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Nisaba 23, 086 (P376366)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376366 |
| Museum no. | BM 110465 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz | 11 male laborers |
| 2 | ugula lu2-dingir-ra | foreman: Lu-dingira; |
| 3 | 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu | 3 male laborers, 1 female laborer |
| 4 | ugula e2-a-lu-bi | foreman: Ea-lubi |
| 5 | 6(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2-mu | 6 male laborers, foreman: ARADmu |
| 6 | 1(disz) ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2 | 1 foreman: Lugal-mumag, |
| 7 | 1(disz) lugal-ukken-ne2 | 1 Lugal-ukkene, |
| 8 | 2(disz) ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 2, foreman: Lugal-magure; |
| 9 | lugal-iti-da i3-dab5 | Lugal-itida accepted; |
| 10 | 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu | 5 male laborers, 1 female laborer |
| 11 | ugula lu2-saga | foreman: Lu-saga; |
| 12 | 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu | 3 male laborers, 1 female laborer |
| 13 | ugula lu2-giri17-zal | foreman: Lu-girizal, |
| 14 | [x] ur-{gesz}gigir szabra | ... Ur-gigir, chief household administrator |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2-saga i3-dab5 | Lu-saga accepted; |
| 2 | 1(disz) un-da ugula lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 Unda, foreman: Lu-Šara |
| 3 | 1(disz) a-kal-la ugula ma2-gur8-re | 1 Akalla, foreman of Magure |
| 4 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) x dumu gudu4 | 9 ..., sons of gudu-priests; |
| 5 | ARAD2-dam i3-dab5 | ARADdam accepted; |
| 6 | 1(disz) lugal-uszum-gal | 1 Lugal-ušumgal, |
| 7 | 1(disz) da-da | 1 Dada |
| 8 | 1(disz) dumu lugal-kisal | 1 son of Lugal-kisal, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir | 1 Ur-gigir, |
| 10 | ugula ur-{d}a-szar2 | foreman: Ur-Ašar |
| 11 | 1(disz) du11-ga-he2-sa6 | 1 Du-gahesa, |
| 12 | 1(disz) pesz5-rum | 1: Pešrum, |
| 13 | 1(disz) giri3-ni i3-dab5 | 1 girini received; |
| 14 | 1(disz) ur-lugal | 1 Ur-lugal, |
| 15 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 1 Lu-Ninšubur |
| 16 | 1(disz) ur-am3-ma | 1 Ur-ama, |
| 17 | 1(disz) inim-{d}inanna | 1 Inim-Inanna, |
| 18 | ugula da-da | foreman: Dada; |
| 19 | 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu | 1 Lugal-kuzu |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) dumu lugal-szu-nir-re | 1 son of Lugal-šunire, |
| 2 | ugula a-gu-du | foreman: Agudu |
| 3 | lugal-ku3-zu i3-dab5 | Lugal-kuzu accepted; |
| 4 | 1(disz) ba-sa6 | 1 Basa |
| 5 | 1(disz) gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag-gu-la | 1 gudu4-priest of Ninḫursaggula, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ku3-{d}szara2 aszgab | 1 Ku-Šara, the leatherworker, |
| 7 | 7(disz) lu2 tir | 7 workers of the forest, |
| 8 | 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e | 1 Lugal-nesage, |
| 9 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 10 | szu-ku6 ugula ur-{d}suen | fisherman, foreman: Ur-Suen; |
| 11 | 1(disz) su4-su4 <lu2>-gi-di-<da> | (and) 1 (for) Susu, the <gidida> |
| 12 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam nu-{gesz}kiri6 | 1 Šarakam, gardener |
| 13 | 1(disz) ugula {d}szara2-a-mu | 1 foreman: Šara-amu |
| 14 | 1/2(disz) SIG7-a-mu i3-dab5 | 1/2 (workman): SIG-amu accepted; |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na dumu da-du | 1 Abbagina, son of Dadu |
| 16 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra gudu4 | 1 Lu-Ninura, gudu |
| 17 | 1(disz) na-ba-sa6 nu-{gesz}kiri6 | 1: Nabasa, gardener; |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) | 1 Ur-Gilgamesh, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [x]-NE dumu-ni | ... his son |
| 2 | [x]-{d}szara2 dumu-ni | X-Šara, his son |
| 3 | [x] lugal#-{gesz}gigir-re | ... Lugal-gigirre |
| 4 | [x]-ku3-ge sipa | ...-kuge, shepherd |
| 5 | [sza3 a]-pi4-sal4{ki} | in Apisal |
| 6 | 1(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10 | 1 Nigar-kidu |
| 7 | ugula sza3-bi | foreman of the inner part, |
| 8 | 3(disz) ab-bala | 3 (mana wool for) Abbala |
| 9 | ugula mug-ri-ib | foreman: Mubrib; |
| 10 | 5(disz) ugula dux(GIN2)-la2 | 5, foreman of ..., |
| 11 | ugula e2 udu niga | foreman of the sheep house, grain-fed, |
| 12 | dux(GIN2)-la2 i3-dab5 | Dula accepted; |
| 13 | gurum2 ak sza3 ga2-nun | inspections performed in the storehouse |
| 14 | bala u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | bala, 16th day; |
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