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Nisaba 23, 071 (P376326)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376326 |
| Museum no. | BM 110375 |
| 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 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 5(ban2) | 1 porter, 5 ban2, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2)# u4 5(disz)-sze3 | 12 porters, 3 ban2 for 5 days |
| 4 | gur tul2 ba-al-la u3 szu-ku6 la ri-ri-ga | The gur, the bowl, and the šu-fish are not to be thrown away. |
| 5 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 5(ban2) | 1 porter, 5 ban2, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2)# | 1 porter, 4 ban2 |
| 7 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 im lu-a | 13 porters, 3 ban2 for 1 day, clay ... |
| 8 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 5(ban2)# | 1 porter, 5 ban2 |
| 9 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4# 2(disz)#-sze3# ur3#-ra a gar | 11 porters, 3 ban2 for 2 days at the base of the cistern sprinkled with water |
| 11 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 5(ban2) | 1 porter, 5 ban2, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 13 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 2(disz)-sze3 sig4 ga6-ga2 u3 guzza du3-a | 13 porters, 3 ban2 for 2 workdays, bricks transported and guzza built, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 15 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 ur2-e2-a u2-sa-a | 13 porters for 1 day, Ur-ea, grass-fed, |
| 16 | e2 dim2 gub-ba | a built house, |
| 17 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 18 | 1(u) 4(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 sig4 ga6 | 14 porters, 3 ban2 per day, baked bricks, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 im lu-a | 15 porters, 3 ban2 for 1 day, clay ... |
| 3 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 4 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 dim2 gub-ba | 13 porters, 3 ban2 per day, prepared, |
| 5 | guru7 e2 {d}szara2 gub-ba | in the silo of the house of Šara stationed, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 5(ban2) | 1 porter, 5 ban2, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 2(u) 3(disz)-sze3 x | 12 porters, 3 ban2 for 23 days |
| 9 | ki-su7-ra {d}szul-pa-e3 kar a-pi4-sal4{ki}-sze3 in-du7 sze a-bu3 x-DU | for the Kisu-house of Šulpa’e at the quay of Apisal he built. The barley of Abu ... |
| 10 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 11 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 mur-gu4 sze-a du3-a | 13 porters, 3 ban2 barley-per-day, for mur-gu₄ barley roasted, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 13 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 7(disz)-sze3 | 13 porters, 3 ban2 for 7 days |
| 14 | kun-zi-da a-pi4-sal4{ki} gub-ba | stationed at the reservoir of Apisal, |
| 15 | 1(disz) ug3-IL2 4(ban2) | 1 porter, 4 ban2, |
| 16 | 1(u) 3(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 u4 gid2 {d}nin-ur4-ra u2-a | 13 porters, 3 ban2 for 1 day, the lengthened days of Ninura, provided; |
| 17 | ugula ku3-ga-ni | foreman: Kugani |
| 18 | kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni | under seal of Kugani |
| 19 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-i3-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ku3-ga-ni | his silver |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | son of Ur-Šulpa'e, |
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