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Nisaba 23, 067 (P376200)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376200 |
| Museum no. | BM 110356 |
| 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 | 8(disz) lu2 masz2-da-re6-a 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga-ta | 8 mašdare-men, 15 shekels good butter oil, 1 sila3 fine beer each, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| 4 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz iti sze-sag11-ku5 | 13 male laborers, month: "Harvest," |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 1 male laborer, 1/3 sila3 oil, 5 sila3, beer, |
| 6 | 5(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | 5 male laborers, 5 shekels oil, 1 sila3 beer each |
| 7 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba ga2-ra | to month “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) gin2# i3 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 1 male laborer, 1/3 shekel oil, 5 sila3 beer |
| 9 | 7(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | 7 male laborers, 5 shekels oil, 1 sila3 beer each |
| 10 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 11 | 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | 44 male laborers, 5 shekels oil, 1 sila3 beer each |
| 12 | 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | 4 male laborers, 1 sila3 beer each |
| 13 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 14 | 9(disz) gurusz 5(disz)# gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3# kasz-ta | 9 male laborers, 5 shekels oil, 1 sila3 beer each |
| 15 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 16 | 6(disz) gurusz iti szu numun | 6 male laborers, month: “Šu-numun,’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gurusz# [iti min3]-esz3# | 10 male laborers, month: "minesh," |
| 2 | 8(disz) gurusz iti# [e2] iti-6(disz) | 8 male laborers, month: “House of Six Months,’ |
| 3 | 9(disz) gurusz iti {d}li9-si4 | 9 male laborers, month: “Lisi,’ |
| 4 | 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | 26 male laborers, month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 5 | 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz iti pa4-u2-e | 35 male laborers, month: "Pa'u'e," |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz iti {d}dumu-zi | 11 male laborers, month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 7 | szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 5(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | total: 2 male laborers, 1/3 sila3 oil, 5 sila3, beer each |
| 8 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga-ta | total: 121 male laborers, 5 shekels oil, 1 sila3 fine beer each |
| 9 | szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | total: 4 male laborers, 1 sila3 beer each |
| 10 | i3-nun du10-ga-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 | its good butter oil: 1 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 5 shekels |
| 11 | kasz saga-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its fine beer: 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | i3-bi masz2-da-re6-a iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | its oil: mašdare’a-offerings; 13th month; |
| 13 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 14 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun-ta | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| 15 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 16 | mu en ga-esz5{ki} ba-hun-sze3 | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed; |
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