Nisaba 26, 103 (P376148)

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 110299

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(disz) {uruda}e2-dim
2. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
3. 1(u) 2(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 2(disz) ma-na-ta
4. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na
5. 5(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na-ta
6. ki-la2-bi 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
7. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 1(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2-<ta>
8. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na
9. 1(disz)! {uruda}ha-zi-in 1(disz) ma-na-<ta>
10. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
11. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 2/3(disz) ma-na-ta
12. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
13. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2-ta
14. ki-la2-bi 3(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
15. 3(u) 4(disz) {uruda}kin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-ta
16. ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
17. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) {uruda}kin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-ta
18. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
19. 3(gesz2)# 3(u)# 1(disz)# {uruda}du5-sal
20. ki#-la2#-bi# 3(u)# 6(disz)# ma-na [...] 1/2(disz) gin2
21. 1(disz)# {uruda}bulug4 [...]-na
22. ki-la2-bi [...] gin2
23. [1(disz)] {uruda}szen-gam-e 1/2(disz) ma-[na-ta]
24. [ki-la2]-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
25. [...] {uruda}igi-mar
26. [ki-la2-bi] 2/3(disz) ma-na
27. [...]
column 2
1. 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na uruda
2. 3(disz) ma-na su-he2
3. ku3-ta sa10-a
4. ki dam-gar3-ne-ta
5. 8(disz) gin2 nagga
6. 5(disz) gin2 uruda
7. sza3 ki anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
8. giri3 lugal-i3-sa6
9. 6(disz) ma-na uruda
10. a2 ma-an-zi-za
11. 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 zabar
12. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 uruda
13. sza3 ki mu-kux(DU)
14. giri3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 mun
15. 1(disz) ma-na uruda
16. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2
17. la2-ia3 su-ga pa3-da
18. mu lugal-ezem-sze3
19. 2(disz) {uruda}za3-szu2 {d}szara2
20. 1(disz) {uruda}za3-szu2 {d}nin-ur4-ra
21. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
22. kin dub2-ba
23. 1(disz) {uruda}szen
24. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
25. 1(disz) {uruda}szen-[...]
26. 1(disz) {uruda}szen-da-ni
27. 1(u) 1(disz) {uruda}har
28. 4(disz) {uruda}gar3 {gesz}gu-za
29. ki-la2-bi 6(disz) ma-na
30. 2(disz) gal zabar
31. [...] gir2# udu tag zabar
32. [ki]-la2#-[bi] 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-[na]
33. [...] zabar#
34. [...]
column 3
1. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
2. kin til-la
3. sza3 ki gu-du-du sukkal
4. ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
5. 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 uruda
6. ki lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
  blank space
7. szunigin 9(disz) gin2 nagga
8. szunigin 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 zabar
9. szunigin 9(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na la2 1/2(disz) gin2 uruda
10. szunigin 3(disz) ma-na su-he2
  blank space
11. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 3(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 2(disz) ma-na-[ta]
14. ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
15. 2(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na-<ta>
16. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) ma-na [... gin2]
17. bi2-gu7-bi# [...] 5(disz) [...]
18. su-he2-bi 9(disz) 1/3(disz)# [gin2]
19. 1(disz) {uruda}e2-dim
20. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2
21. 5(gesz2) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2-<ta>
22. ki-la2-bi 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2/3(disz) gin2
23. 3(u)#? la2 2(disz@t) {uruda}kin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-<ta>
24. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
25. 6(gesz2)# 3(u) {uruda}du5-sal#?
26. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 4(u)# 4(disz)# [ma-na]
27. [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
2'. [...] pa3#
3'. [...] 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
4'. [...] {uruda#}mu-gid2-kesz2
5'. [ki-la2]-bi# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
6'. [...] {uruda}szen-gam-e
7'. [ki-la2-bi x] 1/2(disz) ma-na
8'. [... {uruda}]bulug4#
9'. ki#-la2#-bi# 1/3(disz) ma-na
10'. bi2-gu7-bi 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
11'. su-he2-bi 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
12'. 8(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze
  blank space
13'. kin til-la
14'. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 szu-ba-ti
15'. ur-{d}szara2-ke4 in-la2
16'. 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 zabar
17'. ha-zi-in a-kal-la ba-a-gar
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szunigin 2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz)# gin2 zabar
2'. szunigin 5(asz) gu2 4(u)# 7(disz)# 5/6(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 uruda
3'. szunigin 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze su-he2
4'. zi#-[ga]-am3
5'. la2-ia3 [...] gin2 nagga
6'. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) [ma]-na 6(disz) gin2 zabar
7'. 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 7(disz)# ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 uruda
8'. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze su-he
9'. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. nig2-ka9-ak uruda
2'. giri3 lu2-kal-la
3'. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376148

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 110299
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0365

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069239
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110299
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-365

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 103

    [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 copper objects - {uruda}e2-dim, {uruda}ha-zi-in, {uruda}KIN, {uruda}ha-bu3-da, {uruda}bulug4, {uruda}TUN3-sal, {uruda}igi-mar, {uruda}szen-gam, {uruda}za3-szu2, ki-la2-bi, kin til-la, kin dub2-ba, nagga, zabar, la2-ia3 su-ga, szu-nigin2

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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:17 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, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376148.
Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry (No. P376148). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376148 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376148 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376148},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376148.
Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry (No. P376148). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376148 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376148 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376148},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 103 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376148
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