Nisaba 26, 082 (P376112)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110252

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 2(disz) ma-na
2. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na igi-6(disz)-gal2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
3. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
4. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
5. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 1(disz) ma-na
6. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na
7. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
8. ki-la2-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
9. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 2/3(disz) ma-na
10. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
11. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
12. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) sze
13. 1(disz) {uruda}gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/3(disz) ma-na
14. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
15. 1(disz) {uruda}gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
16. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
17. 1(disz) {uruda}gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
18. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 8(disz) sze igi-6(disz)-gal2
19. 1(disz) {uruda}gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(u) gin2
reverse
1. [ki]-la2-bi 1(u) gin2
2. [1(disz) {uruda}]szen-gam-e 2/3(disz) ma-<na>
3. [ki-la2]-bi# 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze
4. 1(disz) {uruda#}igi-mar
5. ki-la2#-[bi n] ma-na 9(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze
6. 1(disz) [{uruda}szen]-sze3 1/3(disz) ma-na
7. ki#-[la2-bi n] ma-na
8. [... n] ma#-na
9. [...] 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
10. [...] ur2
11. [...] 1/2(disz) gin2
12. [...]-gal
13. [...] gin2# 1(u) 5(disz) sze
14. [...]-gam-gam
15. [... gin2] 1(u) 4(disz) sze
  blank space
16. [...] lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
17. [mu hu]-uh2#-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376112

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 110252
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0318

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069199
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110252
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-318

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 82

    [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.

    Weighing (?) of copper objects - {uruda}ha-zi-in, ki-la2-bi, {uruda}ha-bu3-da, {uruda}szE.KIN, {uruda}szen-gam-e, {uruda}igi-mar (cf. F. D’Agostino – F. Gorello, The Control on Copper and Bronze Manufacts in Umma During Ur III, in S. Garfinkle – M. Molina

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376112.
Nisaba 26, 082 artifact entry (No. P376112). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376112 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 082 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376112 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376112},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376112.
Nisaba 26, 082 artifact entry (No. P376112). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376112 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 082 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376112 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 082 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376112},
}


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