Nisaba 26, 077 (P376104)

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 110244

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. 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 1(u)-ta#
2. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gur
  calculation: 77.25/18 × (10 × 30) = 4;1,2,7.5 (text 172;0,0)
3. ur-nigar{gar} engar
4. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
5. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
6. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-ta
7. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
  calculation: 53/18 × (10 × 30) + 34.75/18 × (9 × 30) = 4;3,2,4 35/60; 4.875bur3 × 30 = 146.25 (text 228;2,0)
8. ur-nigar{gar} engar
9. {gesz}kiri6! gu-la
10. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
11. sze-bi 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. a-ra2 2(disz@t)?-kam
13. ur-nigar{gar} dumu du10-ga
14. a-sza3 la2-mah#
15. ugula lugal-{gesz}[gigir]-re
16. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku)? GAN2 1(u)-ta
17. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u)-[ta]
18. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) [8(asz) gur]
19. ur-nigar#[{gar} engar]
20. a-sza3 [...]
column 2
1. 3(bur3) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 1(u)-ta
2. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 6(asz) gur
3. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
4. ugula lu2-gi-na
5. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
6. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) gur
7. a-sza3 la2-mah
8. ur-{d}nin-zu engar
9. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 1(u)-ta
10. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) gur
11. ba-zi u3 ku-li engar
12. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
13. ugula da-du-mu
14. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
15. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) gur
16. lugal-gu2-en-e engar
17. a-sza3 la2-mah
18. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-ta
19. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) gur
20. x x-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) [GAN2 1(u)-ta]
2. 2(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [1(u)-ta]
3. sza3-ba 1(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
4. a-da-du-mu# [...]
5. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 1(asz) gur
6. lugal-{gesz}gigir-re engar
7. a-sza3 la2-mah
8. ugula lugal-ku3-ga-ni
9. 2(asz) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta <<GAN2 1(u)-ta>>
10. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) [...]-ta
11. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) gur
  blank space
12. ugula a-gu-gu
13. a-sza3 la2-mah
14. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
15. sze-bi 2(gesz2) gur
16. ur-{d}szara2 engar
column 2
1. 4(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
3. lugal-szu-nir-re engar
4. ugula da-a-ga
  blank space
5. szunigin 5(u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
6. sze-bi 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) gur
7. GAN2-gu4 da-umma{ki}
8. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 77

    [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.

    gana2-gu4 for farmers - gana2, a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu, {gesz}kiri6 gu-la, a-sza3 la2-mah, ugula, engar, szu-nigin2, gana2-gu4 Da-umma{ki}

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  • Museum No.: BM 110244
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0310

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 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, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376104.
Nisaba 26, 077 artifact entry (No. P376104). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376104 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376104 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376104},
}


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