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Nisaba 23, 077 (P376342)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376342 |
| Museum no. | BM 110393 |
| 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(szar2) 3(u) sar {u2}[hirinx(KWU318)?] zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) [sar-ta] | 1 šar 30 sar, hirin-plant?, sprouted, at 15 (volume-)sar each |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 6(disz)-[kam] | its labor: 6 days; |
| 3 | 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) [sar-ta] | 1 (šar) 2 (sixties) sar, reeds plucked at 10 (volume-)sar (a day) |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 6(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | its labor: 142 days; |
| 5 | 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ab-sin2-ta# la-ag ri-ri-[ga] | 38 workdays, male laborers from the furrows |
| 6 | a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma | field Šarahumma |
| 7 | giri3 da-du u3 ukken-[ne2] | via Dadu and the assembly |
| 8 | 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) sar al 5(disz) sar#-[ta] | 170 sar, hoed at 5 saar (per day) |
| 9 | a2-bi u4 7(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)-[kam] | its labor: 144 days |
| 10 | 2(gesz'u) sar al 6(disz) sar#-[ta] | 160 sar, hoed at 6 saar (per day) |
| 11 | a2-bi u4 3(gesz2) 2(u) kam# | its labor: 240 days |
| 12 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 8(disz)# [sar-ta] | 1060 sar, cut juniper, 8 (volume-)sar each |
| 13 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) a2 [lu2 hun-ga2] | its labor: 92 1/2 workdays, labor of hirelings |
| 14 | 3(gesz'u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a [x sar-ta] | 170 sar, reeds piled up at x (volume-)sar each |
| 15 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)-[kam] | its labor: 190 days |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# [x] | 70 2/3 workdays, male laborers |
| 17 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri#-ga# | From the furrows, the lagar priestess is a wild goat |
| 18 | a2 5(disz) sila3-ta | at 5 sila3 (per day) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3 | to the field before Emaḫ; |
| 2 | giri3 ur2-ra-ni | via Urrani; |
| 3 | 2(gesz'u) sar {u2#}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)#-a# 1(gesz2) <sar-ta> | 20'u sar, hirinnu-plant, sprouted, at 60 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u)-kam# | its labor: 240 days |
| 5 | 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) sar {gesz}gaz 3(u) [sar-ta] | 1 (šar) 5 (sixties) sar, a threshing floor at 30 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 6 | 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ab-[sin2]-ta la-ag ri-ri#-[ga] | 33 workdays, male laborers from the furrows scattered |
| 7 | a2 6(disz) sila3-ta | at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 4(disz) sar al 5(disz)# [sar-ta] | 184 sar, hoed at 5 musar (per day) |
| 9 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 7(disz)-kam# | its labor: 37 days |
| 10 | a2 5(disz) sila3-ta | at 5 sila3 (per day) |
| 11 | a-sza3 la2-mah gu-[la] | field Lamaḫ, great |
| 12 | giri3 lu2-dingir-[ra] | via Lu-dingira |
| 13 | 2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar#-[ta] | 2 sar of hoeing, at 5 (volume-)sar a day |
| 14 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz) a-sza3 [x] | its labor: 24 workdays, field ... |
| 15 | a2 6(disz) sila3-ta | at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| 16 | giri3 lu2-{d}nisaba# | via Lu-Nisaba |
| 17 | ugula ab-ba-gi-na# | foreman: Abbagina |
| 18 | kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi#-[da] | under seal of Lugal-azida |
| 19 | mu e2 {d#}szara2# ba#-[du3] | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-kam? | 3rd day(?) |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-a2-zi-da | Lugal-azida |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu [da-da] | son of Dada |
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