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Nisaba 23, 058 (P376185)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376185 |
| Museum no. | BM 110340 |
| 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(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sa# | 465 bundles |
| 2 | [gu] nigin2-ba 1(u) 4(disz) sa#-ta# | total: 14 bundles each |
| 3 | [ugula] ur-saga | foreman: Ur-saga |
| 4 | 5(gesz2) [n] 3(u) sa [1(u)]-ta | 420 nn bundles at 10 each |
| 5 | ugula lugal#-mu-[ma-ag2] | foreman: Lugal-mumag |
| 6 | 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) [sa 1(u) 1(disz)]-ta | 420 bundles 1011 bundles each |
| 7 | ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re | foreman: Lugal-magure; |
| 8 | 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa 1(u) 2(disz)-ta | 220 bundles 10 (volume-)sixty each |
| 9 | ugula dux(GIN2)-[la2] | foreman: Dula |
| 10 | 1(szar2) 3(gesz2) 3(u) sa [1(u) 3(disz)]-ta# | 1 šar2 390 bundles 13 each |
| 11 | ugula ARAD2-[mu] | foreman: ARADmu |
| 12 | 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) sa [1(u) 4(disz)]-ta# | 420 bundles at 14 each |
| 13 | ugula lu2-{d}[szara2] | foreman: Lu-Šara |
| 14 | 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 720 bundles at 15 each, |
| 15 | ugula lu2-{d}da-mu | foreman: Lu-Damu; |
| 16 | 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 490 bundles at 15 each, |
| 17 | ugula e2-a-lu-bi | foreman: Ea-lubi |
| 18 | 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 2(disz)-ta | 490 bundles 10 (volume-)sixties each |
| 19 | ugula lu2-{d}szara2 | foreman: Lu-Šara; |
| 20 | 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 192 bundles at 15 each, |
| 21 | ugula a-gu | foreman: Agu |
| 22 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 900 bundles at 15 each, |
| 23 | ugula gu2-tar | foreman: Gutar; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 192 bundles at 15 each, |
| 2 | ugula lugal-{d}isztaran | foreman: Lugal-Ištaran; |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) sa 1(u) 4(disz)-ta | 240 bundles at 14 each |
| 4 | ugula lugal-nesag-e | foreman: Lugal-nesage, |
| 5 | 3(gesz2) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 180 bundles at 15 each, |
| 6 | ugula inim-{d}szara2 dumu da-a-ga | foreman: Inim-Šara, son of Da'aga; |
| 7 | 3(gesz'u)# 3(gesz2)# 3(u) sa 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 390 bundles at 15 each |
| 8 | ugula# lu2-saga | foreman: Lu-saga |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2)# 3(u) sa 1(u) 3(disz)-ta | 900 bundles at 13 each |
| 10 | ugula ba-sa6 | foreman: Basa; |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) sa 1(u) 2(disz)-ta | 930 bundles 10 (volume-)sixties each |
| 12 | ugula ur-mes | foreman: Ur-mes; |
| 13 | gi-da erin2#-na# | with the reeds of his troops |
| 14 | 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar sa# bar [x]-ra | 390 sar, ... |
| 15 | [szunigin] 2(szar2)# 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sa gu# [nigin2-ba] 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta | total: 265 bundles of carnelian, total: 12 bundles each |
| 16 | [szunigin] 2(szar2)# 2(gesz2) sa gu-nigin2-ba [1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta] | total: 265 bundles of chickpeas at 15 bundles each |
| 17 | [szunigin x] 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) sa# gu# [nigin2-ba 1(u) 3(disz) sa]-ta | total: x+420 bundles of carnelian, total: 13 bundles each |
| 18 | [szunigin] 1(szar2) [x sa gu] nigin2-ba 1(u)# 4(disz)#-ta | total: 1 šar2 x bundles of flax, total: 14 each |
| 19 | [x] a2 erin2-na | x, labor of the troops |
| 20 | [szunigin n] 1(gesz'u) [n] | total: n+100+n |
| 21 | [...] TA# [x] | ... from ... |
| 22 | [x]-me | x hundred |
| 23 | sig4 [x] | brick |
| 24 | lugal-[x] | Lugal- |
| 25 | giri3 [...] | via |
| 26 | mu us2-[sa ...] | year following: "... ." |
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