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Nisaba 15, 1123 (P454241)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454241 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454241 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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(u) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 | 10 male laborers for 3 days |
| 2 | kar umma{ki}-ta an-ne2-ga2-ra-sze3 ma2-gid2-da | from the quay of Umma to the barge punted, |
| 3 | an-ne2-ga2-ra-ta u4 5(disz)-sze3 | from Anegara for 5 days |
| 4 | e2-duru5 ku5-da-sze3? gi ma2 bala-sze3 ak ma2-la2-a kesz2 | to the “House of Cut-Outs’, reed carried to the barge for the bala, tied to a barge, |
| 5 | e2-duru5 ku5-da-ta u4 4(disz)-sze3 | from the Kuda-house for 4 days |
| 6 | kar umma{ki}-sze3 ma2-[gid2]-da | to the quay of Umma barge punted |
| 7 | kar-ta u4 2(disz)-sze3 gi ga6-ga2 | from the quay for 2 days reed carried, |
| 8 | 1(u) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 | 10 male laborers for 3 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kar umma{ki}-ta | from the port of Umma |
| 2 | an-ne2-ga2-ra-sze3 ma2-gid2-da | to the barge of An, |
| 3 | an-ne2-ga2-ra-ta u4 4(disz)-sze3 | from Anegara for 4 days |
| 4 | gi ma2 bala-sze3 ak ma2-la2-a | reeds to the barge for bala carried, barge loaded; |
| 5 | e2-duru5 ku5-da-ta kesz2 | from the Kuda-house bound, |
| 6 | u4 4(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2-gid2-da | for 4 workdays to Umma barge punted |
| 7 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 kar-ta umma{ki}-sze3 | for 2 workdays from Kar to Umma, |
| 8 | gi ga6-ga2 | reed carried, |
| 9 | ugula a-gu | foreman: Agu |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | under seal of Lukalla |
| 11 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 12 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-kal-la | Lukalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-[...] | son of Ur- |
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