Nisaba 23, 080 (P376347)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376347 |
| Museum no. | BM 110400 |
| 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 | [... gurusz] u4 [1(disz)-sze3] | ... male laborer for 1 day |
| 2 | gaszam-ta# | from Gašamta |
| 3 | diri 1(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz mar-[sa-ta] | surplus: 67 male laborers from Marsa |
| 4 | mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam si#-[mu]-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year following: “For the 3rd time Simurrum was destroyed. |
| 5 | la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz | Deficit: 198 male laborers |
| 6 | gaszam-ta | from Gašamta |
| 7 | diri 9(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz | surplus: 292 1/2 male laborers |
| 8 | mar-sa-ta | from Marsa |
| 9 | mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul | year: “Anšan was destroyed. |
| 10 | 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz | 434 male laborers, |
| 11 | mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} | year following: “Anšan. |
| 12 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz | 93 1/2 male laborers, |
| 13 | x mu {d}nanna kar-zi-<da> | year: “Nanna of Karzida. |
| 14 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 292 1/3 workdays, male laborers, |
| 15 | mu bad3 ba-du3 | year: "The wall was erected." |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 184 1/2 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3 | year following: "The wall was erected." |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 67 1/2 workdays, male laborers, |
| 4 | mu e2 puzur4 | year: “The house of Puzriš. |
| 5 | diri 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz | surplus: 93 1/3 male laborers |
| 6 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4 | year following: “The house of Puzriš. |
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