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Nisaba 11, 61 (P342807)

Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Nisaba 11, 61
ID	P342807
Museum no.	BM 110298
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Language	Sumerian
Period	Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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 col 1
1	($ blank space $) gesz	a tree
2	8(disz) gesz	8 logs
3	2(u) x 4(disz) gesz	20 ... 4 logs
4	8(disz) gesz	8 logs
5	1(u) 7(disz) gesz	17 logs
6	3(u) x gesz	30 ... logs
7	4(disz) gesz	4 logs
8	1(u) 1(disz) x gesz	11 ... logs
9	1(u) 2(disz) x gesz	12 ... logs
10	1(u) x gesz	10 ... logs
11	3(u) 5(disz) gesz	35 trees,
12	7(disz)! gesz	7 trees,
13	[... gesz ...]	... wood ...
14	[zu2-lum-bi] 9(asz) gur	its dates: 9 gur
15	me-pa-e3
16	4(disz) gesz	4 logs
17	7(disz) gesz	7 logs
18	7(disz) gesz	7 logs
19	2(disz) gesz	2 logs
20	8(disz) gesz	8 logs
21	3(disz) gesz	3 logs
22	2(disz) gesz	2 logs
23	2(disz) gesz	2 logs
24	2(disz) gesz	2 logs
25	zu2-lum-bi 3(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur	its dates: 3 gur 4 ban2 4 sila3
26	inim-{d}inanna	Inim-Inanna
27	5(disz) gesz 1(barig)	5 trees, 1 barig (= 60 sila3)
28	5(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	5 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
29	2(u) 5(disz) gesz sza3-su3	25 szasu trees,
30	7(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>	7 trees, 2 qû
31	6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	6 reeds, 1 ban2 (= 60 sila3)
32	7(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	7 harrows, 5 qû
33	4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)	4 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
34	2(disz) gesz 4(ban2)	2 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3)
35	7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	7 harrows, 1 ban2 5 qû
36	zu2-lum-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur>	its dates: 2 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3
37	lugal-ukken-ne2	Lugal-ukkene
38	8(disz)! gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	8 (pieces of) wood, 1 ban2 5 qû
39	1(disz) gesz 1(barig)	1 tree, 1 barig
40	1(u) 6(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3> 3(u) gesz sza3-<su3> 1(u) 5(disz)! gesz 1(ban2)	16 trees, 5 sila3 30 trees, its midst 15 trees, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3)
obverse col 2
1	6(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>	6 harrows, 2 qû
2	n gesz 3(disz) <sila3>	n harrows, 3 qû
3	3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	3 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
4	2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)	2 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
5	zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 <gur>	its dates: 1 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3
6	ARAD2 dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re	servant of Lugal-gigirre.
7	4(disz) gesz 4(ban2)	4 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3)
8	1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	1 tree, 1 ban2 5 sila3
9	2(u) x 1(disz) gesz sza3-su3	20 ... 1 šasu tree,
10	3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	3 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
11	3(disz) gesz 2(ban2)# [5(disz) <sila3>]	3 harrows, 2 ban2 5 qû
12	3(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	3 trees, 5 qû
13	[zu2-lum]-bi 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur	its dates: 1 gur 3 ban2
14	[a]-ab-ba	the sea
15	1(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	12 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3)
16	3(disz) gesz 5(ban2)	3 trees, 5 ban2 (= 5 sila3)
17	4(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	4 harrows, 1 ban2 5 qû
18	1(u) 3(disz) gesz 2(ban2)	13 logs, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
19	8(disz) gesz sza3-su3	8 šasu trees
20	4(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	4 harrows, 5 qû
21	6(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	6 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
22	6(disz) gesz 4(ban2)	6 logs, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3)
23	2(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>	2 trees, 2 qû
24	{gesz}kiri6 {d}en-lil2-la2	the orchard of Enlil
25	1(u) 4(disz) gesz sza3-su3	14 šasu trees
26	1(u) x 1(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	10 ... 1 tree, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
27	4(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	4 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3)
28	1(u) x gesz 2(ban2)	10+ trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
29	9(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	9 harrows, 5 qû
30	1(u) x 4(disz) gesz 4(ban2)	10+[x] 4 reeds, 4 ban2
31	4(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	4 harrows, 1 ban2 5 qû
32	4(disz) gesz 5(ban2)	4 trees, 5 ban2 (= 5 sila3)
33	2(disz) gesz 1(barig)	2 logs, 1 barig
34	zu2-lum-bi 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3	its dates: 8 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 less 1 sila3
35	ur-li 4(disz)? <gur> igi-gun3	Urli 4(?) gur, speckled
36	3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	3 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3)
37	lugal-nesag-e	Lugal-nesage,
38	3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	3 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3)
39	ur-kun	Urkun
40	3(disz) gesz 1(barig)	3 trees, 1 barig (= 60 sila3)
41	2(u) x 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)	20 ... 4 reeds, 2 ban2
42	1(u) x 3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	10[+n?] 3 reeds 3 ban2
43	3(disz) gesz 5(ban2)	3 trees, 5 ban2 (= 5 sila3)
44	1(u) 9(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	19 logs, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3)
45	5(disz) gesz 4(ban2)	5 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3)
reverse col 1
1	2(u) 4(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	24 trees, 5 qû
2	5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	5 harrows, 1 ban2 5 qû
3	2(u) 8(disz) gesz sza3-su3	28 szasu trees,
4	1(disz) gesz sumun	1 old tree
5	zu2-lum-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	its dates: 5 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3
6	ni-gar-si-du muhaldim	Nigar-sidu, the cook;
7	3(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	3 harrows, 1 ban2 5 qû
8	6(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	6 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
9	4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)	4 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
10	1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	9 jackasses 5 qû
11	1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gesz sza3-su3	70 less 1 šasu tree,
12	1(u) 1(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>	11 logs, 2 qû
13	1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)	1 tree, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
14	zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3	its dates: 1 (gur) 1 barig 2 sila3
15	a-ba-ki-ni	Abakini
16	1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)	1 tree, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3)
17	1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)	1 tree, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3)
18	2(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3	2 harrows, 2 sila3
19	3(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	3 trees, 5 qû
20	1(u) 7(disz) gesz sza3-su3	17 šasu trees
21	1(disz) gesz sumun	1 old tree
22	zu2-lum-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3	its dates: 1 barig 5 ban2 less 1 sila3
23	da-a-gi4 gudu4	Da’agi, the gudu priest
24	8(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>	8 harrows, 5 qû
25	1(u) 2(disz) gesz sza3-<su3>	12 šasu trees
26	5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>	5 harrows, 1 ban2 5 qû
27	6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)	6 reeds, 1 ban2 (= 60 sila3)
28	1(u)# 2(disz)# gesz 2(ban2)	12 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3)
29	1(u) 6(disz) gesz 3(ban2)	16 logs, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3)
30	4(disz) gesz 1(barig)	4 trees, 1 barig (= 60 sila3)
31	1(u) gesz 4(ban2)	10 harrows, 4 ban2
32	zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3	its dates: 4 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3
33	ARAD2 dumu {d}szara2-a-mu	servant of Šara-amu.
reverse col 2
1	{gesz}kiri6 kab2-du11-ga	the orchard of Kabdug
2	mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) kam-asz ba-hul	year: “Simurum (and) Lullubu for the 9th time were destroyed.

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