ge2 | 1 Habaluge |
| 20 | 1(disz) da-da-mu | 1 Dadamu |
| 21 | 1(disz) ab-ba-saga | 1 Abbasaga, |
| 22 | 1(disz) szu-ma-am3 | 1 Šumam |
| 23 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 szesz lu2-sa6-sa6 | 1 Ur-Šara, brother of Lu-sasa |
| 24 | 1(disz) i3-du10-ga dumu ur-saga mu szesz ulu3-di engar-<sze3> | 1 Iduga, son of Ur-saga, year: "Brother Udu, to the farmer." |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dub-sar | 1 Nūr-Adad, the scribe |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir muszen-du3 | 1 Ur-gigir, fowler, |
| 3 | 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ur-saga | 1 Akalla, son of Ur-saga, |
| 4 | 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu | 1 Lugal-kuzu |
| 5 | 1(disz) ur-ab-zu | 1 Ur-abzu |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu | 1 Lugal-kuzu |
| 7 | 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 Ur-Enlila, |
| 8 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra | 1 Lu-dingira, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 1 Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szesz kas4 | 1 Ur-Šulpa’e, the messenger, |
| 11 | 1(disz) x x x | 1 , |
| 12 | 1(disz) gu-u2-gu-a | 1 Gugua, |
| 13 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 14 | 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni | 1 Kugani |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na | 1 Abbagina |
| 16 | 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum | 1 Nig-urum, |
| 17 | 1(disz) x x x | 1 , |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur-lugal dumu da-a-gi4 | 1: Ur-lugal, son of Da'agi; |
| 19 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab dumu dingir-ra | 1 Ur-Urbartab, son of Dingira |
| 20 | 1(disz) ur-zigum-ma dumu nin-gu2-en-tak4-e | 1 Urzigumma, son of Ningu-entake |
| 21 | 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da dumu ab-ba | 1 Lugal-azida, son of Abba |
| 22 | 1(disz) a-du szesz lu2-saga | 1 together with brother Lu-saga, |
| 23 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 | 1 Lu-Šara, son of Lu-igisasa |
| 24 | 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu lu2-saga | 1 Akalla, son of Lu-saga, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ($ blank space $) | (total:) 1. |
| 2 | 1(disz) tu5-sa6 | 1 Tusa, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ($ blank space $) | (total:) 1. |
| 4 | 1(disz) a-ra2-mu <szu?>-ku6? | 1: Aramu, fisherman |
| 5 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la agar4-nigin2 a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu? | 1 Šeškalla, irrigated field, field Manu(?) |
| 6 | 1(disz) ga-ti-e? | 1: Gatie(?), |
| 7 | 1(disz) i7 pa-e3? | 1 canal: Pa’e3(?) |
| 8 | 1(disz) a-kal-la munu4-mu2 | 1 Akalla, the maltsherd, |
| 9 | 1(disz) a-hu-ni | 1 Ahuni, |
| 10 | 1(disz) lu2-ku3-ga-ni? | 1 Lu-kugani(?) |
| 11 | 1(disz) ur-si-gar? | 1 Ur-sigar(?) |
| 12 | 1(disz) me-PI-zu? | 1 Me-PIzu(?) |
| 13 | 1(disz) da-da? | 1 Dada(?) |
| 14 | 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2 | 1 Šalim-belī, |
| 15 | ugula! ur-e11-e dumu lu2-gi-na | foreman: Ur-Ee, son of Lugina; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) gurusz | total: 62 male laborers, |
| 2 | erin2 bala-sze3 de6 | labor-troops to bala; |
| 3 | sza3 a-sza3 la2-mah | in the field Lamaḫ; |
| 4 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
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