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Nisaba 23, 078 (P376343)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376343 |
| Museum no. | BM 110394 |
| 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] 2(esze3)# 5(iku) GAN2 tug2!-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 | n 2 eše3 5 iku field area: “gar-garments,’ gur8 garments, 1/2 icu field area |
| 2 | gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | harrowing, 3 times, at 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 3 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 bur3 1 eše3 5 iku field area: harrowing, 2 times, at 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al 3(disz) sar-ta | 188 workdays, male laborers, hoed at 3 sar (per day), |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 126 workdays, male laborers, |
| 6 | {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | hirin-plant at 12 sar (a day) |
| 7 | a-sza3-ge kin [ak] | work on the field |
| 8 | a-sza3 en-[du8-du] | field Endudu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula ba-[sa6] | foreman: Basa |
| 2 | kiszib3 ukken-ne2 | sealed documents of the assembly |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ukken-ne2 | of the assembly |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{gesz}gigir | son of Ur-gigir, |
Sources & licences
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