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Nisaba 23, 059 (P376186)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376186 |
| Museum no. | BM 110341 |
| 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 | [n] 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2#-[gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta] | n 1 eše3 3 iku field area: turbans, harrowing, 2 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each |
| 2 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u)# 5(disz)#-kam | its troops’ labor: 195 days |
| 3 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! [GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area: gur-garments, 3/4 icu field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 ik field area each; |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 3(u) | its troops’ labor: 420 days; |
| 5 | a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri | field Ukunuti, balāri, |
| 6 | 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 2 bur3 field area: garments, 3/4 iku, harrowing, 2 times, at 4 1/2 (iku) field area each; |
| 7 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) | its troops’ labor: 132 days; |
| 8 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: garments, textiles, 3/4 icu field area, harrowing; |
| 9 | a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 times 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 10 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(disz)# | its troops’ labor: 144 days |
| 11 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-[ra a-ra2] 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 bur3, 1 eše3 1 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each |
| 12 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [n] | its troops’ labor: 900 days |
| 13 | 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) [...] | 2 eše3 field area: harrowing, 1 ... |
| 14 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 n 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) | its troops’ labor: 93 days; |
| 15 | a-sza3 uku2-nu-[ti] | field Ukunuti |
| 16 | 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3]-ra a-ra2 3(disz)# [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta] | 2 eše3 field area: textiles, 1/2 iku 1/4 icu field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 Iku field area each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x] | its troops’ labor: x days |
| 2 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-[ra a-ra2 3(disz)] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#-[ta] | 1 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku surface area each |
| 3 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x] | its troops’ labor: x days |
| 4 | a-sza3 kun-e-saga# | field Kun-esaga |
| 5 | 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8# [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) [1/2(iku) GAN2-ta] | 1 eše3 field area: garments, 3/4 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each |
| 6 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x] | its troops’ labor: x days |
| 7 | 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2# [3(disz)] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-[ta] | 2 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 3 times, at 3 1/2 iku surface area each |
| 8 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz) | its troops’ labor: 21 days |
| 9 | a-sza3 sag?-dub#-ke4-ne | field of the sagdubak-officials |
| 10 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area: textiles, 3/4 iku, harrowing, 2 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 11 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) | its troops’ labor: 184 days; |
| 12 | 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 5 bur3 field area: harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 13 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) [n] | its troops’ labor: 420 days |
| 14 | GAN2#-x-gu4 | field x-oxen |
| 15 | [x] GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2# [...] | x hectares of arable land, for how long? |
| left | ||
| 1 | [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal-e [na-ru2]-a mah mu-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the great stele erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 2 | dumu ma-an-ba | son of Manba, |
| 3 | sagi {d}szara2 | cupbearer of Šara |
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