Nisaba 26, 008 (P376009)

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 110145

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. 5(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
2. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
3. kiszib3 5(disz) lugal-[x]-tug2
4. 3(gesz'u) [n] 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. 4(gesz2) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) gig gur
7. 2(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [ziz2]
8. a-sza3 [{d}nin-ur4]-ra
9. [...] sze gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. [...] gur
12. kiszib3 lu2-[...] dumu nigar{gar}-ki-du10
13. 2(barig) lugal-nesag-e dumu lu2-{d}er3-ra
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
15. 1(barig) ziz2
16. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gig gur
17. kiszib3 lugal-{gesz}kiri6
18. 1(asz) sze gur
19. kiszib3 ur-sukkal
20. 8(asz) 2(barig) [gur]
21. kiszib3 3(disz) ur-{d}[...] dumu [...]
22. 1(asz) la2 2(disz@t) gur
23. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
24. 1(asz) la2 2(disz@t) gur
25. kiszib3 ur-kun
26. 1(u) 1(asz) gur
27. kiszib3 ur-{d}utu unu3
column 2
1. 1(u) 8(asz) [n ... gur]
2. [sa2]-du11 {d}[szul-gi]
3. kiszib3 lu2-me-lam2
4. 7(asz) 4(barig) sze gur#
5. 3(asz) ziz2 gur
6. sa2-du11 {d}asar-lu2-[hi]
7. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
8. [...] gur#
9. [...] gur
10. sa2-du11 gir13-gesz{ki}
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...]
12. 1(u) 7(asz) gur
13. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2 gur
14. sa2-du11 {d}inanna zabala4{ki}
15. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-ildu3-ma#
16. 2(u) gur
17. 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [ziz2 gur]
18. sa2-du11 {d}da-lagasz{ki}
19. kiszib3 ur-lum-ma
20. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gur
21. kiszib3 lu2-banda3{da}
22. 4(barig) kiszib3 ur-szu-ku3-ga
23. 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 bu3-du unu3
24. 4(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3 2(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
25. 2(asz) gur
26. kiszib3 ur-a-mu
27. 1(u) kiszib3 lu2-ga
28. 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 szesz-kal-la unu3
29. 4(asz) kiszib3 ur-e11-e
30. 2(asz) kiszib3 lu2-gu-la
31. 1(u) 4(barig) kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ni-sze3
2'. [...] ur#-ma-am3
3'. [...] ziz2
4'. [...]-la
5'. [3(gesz2)] 2(asz) gur
6'. [n] 2(asz) ziz2 gur
7'. kiszib3 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) a2-zi?-da
8'. 9(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(ban2) sze gur
9'. 5(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
10'. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gig gur
11'. kiszib3 4(disz) la-ni-mu
12'. 6(disz) sila3 gig
13'. kiszib3 {d}szara2-mu-tum2
14'. 4(ban2) kiszib3 ku-li ensi2
15'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
16'. kiszib3 a-a-ki-lu5
17'. 1(barig) kiszib3 lugal-mu-ma-ag2
18'. 2(ban2) sze-ba kiszib3 i-x-x
19'. 5(disz) gin2 ku3
20'. kiszib3 lugal-uszurx(|LAL.TUG2|)
21'. 3(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu nam-ha-ni
22'. 2(disz) gur
23'. kiszib3 a-kal-la
24'. 1(barig) zi3 kiszib3 lugal-uszurx(|LAL.TUG2|)
25'. 1(barig) zi3 kiszib3 ad-da
26'. 3(barig) geme2-nigar{gar}
27'. 2(barig) kiszib3 ba-za-za
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 6(asz) [n ... gur]
2'. 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [gur]
3'. 6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur#
4'. 6(asz) 4(barig) gu2-gal gur
5'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-tur
6'. 2(barig) 2(ban2) naga si-<e3>
7'. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la gu-za-la2
8'. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
9'. kiszib3 2(disz) a-tu#
10'. 2(gesz2) gur kiszib3# [...]
11'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gur# [...]
12'. kiszib3 zi#-[...]
13'. 4(gesz2) 4(asz) [n gur kiszib3 ...]
14'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3 ...]
15'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) gur [...]
16'. 1(gesz2)# 3(u)# gur# [...]
17'. 1(asz) 4(barig) [n ... gur ...]
18'. 1(asz) [n ... gur ...]
19'. 1(u) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur gibil x
20'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) gur#
21'. kiszib3 lu2-banda3{da}
22'. 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
23'. kiszib3 la-ni-mu
24'. 4(u) 4(asz) gur
25'. kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2
26'. 2(asz) kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
27'. tug2 [...] 3(ban2) ziz2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 ...]
  n lines broken
  eroded
2'. 1(asz) [gur ...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) [... gur]
7'. 1(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [... gur ...]
8'. kiszib3 [...]
9'. 1(asz) gig [gur]
10'. kiszib3 gu-za-[na]
11'. 1(u) kiszib3 da-[...]
12'. 1(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}utu
13'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) kiszib3 [...]
14'. [n] 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
15'. [...]
16'. [...]
17'. [...]
18'. [...]
19'. [...]
20'. [...]
21'. 1(barig) [...]
22'. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...]
23'. 1(u) 8(asz) [n ... gur ...]
24'. 4(asz) [n ... gur ...]
25'. 1(u) [n ... gur ...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]-ni
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 [...]
6. 1(asz) kiszib3 ur-[...]
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur kiszib3 [...]
8. 2(asz) [gur ...]
9. kiszib3 lugal-[...]
10. 4(asz) kiszib3 lugal-[...]
11. 5(asz) ziz2 gur
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
13. kiszib3 lugal-[...]
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) [...]
15. kiszib3 a2-zi-da
16. 3(asz) gur
17. kiszib3 da-a-gi
18. 2(asz) gur
19. kiszib3 e2-[...]
20. [...]
21. [...]
22. 2(asz) [n ...] gur
23. kiszib3# [...]-mu-du
24. 2(asz) 1(barig) [gur]
25. 1(u) 5(asz) [n ... gur ...]
26. kiszib3 ur#-[...]
27. 2(asz) kiszib3# [...]-u2
28. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
29. 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 da#-a-ga
30. 2(asz) sze gur [x] 3(ban2)
31. kiszib3 lugal-{gesz}kiri6
32. 2(disz) sze gur [...]
33. 8(asz) [... gur ...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(asz) kiszib3 szesz-kal-la# dumu du-du-[mu]
2. 1(barig) kiszib3 a-a-ki#-lu5#
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur#
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...]
5. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [...] gur
6. kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal
7. [...] kiszib3# lugal-iti-da
8. [n] 3(disz) kiszib3 mu-sa6-ge
9. 3(ban2) kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
10. [n] 2(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
11. 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
12. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig
13. kiszib3 lugal#-e2-mah!-e
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
15. kiszib3 {d}nansze#?-saga
16. 8(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [...] gur#
17. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig
18. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gu2-nida gur
19. 1(asz) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
20. kiszib3 lu2-he2-gal2
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. sza3 pisan bulug4-ga
  (2 lines eroded)
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376009

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 110145
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0211

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069095
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110145
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-211

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 8

    [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.

    Sammeltafel with revenue of cereals - sze, ziz2, gig, sza3 gana2 gudu4 gig, sza3 pisag bulug4-ga

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
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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376009.
Nisaba 26, 008 artifact entry (No. P376009). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376009 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376009 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 008 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376009},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376009.
Nisaba 26, 008 artifact entry (No. P376009). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376009 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376009 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376009},
}


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