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Nisaba 31/2, 053 (P376975)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376975 |
| Museum no. | BM 111198 |
| 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 | 5(u) gurusz ugula lu2-kal-la | 50 male laborers, foreman: Lukalla |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula ze2-na u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 115 male laborers, foreman: Zena, for 1 day |
| 3 | ma2-la2-a gid2-da | barge punted |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) gurusz iti {d}dumu-zi-ta | 60 workdays, male laborers, from month “Dumuzi,’ |
| 5 | iti sze-kar-gal2-la-<sze3> | to month “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 6 | a2-bi 2(gesz2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 240 workdays; |
| 7 | ugula ze2-na | foreman: Zēna |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 7(disz)-sze3 | 120 workdays, male laborers, |
| 9 | ma2 gi gid2 umma{ki}-ta | barge with long reeds from Umma, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka-sahar{ki}-sze3 [...]-da | to Kasahar |
| 2 | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 3 | kiszib3 [...] | under seal of ... |
| 4 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4#-isz-da#-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected; year following that. |
Sources & licences
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