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Nisaba 31/2, 069 (P376991)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376991 |
| Museum no. | BM 111214 |
| 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 | 4(disz) {gi}pisan# szakkan6 | 4 baskets of šakkan fruit |
| 2 | kusz ge6-bi 6(disz)-am3 | its black leather bags are 6 |
| 3 | kusz u2#-hab2#-bi# 6(disz)-am3# | The skins of the scrubs are 6 |
| 4 | 2(disz) {gi#}pisan sanga# | 2 baskets for the temple administrator |
| 5 | kusz u2#-[hab2-bi] 6(disz)#?-[am3] | The skins of the grass are 6 (?) |
| 6 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) {gi#}[pisan] gab2#-us2# | 20 less 1 baskets |
| 7 | kusz babbar2#-bi 1(u)# 8(disz)#?-[am3] | its white leather: 18 |
| 8 | 2(disz) {gi}pisan tug2# bala#-[a] | 2 baskets of bala-textiles |
| 9 | kusz ge6-bi 1(disz)-am3# | its black leather bags are 1 |
| 10 | kusz u2#-hab2#-[bi] 1(disz)#?-am3# | The skins of the scrubs are one? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) {gi}pisan tab-ba [x] | 2 baskets ... |
| 2 | kusz ge6-bi# 4(disz)-am3 | Its black leather is 4 |
| 3 | kusz u2#-hab2#-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-am3 | its leather sandals are 1 1/2 (shekels) |
| 4 | 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za munus-ne | 3 thrones for women |
| 5 | kusz babbar2-bi 3(disz)-am3 | its white leather is 3 (shekels). |
| 6 | kusz u2-hab2-bi 3(disz)# n-am3 | leather rations of the uhab-plant: 3 ... |
| 7 | 1(disz) {gesz}ZAG-BU-USZ# | 1 (piece of) agate |
| 8 | kusz babbar2-bi 1(disz)-am3 | Its white leather is 1 |
| 9 | kusz u2-hab2-bi 1(disz)-am3 | the skins of the ewes are one; |
| 10 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 11 | ki a-kal-la aszgab-ta | from Akalla, the leatherworker; |
| left | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 nin9-hi-li2-a | under seal of Ninhiliya |
| 2 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 3 | giri3 ku3-{d}szara2 | via Ku-Šara; |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [nin9-hi-li2-a] | Ninhilia |
| 2 | [dam a-a-kal-la] | wife of Ayakalla |
| 3 | [ensi2] | governor |
| 4 | [umma{ki}-ka] | of Umma |
Sources & licences
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