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Nisaba 23, 075 (P376335)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376335 |
| Museum no. | BM 110386 |
| 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] 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+38 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | [n] 4(u) ug3 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n 40 people, 3 ban2 per day |
| 3 | sze# gur10-a zar3 tab-ba | barley rations, spread out in a shekel |
| 4 | [a-sza3] {d}szara2 a-sza3 la2-mah u3 a-sza3 a-gesztin | field Šara, field Lamaḫ and field Ageštin |
| 5 | [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n male laborer workdays |
| 6 | [n] 4(asz) ug3 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+4 people, 3 ban2 per day |
| 7 | [ki ur]-{d}ur3-bar-tab-ta | from Ur-Urbartab |
| 8 | [(n)] kun#-zi-da ki-gam-ma-sze3 | to the ... of the kunzida canal of the Kigama canal |
| 9 | [(n)] gi gibil ga2 | n new reeds |
| 10 | [n] 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n 10 male laborer workdays |
| 11 | [n] 2(asz) 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | ... 2 gur 3 ban2 for 1 day |
| 12 | [(n)] kun#-zi-da ki-gam-ma-ka sahar si-ga | ... in the kunzida-vessels of the kigamma-house, dust piled up |
| 13 | [n] 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+6 male laborer workdays |
| 14 | [n] ug3 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n people, 3 ban2 per day |
| 15 | [x] DU [x] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n] 3(disz) gurusz [x] | ... 3 male laborers ... |
| 2 | [n] 1(asz) ug3 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | ... 1 ug3 3 ban2 for 1 day |
| 3 | [a]-da gub-ba a-sza3 i3-szum2 | the field Išum |
| 4 | [n] 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+5 male laborer workdays |
| 5 | [n] 4(asz) ug3 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n+4 people, 3 ban2 per day |
| 6 | [(n)] kab2#-ku5 lugal-bi-gin7-du-ka gub-ba | n kabkug-vessels, Lugal-bi-gindu, stationed |
| 7 | [n] 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 25 workdays, male laborers |
| 8 | [n] 1(u) 8(asz) ug3 kab2-ku5 kam en-da-gal-ka gub-ba | n+18 people, slaughtered at the granary of Endagal stationed |
| 9 | ugula# a-gu | foreman: Agu |
| 10 | kiszib3# szesz-a-ni | under seal of Šešani |
| 11 | mu# {d}szu-{d}suen lugal#-e na-ru2-a mah [{d}]en#-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra [mu]-ne-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the great stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-a-ni | his brother |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
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