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Nisaba 31/2, 023 (P376945)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376945 |
| Museum no. | BM 111166 |
| 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(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3 | 2 male laborers for 4 days |
| 2 | kar umma{ki}-ta | from the port of Umma |
| 3 | lugal-ku3-zu-sze3 ma2 diri-ga | to Lugal-kuzu barge floated, |
| 4 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 lugal-ku3-zu-ta | for 3 workdays from Lugal-kuzu |
| 5 | uri5{ki}-sze3 <ma2> bala ak | to Ur <the boat> of the bala performed; |
| 6 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 uri5{ki}-ta | for 3 days from Ur |
| 7 | umma{ki}-sze3 | to Umma |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma2 su3 gid2-da | long boats |
| 2 | ugula ur-saga | foreman: Ur-saga; |
| 3 | kiszib3 a-du-mu | under seal of Adumu |
| 4 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki <<ki>> ba-ab-du8-a | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}suen | Ur-Suen |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{gesz}[gigir] | son of Ur-gigir |
| 4 | [sza3-tam] | the heart |
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