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Nisaba 23, 055 (P376181)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376181 |
| Museum no. | BM 110336 |
| 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] 9(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta | n+94 sar, hoed at 6 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 2 | [a2]-bi u4 6(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz)-kam | its labor: 144 days |
| 3 | 5(gesz'u)# 5(gesz2)# 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 312 1/2 sar, hoed at 5 saar (per day) |
| 4 | a2#-bi u4 3(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 142 1/2 days |
| 5 | 6(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | 198 sar, hoed at 4 sarta (per day), |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 94 1/2 days; |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1/2(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta | 390 1/2 sar, hoed at 3 sara (per day), |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 63 1/2 days; |
| 9 | 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar nig2-gul 1(u) sar-ta | 215 sar, grain-heap at 10 (volume-)sar (a day), |
| 10 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 195 1/2 days; |
| 11 | 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sar nig2-gul 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | 10242 sar, grain-heap at 12 (volume-)sar (a day), |
| 12 | a2-bi u4 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 68 1/2 days; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [x] | |
| 2 | a2-[bi u4 ...] | its labor: ... days |
| 3 | 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) [...] gi# zex(SIG7)-a [x] | 900 ... reeds spread out ... |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 [x] | its labor: ... days |
| 5 | 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)# sar# gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 292 1/2 sar, reeds piled up at 15 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 189 1/2 days; |
| 7 | 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 2(u) sar-ta | 420 sar, kiši-plant cut at 20 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | its labor: 91 days; |
| 9 | 2(szar2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 2 27 1/2 sar, cut kiši-containers at 15 saar (per day), |
| 10 | a2-bi u4 8(gesz2) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 480 1/2 days; |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz) sar-ta | 720 sar, cut juniper at 10 less 1 (volume-)sar per (day), |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | its labor: 105 days; |
| 2 | 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta | 135 sar, kishzi-plant cut at 10 sara (per day), |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 189 1/2 days; |
| 4 | 5(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gi kesz2-ra2 us2-sa ga2-ra | 48 5/6 workdays, male laborers, reed bundles bound on the length, |
| 5 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 184 workdays, male laborers, |
| 6 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | From the furrows, the wild goats |
| 7 | a2-bi [u4 ...] | its labor: ... |
| 8 | 5(gesz2) [n sar ...] | 450+n sar |
| 9 | a2-bi [u4 ...] | its labor: ... |
| 10 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) [sar ...] | 390 sar |
| 11 | a2-[bi u4 ...] | its labor: ... days |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | labor of oxen drivers |
| 2 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 3 | ugula ab-ba-saga | foreman: Abbasaga |
| 4 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-{gesz}gigir | under seal of Lu-Šara, son of Ur-gigir; |
| 5 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal# uri5{ki}-[ma]-ke4 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra na-mah | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, for Enlil and Ninlil he was great.’ |
| 6 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}szara2 | Lu-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{gesz}gigir | son of Ur-gigir, |
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