Nisaba 26, 003 (P376002)

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 110138

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
column 1
1. 7(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur lugal
2. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
4. sze ur5-ra-sze3 ur5-ra
5. sila-ta e3-a
6. 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
7. [...] gur-ra
8. [n] 4(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. [...] zi3-da si-ga
  blank space
10. [n] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) [... gur]
11. [n] 2(asz) [n ...] gur#
12. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 gur
13. [sag]-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
14. [sza3]-bi-ta
15. [n 5(u)] 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
16. [...] gur# sa2-du11 kas4
17. [...] gur# sze kasz ninda
18. [...] ur-du6 dub-sar
19. [...] gur# sze szuku-ra
20. [... sze]-er-ha-an aga3-us2
21. [...] sze szuku-ra ur-e2-an-na szabra
22. [n] 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
23. [... a2] lu2 hun-ga2
24. ugu2# szesz-kal-la ba-gar
25. [... lu2]-banda3{da}
26. [...] sze
27. [...]
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column 2
1. 4(barig) a2 lu2 [hun-ga2]
2. kiszib3 [...]
3. 2(asz) gur sza3-gal# gu4#-[sze3]
4. kiszib3 ab-ba-lu-lu
5. 5(asz) gur sa2-du11 ensi2
6. kiszib3 ur-mes
7. 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
8. 5(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
9. kiszib3 lu2-banda3{da}
10. 1(u) gur sa2-du11 ensi2
11. [...] ta#-ni
12. [... sza3]-gal# gu4 niga [...]
13. [...] sa2#-du11 ensi2
14. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-ki lunga
15. 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur sza3-gal udu niga
16. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2
17. 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur
18. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) i3-szah2 gur
19. sze-bi 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
20. 1(asz) dabin gur
21. kiszib3 lugal-ezem szabra
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
23. 2(ban2) zi3-sig15
24. 2(ban2) esza
25. 2(ban2) dabin
26. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
27. 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
28. 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
29. ki lugal-{gesz}gigir-re-ta
30. 5(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
31. ki la-ni-mu-<ta>
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column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(u)# gur# ki# a#-tu#-ta#
4. 7(asz) gur ki ur-e2-an-na-ta
5. 1(asz) gur ki du-du-ru-mu-ta
6. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur ki bi2-du11-ga-ta
7. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 usz-[...]
8. 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 bi2-da
9. 4(asz)! 2(barig) ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
10. 2(barig) ki in-sa6-sa6-ta
11. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) ki ur-e2-an-na-ta
12. 3(barig) ki a2-an-du-ru-ta
13. 9(asz)! 2(barig) dabin gur
14. kiszib3 a-gu-gu
15. 2(asz) gur ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
16. 6(asz) ziz2! gur kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni
17. 2(asz) sze gur 6(asz) ziz2 gur
18. kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me
19. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-tu
20. 1(asz) gur ba-al-u2
  sic
21. 4(barig) giri3 a2-an-du-ru
22. ur-ab-ba-saga in-su
23. 2(barig) ki e2-balag-ta
24. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur ki lu2-ga gudu4-ta
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. 6(asz) gur kiszib3 inim-[{d}szara2]
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur sze-ba szu-[...]
6. dumu sza-ad-da-ti
7. ki ur-{d}utu engar gibil-ta
8. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}iszkur
9. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-sa6-sa6
10. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. kiszib3 da-da-a
13. 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
14. 5(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
15. ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
16. 2(asz) 4(barig) gur ki ukken-ne2 dumu ba-sa6-ta
17. 7(asz) 2(barig) gur ki a-kal-la dumu ur-du6 kuruszda-ta
18. 6(asz) gur ki lugal-e-ba-an-sa6-ta
19. 6(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur
20. ki nig2-lagar-e-ta
21. 8(asz) gur ki dingir-ra-ta
22. 3(u) gur <ki> la-ba-sa6-ta
23. 2(asz) gur sza3-gal gu4 niga
24. ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
25. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur ki ku3-{d}szara2-ta
26. 1(u) gur ki la-ni-mu-ta
column 5
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. kiszib3 [...]
6. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur [...] lugal-ezem# [...]
7. 1(asz) gur inim-[...] sze-er-ha-an [...]
8. 1(asz) gur mu ka# [...] dumu ur-[...]
9. sze-ba e2 [...]-za i3-li2-mu# [...]
10. 1(asz) 1(ban2) dabin# [gur]
11. 2(disz) sila3 esza
12. zi-ga-[am3]
13. 2(asz) gur ARAD2-mu#
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ur-{d}[...]
15. ki ku3-{d}szara2-[ta]
16. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ezem-[ma]
17. la-a-mu agrig#?
18. 5(ban2) sze-ba {d}nin-[...]
19. 3(barig) sza3-gal gu4 niga
20. nin9-ne-[...]
21. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur sze u3-ru-[ru]
22. 1(barig) sze-ba lugal-nig2-lagar-[e] dumu i3-li2-mu
23. 1(asz) gur sze szuku-ra sagi#? [...]
24. 2(barig) sze szuku-ra {d}szara2-mu-tum2
25. 3(barig) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
26. 4(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-kal-la
27. 3(asz) gur sze-ba a-lu5-lu5
28. ki ad-da lu2 ur3-ra
29. 1(barig) dam ha-ba-lu5-ge2 nu-banda3-gu4
reverse
column 1
1. 5(ban2) sze-ba a-hu-szu-ni sukkal? hi x
2. [...] sze# apin-la2
3. [...]-{d}szul-gi-ta
4. [...]-me
5. [...]
6. [...] lugal#-nir
7. [...]
8. [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur ki szesz-kal-la-ta
2. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
  rest broken
column 3
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur a-du-mu
2. ugu2 da-da-a ba-a-gar
  rest broken
column 4
1. [...] dingir#-ra
2. [...] lu2-bala
  n lines broken
3'. 4(asz) [n gur ...]
4'. kiszib3 engar# [...]
  n lines broken
5'. nig2-[...]
  blank space
6'. sza3 [...]
7'. giri3 [...] x x
8'. mu e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376002

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 110138
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0204

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069088
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110138
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-204

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 3

    [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 cereals - sze ur5-ra-sze3 ur5-ra sila-ta e3-a, sze, dabin, ziz2, sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam, sza3-bi-ta

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2016-07-28 at 15:46:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376002.
Nisaba 26, 003 artifact entry (No. P376002). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376002 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376002 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 003 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376002},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376002.
Nisaba 26, 003 artifact entry (No. P376002). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376002 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376002 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376002},
}


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