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Nisaba 31/2, 073 (P376995)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376995 |
| Museum no. | BM 111218 |
| 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(barig) 1(ban2) szum2 sikil | 1 barig 1 ban2 onions, pure, |
| 2 | szum2# sikil igi#-sag-bi 4(ban2) | its prime quality onions, 4 ban2 |
| 3 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze-lu2 | 2 barig 1 ban2 barley flour, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 babbar | 5 sila3 white cumin |
| 5 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) gu2-tur | 3 barig 1 ban2 gutur-flour |
| 6 | kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki ur-e11-e-ta | from Ur-e'e; |
| 2 | u3-de6 | brought. |
| 3 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka zi-re-dam | under seal of the governor, to be returned. |
| 4 | mu us2-sa ur-bi-i3-lum{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-[{d}li9-si4] | Ur-Lisi |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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