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Nisaba 34, 0243 (P506559)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0243 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506559 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00283 |
| Collection | J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2) | 64 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 2 | 2(u) 5(disz) gesz sza3-su3 | 25 szasu trees, |
| 3 | 4(u) 3(disz) gesz# 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 43 trees, 1 ban2 5 |
| 4 | 1(u) 9(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 19 logs, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 5 | 3(u) 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 37 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 6 | 8(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 8 harrows, 5 sila3 |
| 7 | 5(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3 | 5 reeds 2 sila3 |
| 8 | 3(disz) gesz 1(barig) | 3 trees, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) |
| 9 | 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 1 tree, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 10 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 165 ḫia trees, |
| 11 | zu2-lum-bi 1(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its dates: 12 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | lugal-e-i3-zu | Lugal-e-izu |
| 13 | 1(u) 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 16 harrows, 1 ban2 5 |
| 14 | 4(u) 9(disz) gesz sza3-su3 | 49 šasu trees, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 3 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 16 | 1(u) 6(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 16 logs, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 17 | 3(u) 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 36 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 18 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) gesz# 2(ban2) | 70 trees, 2 ban2 |
| 19 | 1(disz) gesz 1(barig) | 1 tree, 1 barig |
| 20 | 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 11 harrows, 5 sila3 |
| 21 | 5(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3 | 5 reeds 2 sila3 |
| 22 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz)# gesz hi-a | total: 197 ḫia trees |
| 23 | zu2-[lum-bi] 9(asz)# 2(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 | its dates: 9 gur 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 24 | lugal#-[ku3]-zu | Lugal-kuzu |
| 25 | [2(disz) gesz] 2(ban2)# 5(disz) | 2 logs, 2 ban2 5 |
| 26 | [1(u) 7(disz) gesz sza3]-su3 | 17 šasu trees |
| 27 | 5(u) 2(disz)# gesz 2(ban2) | 52 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 28 | 4(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3 | 4 trees, 2 sila3 |
| 29 | 2(u) 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 23 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 4(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 24 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 2 | 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 1 tree, 5 sila3 |
| 3 | 5(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 5 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 4 | 1(disz) gesz 1(barig) | 1 tree, 1 barig |
| 5 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) gesz hi-a | total: 210 hia trees, |
| 6 | zu2-lum-bi 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 7 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 7 | lu2-{d}szara2 | Lu-Šara |
| 8 | 2(u) gesz 3(ban2) | 20 harrows, 3 ban2 |
| 9 | 2(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2) | 22 logs, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 10 | 7(disz) gesz sza3-su3 | 7 šasu trees |
| 11 | 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 12 logs, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 12 | 4(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 4 reeds, 1 ban2 5 |
| 13 | 9(disz) gesz 1(barig) | 9 harrows, 1 barig |
| 14 | 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 5 reeds, 1 ban2 (= 60 sila3) |
| 15 | 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2) | 1 tree, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) |
| 16 | 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 1 tree, 5 sila3 |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 81 ḫia trees, |
| 18 | zu2-lum-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 7 gur 2 barig 5 sila3 |
| 19 | ur-{d}suen ha-za-num2 | Ur-Suen, mayor |
| 20 | GAN2 e2-gal | field of the palace |
| 21 | 5(disz) gesz 2(ban2) | 5 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 22 | 4(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 4 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 23 | 7(disz) gesz 1(barig) | 7 harrows, 1 barig |
| 24 | 4(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 4 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 25 | 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 1 tree, 1 ban2 5 |
| 26 | 9(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 9 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 27 | 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 2 trees, 5 sila3 |
| 28 | szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 32 hia trees, |
| 29 | zu2-lum-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 30 | ma2-gur8-re | barge |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [n] gesz 1(barig) | n trees, 1 barig |
| 2 | [...] x x x x | |
| 3' | [n] 4(disz)# gesz n(ban2) 2(disz) | n 4 ..., n ban2 2 |
| 4' | 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 7 reeds, 1 ban2 5 |
| 5' | 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 3 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 6' | 1(u) 5(disz) gesz 2(ban2) | 15 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gesz hi#-[a] | total: 66 hya trees |
| 2 | zu2-lum#-[bi ... gur] | its dates ... gur |
| 3' | 1(u) 3(disz)# [n gesz ...] | 13 ... ... trees |
| 4' | 2(disz) [gesz ...] | 2 ... trees |
| 5' | 1(disz) gesz [...] | 1 ... tree |
| 6' | szunigin 4(u) 5(disz) gesz [hi-a] | total: 45 different trees |
| 7' | zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8' | ur5-sa6-mu | of Ur-samu |
| 9' | 2(u) 4(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 24 trees, 5 sila3 |
| 10' | 3(u) 4(disz) gesz sza3-su3 | 34 šasu trees, |
| 11' | 3(u) 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 36 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 12' | 1(u) 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 15 trees, 1 ban2 5 |
| 13' | 2(u) gesz 2(ban2) | 20 trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 14' | [2(disz)] 5(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 2 5 logs, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 15' | 3(u) 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3 | 33 trees, 2 sila3 |
| 16' | szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 9(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 199 hia trees, |
| 17' | zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 4 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 18' | lugal-e2-mah-e | Lugal-emaḫe, |
| 19' | 4(u) 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 47 trees, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 20' | 2(u)! gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 20 (?) harrows, 1 ban2 5 |
| 21' | 8(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3 | 8 trees, 2 sila3 |
| 22' | 2(u)! gesz 2(ban2) | 20 (?) trees, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 23' | 1(u) 8(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 18 logs, 5 sila3; |
| 24' | 1(u) 3(disz)! gesz 3(ban2) | 13 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 25' | szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 66 ḫia trees |
| 26' | zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 4 gur 4 barig 1 sila3 |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | da-da igi-du8# | Dada, gatekeeper |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz)#? [n gesz ...] | 13(?) ... trees |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) [gesz ...] | 15 ... trees |
| 8 | 1(disz) [gesz ...] | 1 ... tree |
| 9 | 3(disz) gesz [...] | 3 ... trees |
| 10 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gesz# [hi-a] | total: 190 less 1 hia trees |
| 11 | zu2-lum-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its dates: 3 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra | for Lu-Šulgi |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2) | 12 logs, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 14 | 1(u) 7(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 17 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 15 | 1(disz) gesz sza3-su3 | 1 šasu tree |
| 16 | 8(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 8 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 17 | 1(u) 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 13 trees, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 18 | 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 3 reeds, 1 ban2 5 |
| 19 | 4(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 4 trees, 5 sila3 |
| 20 | szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) gesz hi-a | total: 57 hia trees, |
| 21 | zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 | its dates: 4 (gur) 1 barig 5 sila3 |
| 22 | nigar{+gar}-ki-du10 | Nigar-kidu |
| 23 | GAN2 e2-gal | field of the palace |
| 24 | 5(disz) gesz 4(ban2) | 5 trees, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 25 | 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) | 5 reeds, 1 ban2 5 |
| 26 | 1(u) 4(disz) gesz 1(barig) | 14 trees, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) |
| 27 | 1(u) 3(disz) gesz 2(ban2) | 13 logs, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) |
| 28 | 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) | 11 logs, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 29 | 7(disz) gesz 3(ban2) | 7 trees, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 30 | 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 | 2 trees, 5 sila3 |
| 31 | szunigin ($ blank space $) gesz hi-a | total: trees of various kinds, |
| 32 | zu2-lum-bi 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) gur | its dates: 5 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 |
| 33 | dam lugal-{gesz}kiri6 | wife of Lugal-kiri, |
| 34 | GAN2 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field of Ninura, |
| 35 | mu {d}szu | Year: Šu |
| left | ||
| 1 | 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) gaba-ri | 54 (gur) 4 barig, copy |
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