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Nisaba 31/2, 020 (P376942)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376942 |
| Museum no. | BM 111163 |
| 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(gesz2) 5(u) sar al 7(disz) sar#-ta# | 210 sar, hoed at 7 saar (per day) |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 4(disz) | its labor: 34 days; |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta | 190 sar, hoed at 6 saar (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz) | its labor: 25 days; |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 2(u) sar-ta | 210 sar, cut juniper, at 20 sara (per day) |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 8(disz) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 8 1/2 days; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-nigin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | total: 7 1/2 workdays, male laborers |
| 2 | a2 6(disz) sila3-ta | at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| 3 | sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 4 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 5 | a-sza3 me-en-kar2# | field Me’enkar |
| 6 | nu#-banda3 gu4 lugal-e2-mah-e | oxen manager: Lugal-emaḫe |
| 7 | kiszib3 szesz-kal-la | under seal of Šeškalla |
| 8 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | [dumu tir-gu] | son of Tirgu |
Sources & licences
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