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Nisaba 31/2, 031 (P376953)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376953 |
| Museum no. | BM 111175 |
| 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 | 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3 <sig17> husz2!-a 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 1/3 mina of reddish gold at 15 each, |
| 2 | ku3-bi 5(disz) ma-na | its silver: 5 mana |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na har ku3-babbar | 15 minas of silver, |
| 4 | NE-gu7-bi 5(disz) gin2 | its NE-flour: 5 shekels |
| 5 | masz2-da-re6-a lugal | royal extispicy |
| 6 | ezem 3(disz)-a-ba | at the 3rd festival |
| 7 | 2(disz) gal ku3-babbar | 2 large (shekels of) silver |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na | its weight: 1 1/3 mana |
| 9 | {d}inanna {d}en-lil2# | For Inanna and Enlil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | 1 mina of silver |
| 2 | sag na4-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 | its stone head: 1/2 shekel; |
| 3 | {d}utu-ad2-gal szu ba-ti | Utu-adgal received. |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | 1 mina of silver |
| 5 | nig2-ba lugal-an-dul3 a2-ag2-ga2 saga kaskal de6-a | gift of Lugal-andul, a good command for the journey |
| 6 | 4(disz) gin2 szu-nir gu2-de3-na sza3 umma{ki} | 4 shekels, šunir (measure) of Gudena, in Umma |
| 7 | n gin2# szu-<nir> gu2-de3-na sza3# a-pi4-sal4{ki} | n shekels, the šunir of Gudena, in Apisal |
| 8 | mu# [sza]-asz#-ru#{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
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