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Nisaba 23, 143 (P376493)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 23, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376493 |
| Museum no. | BM 110595 |
| 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(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 9 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | kab2-ku5 dub-la2-{d}utu-ka gub-ba | at the reservoir of Dubla-Utu stationed, |
| 3 | 1(u) [2(disz)] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 12 male laborer workdays |
| 4 | ga2-nun en-du8-du-ta | from the storehouse Endudu |
| 5 | gi ga6-ga2 | reed carried, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 36 workdays, male laborers |
| 2 | a e3!-a en-du8-du gub-ba | “Woe, coming out! Endudu stationed’ |
| 3 | ugula ur-saga | foreman: Ur-saga; |
| 4 | kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a | under seal of Gugua |
| 5 | mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | gu-u2-gu-a | Gugua, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ma-an-szum2 | son of Manšum |
Sources & licences
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