Nisaba 26, 006 (P376007)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110143

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u)! 6(asz)#! sze gur
2. e2-szu-tum szabra us2-sa-ta
3. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) gur
4. e2-<kikken> muru13-ta
  written over erased line
5. 2(u) 8(disz) sze gibil gur
6. 7(asz)# sze gur a-bala
  blank space
7. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) sze gur
8. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
11. kiszib3 ur-saga
12. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. kiszib3 lu2-saga
14. 8(asz) sze-ba gur
15. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
16. 5(asz) 1(barig) sze-ba gaszam
17. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
18. 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
19. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
20. 4(barig) kiszib3 in-sa6-sa6
21. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
22. 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
23. kiszib3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re
24. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
25. kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal
26. 1(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
27. kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2
column 2
1. 3(barig) kiszib3 lu2-[...]
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [gur]
3. kiszib3 lugal-mu-[ma-ag2]
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) [gur]
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa#-[e3]
6. 4(asz) 3(ban2) sze-ba [gur]
7. kiszib3 {d}x-a-[...]
8. 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba [gur]
9. 6(asz) 3(barig) sze-ba bahar3# gur
10. 4(asz)# 1(barig)# 5(ban2)# sze-ba gur
11. sze-ba za3-mu
12. 4(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 <kiszib3> a-kal-la
13. 1(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 kiszib3 lugal-iti-da dumu giri3-ni
14. 1(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran
15. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-mes
16. 4(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 {d}szara2-mu-tum2
17. 1(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 kiszib3 dingir-ra
18. 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 kiszib3 an-na-hi-li-bi
19. 2(asz) sze ur5-ra gur
20. kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
21. 1(asz) sze ur5-ra a-lu5-lu5
22. 1(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 ugula a-kal-la
23. 1(asz) gur bu3-lu5
24. 2(barig) sze ur5-ra-sze3 kiszib3 lugal-ezem gudu4
25. 1(barig) sze ur5-ra ur-sila-luh
26. 2(barig) sze ur5-ra szesz-kal-la
27. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 usz
28. 3(asz) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 a-du-du
29. 3(barig) sze zi3 kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen
30. szunigin 6(asz) sze ur5-ra-sze3 gur
31. szunigin 1(u) 4(barig) sze ur5-ra gur
32. 2(asz) sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2!
33. kiszib3 igi-{d}szara2-sze3
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz) gur# kiszib3 ha-ha#!-sza#
2'. 4(asz) 4(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-lugal
3'. sa2-du11 {d}szul-gi
4'. 5(asz) 3(ban2) sze apin-la2
5'. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 gudu4!
6'. 1(disz) gur kiszib3 bu3-du
7'. 3(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi
8'. 2(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 nig2-dab5 gu2-en u3 in dim4 al-la
9'. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
10'. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-he2-gal2
11'. 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal udu niga
12'. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
13'. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur kiszib3 gu-du-du
14'. 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) kiszib3 a-lu5-<lu5>
15'. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur mu-sza
16'. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
17'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 i-dim?-eb?
18'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me
19'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
20'. 1(u) gur kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
21'. 7(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
22'. mu-sza
23'. 5(u) 6(asz) sze-bi bala-a
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. giri3 he2-du#-[du]
2'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sza3-gal [...]
3'. giri3 puzur4-a-[bi2]
4'. lu2 kin-<gi4-a> lugal
5'. 3(ban2) a2 ma2 hun-ga2
6'. kiszib3 ur-e2-masz
7'. 1(barig) a2 ma2 hun-ga2
8'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal udu gu4
  one or more signs erased before gu4
9'. kiszib3 an-na-hi-li-bi
10'. 3(ban2) a2 ma2 hun-ga2
11'. kiszib3 a-kal-<la> aszgab
12'. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur a2 ma2 hun-ga2
13'. kiszib3 lu2 lunga-ke4-ne
14'. 2(barig) giri3 ur-dun
15'. 2(barig) lugal-szu-nir
16'. 1(barig) {d}asznan
17'. 1(asz) gur sa2-du11 dah#-ha#
18'. kiszib3 ur-mes
  blank space
19'. kiszib3 lu2 nig2-dab5#-ba
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u)# 3(asz)# 2(barig)# [4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3] gur
2. sze-ba usz-bar
3. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
4. sze-ba x-x
5. ki ur-{d}nin-tu-<ta>
6. 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba gur
7. ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
8. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba gur
9. ki {d}szara2-za-me-[ta]
10. 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
12. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
13. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
14. 1(asz) 3(ban2) sze-ba gur
15. geme2 ug3-IL2
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze-ba gur
17. a-ga-[am ...]
18. 2(barig) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(barig) [n ...] giri3-se3-ga e11-e
2. 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) giri3-se3-ga {d}szul-gi
3. 4(barig) 1(ban2) giri3-se3-ga {d}en-ki u3 {d}usz-ka-limmu2
4. 2(barig) giri3-se3-ga {d}gu-la
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
6. ki lu2-tur-tur
7. 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur
8. ki bi2-du11-ga
9. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) giri3-se3-ga sipa# u3 gu4 niga
10. 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba bahar3
11. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba gur
12. sza3 mar-sa
13. 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba gur
14. gaszam
15. 1(barig) 3(ban2) azlag7
16. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba gur
17. ma2-lah5
18. 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba mu [...]
19. 1(asz) gur sze#-[ba gur]
20. 2(barig) sze-ba [...]
21. 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) [n ... gur]
22. 4(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
23. 3(asz) [n ...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba gur
2. nar {d}amar-{d}suen
3. 1(barig) ku3-{d}szara2 aszgab
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sza3-gal muszen
5. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze-ba sza3 en-nun
6. 1(barig) sa2-du11 ma2-gu-la
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u)# 8(asz) 1(barig)# sze gur
2. sze bar-ta gal2-la
  blank space
3. iti 2(disz)-kam
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u3
5. iti pa4-u2-e
6. mu en-unu6-<gal> {d}inanna ba-hun

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 6

    [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 barley - sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam, sza3-bi-ta, sze bar-ta gal2-la


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  • Museum No.: BM 110143
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0209

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.10.00, Amar-Suen.05.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2022-01-23 at 15:24:33 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:46:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-19 at 08:49:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 26, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376007.
Nisaba 26, 006 artifact entry (No. P376007). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376007 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376007 (Accessed: October 14, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 26, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376007},
}

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