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Nisaba 23, 138 (P376464)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 138 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376464 |
| Museum no. | BM 110566 |
| 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 | 1(esze3) tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 belt, 3/4 iku surface area each, 3 times, at 4 1/2 icu surface area (per day) |
| 2 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz)-kam | labor of the troops: 48 days; |
| 3 | 1(esze3) GAN2 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 surface area, 2 times, 4 1/2 iku surface area each, |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | its troops’ labor: 9 workdays; |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta | 197 2/3 sar, hoed at 3 sara (per day), |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz) | its labor: 48 days; |
| 2 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar {u2}numun? sahar 1(u) sar-ta | 220 sar, sahar-plant at 10 (volume-)sar (per day), |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 2(u)-kam | its labor: 20 days; |
| 4 | [giri3? ...]-lugal | via ...-king |
| 5 | [ugula] ab#-ba-gi-na | foreman: Abbagina |
| 6 | [kiszib3] ur-{gesz}gigir | under seal of Ur-gigir |
| 7 | [mu] en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{gesz}gigir | Ur-gigir |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu bar-ra-an | son of Barran, |
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