Nisaba 31/2, 059 (P376981)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376981 |
| Museum no. | BM 111204 |
| 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 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 190 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | sze gesz ra-a | barley threshed, |
| 3 | 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 30 male laborer workdays, |
| 4 | in-u du3-a | built-up house plot |
| 5 | ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | at the reservoir of the field Ninura, |
| 6 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 18 male laborer workdays, |
| 7 | kun-zi-da a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu gub-ba | at the kunzida of the manu field stationed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | 15 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | ka a-ga-am3-ke4 | of the mouth of the sea |
| 3 | szu-luh ak | šuluḫ |
| 4 | ugula lu2-{d}szara2 | foreman: Lu-Šara; |
| 5 | kiszib3 a-gu-gu | under seal of Agugu |
| 6 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-[ezem] | Lugalezem |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
Sources & licences
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