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Nisaba 23, 073 (P376328)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376328 |
| Museum no. | BM 110378 |
| 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 | 2(gesz'u)# 3(gesz2)# 2(u)# gurusz# al# 6(disz)# sar-ta | 220 male laborers, hoed at 6 sar (per day) |
| 2 | 2(u) gurusz al 8(disz) sar-ta | 20 male laborers, hoed at 8 sar (per day), |
| 3 | 5(disz) gurusz nig2-gul 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | 5 male laborers, grain-heaps at 12 sar (per day), |
| 4 | 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz gi 2(u) sar-ta | 141 male laborers, reeds at 20 sar (a day), |
| 5 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz al 6(disz)# sar#-ta | 126 male laborers, hoed at 6 sar (per day) |
| 7 | 8(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 1(u) [n sar]-ta | 390 male laborers, ... juniper at 10 sar (a day) |
| 8 | a2 sza3-gu4# | labor of oxen drivers |
| 9 | a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} | the field Kamari |
| 10 | 6(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz gi! 2(u) sar#-ta# | 390 male laborers, reeds at 20 sar (per day) |
| 11 | 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gi 2(u) 5(disz) sar#-ta | 145 male laborers, reeds at 25 sar (per day) |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz gi 3(u) sar-ta | 1 male laborer, reeds at 30 sar (per day), |
| 13 | 5(disz) gurusz al 4(disz) sar-ta | 5 male laborers, hoed at 4 sar (per day), |
| 14 | 3(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta | 3 male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 15 | 4(disz) gurusz al 6(disz) sar-ta | 4 male laborers, hoed at 6 sar (per day), |
| 16 | 2(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz al 7(disz) sar-ta | 125 male laborers, hoed at 7 sar (per day), |
| 17 | a-sza3! lugal | the royal field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-sza3-ge kin ak ka-ma-ri2{ki} u3 a-sza3 lugal | the work of the field of Kamari and the royal field |
| 2 | ugula ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an | foreman: Ur-gigir, son of Barran; |
| 3 | kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam ur-e2-nun-na dumu na-silim | under seal of Namšatam, Ur-Enuna, son of Nasilim; |
| 4 | mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | year: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 umma{ki} | governor of Umma |
| 3 | ur-e2-nun-na | Ur-Enuna |
| 4 | dumu na-silim | son of Nasilim, |
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