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Nisaba 23, 060 (P376188)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 060 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376188 |
| Museum no. | BM 110343 |
| 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] 2/3(disz)# gurusz u4 1(disz)#-sze3# al 5(disz) sar-ta# | n 2/3 workdays, male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day) |
| 2 | [n] gurusz# al 4(disz) sar-ta | n male laborers, hoed at 4 sar (per day) |
| 3 | [n gurusz] al 3(disz) sar-ta | n male laborers, hoed at 3 sar (per day) |
| 4 | [n gurusz] gi zex(SIG7)-a 3(u) sar-ta | n male laborers, reeds cut at 30 sar (per day) |
| 5 | [n] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | n+1 1/2 male laborers, reed bundles, 20 sar (= 20 sila3) each |
| 6 | [n gurusz] {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta | n male laborers, weed cut at 20 sar (per day) |
| 7 | [n] 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | n+57 1/2 male laborers, weed cut at 15 sar (per day) |
| 8 | 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz gi kesz2-ra2 | 28 1/2 male laborers, reed bundles |
| 9 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 10 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | 12 male laborers, oxen-drivers, reed bundles, 20 sar (= 20 sila3) each |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz sza3-sahar-ra al 3(disz) sar-ta | 115 1/2 male laborers, ša-sahara, hoed at 3 sar (per day), |
| 12 | a-sza3 gu2-edin-na | field Gu-edina, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta | 45 male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 2 | 4(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 48 5/6 male laborers, weeds cut at 15 sar (per day), |
| 3 | 7(disz)! gurusz al 3(disz) sar-ta | 7 male laborers, hoed at 3 sar (per day), |
| 4 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 5 | a-sza3 usz-gid2-da | field Ušgida, |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | 15 1/3 male laborers from the furrows ... |
| 7 | a-sza3 GAN2-ansze | field GANanše; |
| 8 | ugula ur-{d}nin-szubur | foreman: Ur-Ninšubur |
| 9 | kiszib3 ku-li | under seal of Kulli |
| 10 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba#-du3# | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ku-li | |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}nun-gal | son of Ur-Nungal, |
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