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Nisaba 23, 093 (P376393)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 093 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376393 |
| Museum no. | BM 110495 |
| 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 | 5(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) | 5 iku field area: garments; |
| 2 | tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta | a garment of 3/4 iku (weight) each, |
| 3 | gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 times 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u)-kam | its troops’ labor: 50 days |
| 5 | 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 3 iku field area: harrowing 3 times, 4 1/2 icu field area each; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 6(disz) | its troops’ labor: 6 days |
| 2 | GAN2-gu4 | oxen field |
| 3 | 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 field area: harrowing 2 times, 4 1/2 iku field area each; |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 8(disz) sza3-gu4 apin | its troops’ labor: 8 oxen-drivers of the plough, |
| 5 | a-sza3 la2-tur | field Latur, |
| 6 | ugula lugal-ku3-zu | foreman: Lugal-kuzu; |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab | under seal of Ur-Urbartab; |
| 8 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year following: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab | Ur-Urbartab, |
| 2 | dumu lugal-a2-zi-da | son of Lugal-azida, |
| 3 | gudu4 e2-mah | gudu-priest of the Emah, |
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