Nisaba 26, 005 (P376006)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110142

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3# [gur]
4. [...] mu {d}amar-[{d}suen] lugal#-e ur-bi2-[lum{ki}] mu-hul
5. [...] 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. [ki] ARAD2-[mu]-ta
7. [...] 4(asz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) [n sila3 sze] ur5-ra gur
8. [...] 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. 1(u) 5(disz) duh saga gur
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) duh du gur
11. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
12. ki ur-e11-e-ta
13. 2(u) 3(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du gur
14. ki gur4-sa3-an-ta
15. 2(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh du gur
16. ki igi-gun3-ta
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
18. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
19. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
20. 8(disz) duh saga gur
21. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) duh du gur
23. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
24. 4(asz) 4(barig) duh saga gur
25. 4(disz) duh du gur
26. bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
27. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
28. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
29. {d}nin-ur4-ra
30. 1(u) 4(ban2) duh saga gur
31. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh du gur
column 2
1. [...]-e11#-e
2. [...] duh saga gur
3. [n] 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
4. [{d}nin]-da-lagasz{ki}
5. 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga
6. 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
7. {d}nin-eb-gal
8. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) duh saga gur
9. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
10. {d}szul-gi
11. 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga
12. 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
13. {d}en-lil2
14. 1(u) 2(disz) duh saga gur
15. 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) [n] sila3 duh du gur
16. {d}gu-la# umma{ki}
17. 1(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz)# 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
18. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
19. {d}en-ki u3 {d}usz-ka-limmu2#
20. 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
21. {d}nansze
22. 6(asz) 2(ban2) duh du gur
23. {d}nin-hur-sag
24. 4(disz) duh du gur
25. {d}nin-tu
26. 1(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) duh du gur
27. {d}nun-gal
28. 4(asz) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
29. 4(asz) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
30. {d}nin-sun2
column 3
1. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) [n ... duh saga gur]
2. 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) [... duh du gur]
3. {d}inanna [...]
4. 4(asz) 2(ban2) duh saga gur
5. 4(barig) duh du
6. {d}nin-ildu3-ma
7. 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh du gur
8. giri3 gu-du-du#
9. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) duh du gur
10. giri3 a-du-mu
11. 1(u) 8(disz) duh du gur
12. giri3 da-[a]-ga
13. duh-bi [x]-a
14. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
15. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) 5/6(disz)# sila3 zi3 ISZ gur
16. zi3 ISZ [nig2]-ar3-ra sza3-gal gu4
17. 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3 duh saga
18. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh du gur
19. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
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20. [szunigin] 1(u)# 8(asz)# 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 ISZ gur
22. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
23. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh du gur
24. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
25. sza3-bi-ta
26. 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
27. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh saga gur
28. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du gur
29. sza3-gal gu4 niga
30. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
31. 1(u) 5(disz) duh saga gur
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 5(disz) duh du gur
2. sze gur
3. sza3-gal gu4 niga a2-ge6-il2-la
4. 4(barig) 3(ban2) duh saga
5. 2(barig) duh du
6. duh gibil-sze3 lugal-ba-ta-ab-e3 szu ba-ti
7. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
9. 3(u) 5(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur zi3 ISZ nu-tuku
10. 1(u) 5(disz) duh saga gur
11. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) duh du gur
12. sza3#-gal# gu4 niga a-pi4-sal4{ki}
13. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
14. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur la2-ia3-ta su-ga mu duh-sze3
15. duh du-bi 1(u) 9(disz) gur
16. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) [1/3(disz)] sila3 duh saga gur
17. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 duh du gur
18. sza3-gal udu niga
19. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
20. 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. duh [du-bi n] 2(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
22. [kiszib3] ARAD2
23. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
24. duh du-bi 5(disz) gur
25. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
26. 4(barig) duh saga
27. 2(asz) 2(barig) duh du gur
28. 4(barig) ku6-bi# [...]-x-e-x
29. {d}[en]-ki {d}[nin-hur]-sag [...]
column 2
1. giri3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
2. 3(barig) 4(ban2) duh saga
3. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
4. mu sze# kasz ninda nig2-gal2-la {d}dumu-zi-da-sze3
5. inim ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
6. 4(disz) duh du gur nig2-ka9
7. mu ha-ar#-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul# ugu2#-a ba-a-gar
8. duh-bi [x x]-me-lam2 ba-[x]-su
  blank space
9. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
10. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh du gur
11. mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-ta
12. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2-sze3
13. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
14. ugu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 ba-a-gar
15. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) duh saga gur
16. 2(u) 4(barig) duh du gur#
17. duh-bi geszbun2 {d}szul-gi-ra
18. mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul-ta
19. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2-sze3
  blank space
20. 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. diri nig2-ka9-ak mu {d}amar#-{d}suen lugal-e ur-[bi2]-lum{ki} mu-hul
column 3
1. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
3. szunigin 9(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 duh du gur
4. zi-ga-am3
5. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 9(disz) sila3 duh saga gur
6. 5(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 duh du gur
7. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
  with erased lines, possibly drafts
8. [nig2-ka9] ak# sza3-gal gu4 niga
9. [...]-gal2
10. [mu gu-za] {d}en-[lil2-la2 ba]-dim2
left
1. nig2-ka9-ak-bi lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka-ke4 in-ak

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 5

    [al-Rawi2013NATU5] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al, Francesca Gorello, and Palmiro Notizia. 2013. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Five (NATU V). Nisaba 26. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    Balanced account of bran as fodder for oxen - duh saga, duh du, nig2-ka9 ak sza3-gal gu4 niga

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  • Museum No.: BM 110142
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0208

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-06-02 at 07:20:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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“Nisaba 26, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376006.
Nisaba 26, 005 artifact entry (No. P376006). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376006 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376006 (Accessed: September 10, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376006},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376006},
}


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