Nisaba 26, 099 (P376142)

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 110291

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. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki-gi
2. 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3 masz a-sza3-ga
3. 1(disz) ma-na ku3 ur-{d}suen szu-ku6
4. 1(disz) ma-na ku3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re mu gi-zi-sze3
5. 1(disz) ma-na ku3 masz2-da-re6-a didli ensi2-ka
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 usz-bar
7. 8(disz) tug2 usz-bar a-gi4-um
8. 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur zu2-uh
9. mu sza-asz-ru{ki}
10. 1(u) tug2 usz-bar
11. 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur
12. 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar zu2-uh
13. 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar sumun
14. 2(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du
15. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki}
  blank space
16. kiszib3 7(disz) lu2-kal-la
17. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
18. kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e [aga3]-us2 ur-e11-e
19. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 [3(disz)]-kam us2
20. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)#-kam us2
21. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
22. 5(disz) [tug2] guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
23. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 4(disz)-kam us2
24. 5(disz) tug2 guz-za du
25. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 3(disz)-kam us2
26. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du
27. 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 usz-bar
column 2
1. 4(u) 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur zu2-uh
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar zu2-uh
3. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 du sumun
4. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du sumun
5. 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 u2 sumun
  blank space
6. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
  blank space
column 3
1. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 4(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
3. 1(asz) gu2 siki tug2 usz-bar
4. 2(u) 8(disz)! ma-na siki kur-ra zu2-uh tug2 u2-sze3
  blank space
5. kiszib3 2(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
6. 3(disz) zi3 munu3 hi-a kasz du gur
7. 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
8. 2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
9. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. 3(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
11. 4(disz) esir2 e2-a
  blank space
12. kiszib3 2(disz) da-a-gi4
13. 1(u) 2(disz) kusz siki
14. 1(disz) kusz sila4 siki
15. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 al-la-num2
  blank space
16. kiszib3 2(disz) a-kal-la aszgab
17. 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa {gesz}ma-nu
18. kiszib3 ur-{d}sag-ku5
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
2. 4(u) {gesz}u3-suh5
3. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
  blank space
4. 1(ban2) gig
5. 5(disz) munu3-si-e3 gur
6. 8(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
7. 2(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
8. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-udu
9. [n] 3(barig)# 3(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-szah2 gur
10. [...] sila3 sze-a gur
11. [...] 1(asz) gu2 [...]
12. [...] gu2 [...]
13. [...] siki [...]
14. [... tug2 nig2]-lam2 [...]
15. [...]-tir [...]
16. 4(ban2) u2-kur
column 2
1. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
2. 4(asz) gu2 sze-lu2
3. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 im ku3-sig17
4. 2(asz) 4(barig) esir2 e2-a gur
5. 5/6(disz) ma-na siki {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak
6. 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) duh du gur
7. 6(disz) ukusz2
8. 5(asz) 4(ban2) zu2-lum gur
9. 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ga-sze-a gur
10. 2(gesz'u) ku6 kun-zi saga
11. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) ku6 kun-zi us2
12. 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2
13. 6(disz) mu-kux(DU) szah2 gesz-gi
14. 8(szar2)# 4(gesz'u) ku6 sza3-bar gir2-us2
15. [...] sar# szum2-sikil
16. [...] szum2-sikil
17. [...] szum2-gaz
18. 4(gesz2)# [n] tu-gur8{muszen}
19. 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ku6-sze6 gur
20. 8(gesz2) nunuz muszen
21. 1(u) 7(disz) murgu2-ba
22. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 4(disz) sa gi
23. 3(disz) saman4 {kusz}du10-gan
  sic
24. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 i3-[...]
25. 2(disz) tug2 [...]
26. 1(gesz2) gu2 [...]
  rest broken
  blank space
column 3
1. kiszib3 ugu2-a ga2-ga2
2. ugu2-a ga2-ga2-de3 igi kar2-kar2
3. u3 en3-bi tar-re
4. lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
5. pisan ur-{d}li9-si4-na ensi2-ta
6. ur-{d}nun-gal-ke4 ba-an-dab#?
  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/P376142

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 110291
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0357

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069232
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110291
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-357

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 99

    [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.

    First section of a balanced account for AS 6-7 - siki, ku3 masz a-sza3-ga, masz2-da-ri6-a didli ensi2-ka, tug2 usz2-bar, tug2 sza3-ga-du3, ku3-babbar, tug2 nig2-lam2, tug2 guz-za, tug2 bar-tug2, zi3-munu4 hi-a kasz du, i3-nun, ga-ar3, i3-gesz, esir2 e2-a,

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
2019-05-29 at 11:57:40 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:32:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-02-13 at 09:13:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 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 Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376142.
Nisaba 26, 099 artifact entry (No. P376142). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376142 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376142 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376142},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376142.
Nisaba 26, 099 artifact entry (No. P376142). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376142 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376142 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376142},
}


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