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Nisaba 31/2, 041 (P376963)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376963 |
| Museum no. | BM 111185 |
| 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(u) gurusz# u4 6(disz)-sze3 | 20 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | <i7> nin-he2-gal2-la szu-luh ak | <It is> the Ninḫegala canal that is irrigated |
| 3 | 1(u) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 | 10 male laborers for 3 days |
| 4 | kun-zi-da za3# ur-ki-x-ka gub-ba | stationed at the edge of the Urkida canal |
| 5 | 1(u) gurusz u4 5(disz)-kam | 10 male laborers, 5th day, |
| 6 | kab2-ku5 i7-lugal-ka sahar si-ga | at the reservoir of the Ŋiĝ-šarri filled with dust. |
| 7 | 1(u) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3 | 10 male laborers for 4 days |
| 8 | i7 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ka sahar si-ga | in the river Ninura filled with dust, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3# | 8 male laborers for 3 days |
| 2 | ka {u2}kiszi17# a-sza3# [muru13?] a ga2-ra# | In the mouth of juniper, I want to sprinkle water in the field of the marsh |
| 3 | ugula lu2-AN-[x-x] | foreman: Lu-AN-x |
| 4 | kiszib3 a-kal-la# | under seal of Akalla |
| 5 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [a]-kal#-la# | Akalla |
| 2 | dub#-sar# | scribe |
| 3 | [dumu] lugal#?-[x] | son of Lugal-x |
Sources & licences
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