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Nisaba 31/2, 107 (P377029)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 31/2, 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P377029 |
| Museum no. | BM 111252 |
| 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 | [n sila3] duh# saga [...] | n sila3 fine bran ... |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 duh saga | 1 sila3 fine bran, |
| 3 | 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga us2 1(disz) [...] | 18 sheep, barley-fed, of 1 ... length, |
| 4 | sze-bi 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 ban2 9 1/2 sila3; |
| 5 | duh saga-bi 1(disz) sila3 | its fine bran, 1 sila3 |
| 6 | u4 1(disz)-[kam] | 1st day |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3 | for 17 days |
| 8 | sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) [sila3 gur] | its barley: 6 gur 1 barig |
| 9 | duh saga-bi 3(asz) 1(barig)#? 1(ban2)#? [... gur] | its fine bran: 3 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 10 | n 8(disz)# udu niga# us2# | n 8 sheep, grain-fed, of the length |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 | 1 sila3 3 1/3 shekels |
| 2 | 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga us2 [...] | 18 grain-fed sheep, length ... |
| 3 | sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) [...] | its barley: 1 barig 1 ban2 3 ... |
| 4 | duh saga-bi 1(disz) [...] | its fine bran, 1 ... |
| 5 | u4 1(disz)-[kam] | 1st day |
| 6 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | for 12 days |
| 7 | sze-bi 4(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 (gur) 4 ban2 2 sila3; |
| 8 | duh saga-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) [sila3] | its fine bran: 2 gur 2 barig 2 qû |
| 9 | szunigin# 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) [sila3 sze gur] | total: 10 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 barley |
| 10 | szunigin# 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 [duh saga gur] | total: 2 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3 fine bran |
| 11 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | the 29th day, |
| 12 | iti pa4-u2-[e] | month: “Pa'ue,’ |
| 13 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-[e] e2# {d}[szara2] umma#{ki}-ka# mu-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
Sources & licences
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