Nisaba 26, 007 (P376008)

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 110144

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
  beginning broken
1'. [... masz a-sza3-ga] gu2-[edin-na u3] musz#-bi-an-na
2'. [giri3 e2-gal-e]-si
3'. [6(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2] 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4'. [masz a-sza3]-ga me-en-kar2
5'. [giri3] ur-e2-masz
6'. [...] gin2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7'. [masz] a-sza3-ga esz3 didli
8'. [...] lugal-nesag-e
  blank space
9'. [ku3 masz a]-sza3-ga
10'. [...] 4(disz)# gin2 3(disz) sze ku3 ku6
11'. [giri3] lu2#-du10-ga szu-ku6
12'. [1(u) gin2] ku3 pa muszen
13'. [ki enku] u3 agar4-nigin2-e-ne-ta [...] ku3-babbar
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] ku3-babbar
2. [...] dumu-nita2
3. [...] ur-dun
4. [...] gin2# la-ni-mu
5. 4(disz)# gin2# gur4-sa3-an
6. 4(disz) gin2 lugal-u2-szim-e
7. 6(disz) gin2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8. 1(u) gin2 dumu szesz-kal-la
9. 6(disz) gin2 ba-zi-ge
10. 3(disz) gin2 inim-{d}szara2 dumu nig2-bun2-na mu 2(disz)-kam
11. 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
12. lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
13. 3(disz) gin2 e2-lu2-bi-zu
  blank space
14. ku3 a2
15. 1(u) gin2 engar gesz-i3-ka-me-esz2
16. 1(disz) gin2 nig2-gi-na-zu
17. 1(disz) gin2 lugal-amar-ku3
18. 1(disz) gin2 giri3 mes-e2
19. 2(disz) gin2 la2 8(disz) sze dumu ur-{d}utu-me-esz2
20. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
21. 2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze giri3 a-du
22. 3(disz) gin2 la2 6(disz) sze giri3 lugal-nesag-e
23. 2(disz) gin2 giri3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da
24. 1(disz) gin2 giri3 lu2-du10-ga
25. [x] 1/2(disz) gin2 giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
column 3
1. [1/2(disz) gin2 giri3 ...]
2. 1/2(disz) gin2 giri3 lu2#-[{d}...]
3. [sza3] umma{ki}
4. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ha-ba-lu5-ge2
  blank space
5. la2-ia3 su-ga a2 bala-a
6. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7. ki ensi2-ka-ta
8. 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
9. lugal-u2-szim-e
10. 1(disz) gin2 szu-gu-ub
11. 2(disz) gin2 ur-nigar{gar} dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
12. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 a-a-kal-la gudu4
  blank space
13. ku3 giri3-ni-i3-sa6 dumu inim-ma-dingir
14. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
15. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3 esza
16. du8-ta gi4-a zabala4{ki}
17. ki ur-e2-masz-ta
18. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
19. 1/3(disz) gin2 la2 4(disz) sze ku3-sig17
20. sza3 ki-dagal na-wi-ir-dingir
21. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3 siki kusz-bi-sze3 zi-ra
22. giri3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
23. 2/3(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
reverse
column 1
1. giri3 kas4
2. 5/6(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. giri3 szesz-kal-la
4. [... ku3 siki] kusz-bi-sze3 zi-ra
5. [... ma]-na# 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. [...]-gu-la
7. [giri3] kas4
  blank space
8. 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na uruda
9. ku3-ta sa10-a
10. 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
11. giri3 dam-gar3-ne
12. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 giri3 lu2-kal-la
13. 2(disz) gin2 giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
  blank space
14. sze-ta sa10-a
15. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
16. giri3 dam-gar3-ne
17. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
18. giri3 {d}szara2-kam
  blank space
19. [ku3]-sig17#?-ta sa10-a
20. [...] sze [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. giri3 lugal-iti-da
2. [... su]-ga udu
  n lines broken
3'. [...]-ta
4'. [...] su#-ga gu4
5'. [... su]-ga masz2
6'. [...]-ta
7'. [... i3]-nun
8'. [...] ga-ar3
9'. [...]-ta
10'. [...] i3-nun
11'. [...] ansze#-ta
12'. [...] la2-ia3 su-ga
13'. [...]-ni-ka
14'. [...]-na-zu-ta
  blank space
15'. [...]-ku-ni-ga
16'. [...] sag#-bi
17'. [...]-du
18'. [...]-mu 2(ban2)-ta
19'. [...] bala#?-a
  rest broken
column 3
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20160606 englund: d’Agostino & Pomponio’s 2004 (ZA 95, 175-176) and 2014 (SEL 31, 1-26) discussions of four running accounts (nig2-ka9-ak) from SS.8, SS.9, IS.1, & --.-- (s. <https://tinyurl.com/ug56v7n>), are at great odds with the realities of Ur III ac

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376008

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 110144
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0210

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069094
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110144
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 3260
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-210

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 7

    [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 silver-ku3 masz a-sza3-ga (cf. F. D’Agostino-F. Pomponio, ZA 95, 172 ff.)

  • history: d’Agostino, Franco & Pomponio, Francesco, SEL 31 (2014) 001-026

    [sec99556] N.d.

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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-11-11 at 07:58:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376008.
Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry (No. P376008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376008 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376008 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376008
LB  - CDLI:P376008
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376008
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376008.
Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry (No. P376008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376008 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376008 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376008
LB  - CDLI:P376008
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376008
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.