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Nisaba 31/2, 030 (P376952)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376952 |
| Museum no. | BM 111174 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | iri-sag-rig7{ki}-sze3 | to Irisagrig |
| 4 | ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri!-ga | barge punted, barge floated |
| 5 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga | for 1 workday barley loaded into a barge |
| 6 | iri-sag-rig7{ki}-ta | from Irisagrig |
| 7 | kun-zi-da {gesz}kiri6 gesztin#-sze3# u4# 2(disz)#-sze3# | to the kunzida of the vineyard for 2 days |
| 8 | [ma2?] diri#?-ga# e2-duru5-uri3-du3-a-ta | from the extra boat(?) of the Duru-Urdua |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u4?] [n]-sze3 kun-zi-[da] {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3 sze bala-a sze ga6-ga2# | for n days to the Kunzida of Amar-Suenītum barley transferred and barley carried |
| 2 | kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ma-ta | from the canal Amar-Suenītum |
| 3 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sag-rig7{ki}-sze3 | for 2 days to Irisagrig |
| 4 | ma2 gid2-da u3 ma2 bala ak | barge punted and barge transferred; |
| 5 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sag-rig7{ki}-ta | for 2 workdays from Irisagrig |
| 6 | ka# ta2#-mi-ma-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da | to the mouth of Tamimama barge punted |
| 7 | [u4] 2(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 diri-ga | for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated |
| 8 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la | for 1 workday barge unloaded |
| 9 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a | for 1 workday barley transferred, |
| 10 | ugula ab-ba-gi-na | foreman: Abbagina |
| 11 | kiszib3 a-du-mu | under seal of Adumu |
| 12 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | 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 |
Sources & licences
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