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Nisaba 23, 098 (P376399)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376399 |
| Museum no. | BM 110501 |
| 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 | 2(gesz'u) 4(u) sar gi tab-ba 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar-ta | 170 sar, reeds piled up, at 120 sara (per day), |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(disz)-kam | its labor: 61 days; |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 1 50 sar, hoed at 5 sara (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | its labor: 22 days; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula ARAD2-mu | foreman: ARADmu; |
| 2 | a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17 | field Amar-kiši |
| 3 | nu-banda3 a-gu-gu | the overseer: Agugu |
| 4 | kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| 5 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul | year: “Šašrum for the 2nd time was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-nig2-lagar-e | Lugal-nig-lagare |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
Sources & licences
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