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Nisaba 23, 063 (P376192)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376192 |
| Museum no. | BM 110348 |
| 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 | 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 54 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | kab2-ku5 {d}szul-pa-e3 | the reservoir of Šulpa’e, |
| 3 | u3 a-bur2 ku5-ta | and from the cut abur-vessel |
| 4 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 190 less 1 male laborer workdays, |
| 5 | a-da gub-ba a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3 | the field Šulpa’e stationed, |
| 6 | u3 a-sza3 e2 gir-gi4-lu | and the field of the house of Girgilu |
| 7 | 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 | 25 workdays, male laborers, at the granary, |
| 8 | a-u2-da ku5-ta | from Auda, the fisherman |
| 9 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 gu4-suhub2 2(disz)-ta | 11 workdays, male laborers, at the reservoir of the oxen-driver, 2 each; |
| 10 | 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 a-sza3 gibil ku5-ta | 26 workdays, male laborers, at the reservoir of the new field cut, |
| 11 | 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kab2-ku5 u2-du-{d}nin-a-ra-li gub-ba | 45 workdays, male laborers, at the reservoir of Udu-Nina-rāli stationed, |
| 12 | 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 141 workdays, male laborers, |
| 13 | e-zi-du a2 szagina gub-ba | Ezidu, labor of the general stationed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 5 less 1 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | a-da gub-ba a-sza3 nun-na a-sza3 bad3-du3-a | standing water, the princely field, the field of the wall, |
| 3 | u3 a-sza3 u2-du-lu2-saga | and the field Udu-lusaga, |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 91 workdays, male laborers, |
| 5 | kab2-ku5 a-ga-kam gub-ba | stationed at the reservoir of Aga. |
| 6 | ugula lu2-saga | foreman: Lu-saga; |
| 7 | kiszib3 da-a-ga | under seal of Da’aga |
| 8 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | da-a-ga | Da'aga, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-gesz-sza3-ga | son of Ur-geššaga, |
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