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Nisaba 23, 088 (P376375)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376375 |
| Museum no. | BM 110474 |
| 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 | 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 420 sar of hirinnu-plant, sprouted at 10 sara (per day), |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) | its labor: 142 days; |
| 3 | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 170 sar, hoed at 5 sarta (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) | its labor: 292 days; |
| 5 | a2 6(disz) sila3-ta | at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| 6 | a-sza3 lugal | the royal field |
| 7 | 4(gesz'u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 2(disz) [sar-ta] | 40'u sar, cut juniper at 12 (volume-)sar each |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 2(disz) [n] | its labor: 2 days |
| 9 | 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) [sar ...] | 170 sar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [x] | its labor: 900 days |
| 2 | 2(gesz'u) 5(u) sar [al] sar#-[ta] | 170 sar of hoeing at each |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 1(u) [n] | its labor: 190 days |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)#?-[na] zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar#-[ta] | 720 sar, hirinnu-plant, sprouted, at 12 saar (per day) |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) | its labor: 90 days; |
| 6 | a2 6(disz) sila3-ta | at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| 7 | a-sza3 {d}amar-{d}suen {d}szara2 ki-ag2 | field of Amar-Suena, beloved by Šara |
| 8 | ugula ab-ba-gi-na | foreman: Abbagina |
| 9 | kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da | under seal of Lugal-azida; |
| 10 | giri3 nimgir-an-ne2 | via Nimgir-ane |
| 11 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-a2-zi-da | Lugal-azida |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
Sources & licences
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