Nisaba 26, 010 (P376013)

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 110149

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. [...] sze-ba gur
2. [2(asz) tur]-tur-ra dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu
3. [2(asz)] me-ni-ku3
4. [2(asz)] igi-su4-su4
5. 2(asz)# nin9-kal-la
6. 2(asz)# nin-ku3-zu
7. 2(asz)# sza-at-{d}ma-[mi]
8. 2(asz)# geme2-nigar[{gar}]
9. 2(asz) nin-kur-[ma]
10. 2(asz) nin-ad-da
11. 2(asz) geme2-{gesz}gigir
12. 2(asz) nin-en-sa6
13. 2(asz) me-e2-gal-ta
14. 2(asz) nin-[...]
15. 2(asz) [...]
16. 2(asz) nin#-[...]
17. 2(asz) geme2-{d}a-szar2
18. 2(asz) nin-an-ku3-ge
19. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-en-sa6
20. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-kal-la
21. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-zu
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-me-a
column 2
1. zah3 nin#-[...]
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) [{d}ma]-mi-hi-li-<su3>
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-dub-la2
4. zah3 lukur-kal-la
5. 2(disz) nin-a-zu
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-gi-na
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-sze3
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
10. libir-am3
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2#-in-sa6-sa6 dumu lu2-gu-la
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]-gi-sa6
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...] libir-sze3
16. ugula tur-tur-ra
17. 2(asz) 2(barig) [...]-gi-na
18. 2(asz) [...]
19. 2(asz) geme2-i3-sa6
20. 2(asz) nin-a-zu
21. 2(asz) lukur-kal-la
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) nin-x-x
2. 2(asz) tur-tur
3. 2(asz) nin-[...]-gu
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-za3-ge-si
6. 2(asz) nin-[...]
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-[...]
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-[...]
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-x-[...]
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]
12. 2(asz) [...]
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) me-e2-zi-ta
14. libir-am3
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}li9-si4 dumu ur-ku3
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6
17. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2
18. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir
19. [1(asz) 1(barig)] geme2#-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}[...]
20. [...]
column 2
1. ugula nin-inim-gi-na
2. 2(asz) e2-lu2-lagar
3. 2(asz) nin-ba-tuku-szem5-du10-gal
  blank space
4. szunigin# 2(disz)# [lukur 2(asz) 2(barig)] gur-ta
5. szunigin 2(u) 9(disz) lukur [2(asz)] gur-ta
6. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur-ta]
  blank space
  with drafts
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz)
8. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
9. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. [sze]-ba lukur {d}szara2-ka
11. [iti] szu#-numun
12. [mu] en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
13. [...]
14. [...]

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/P376013

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 110149
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0215

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069099
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110149
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-215

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 10

    [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.

    Monthly rations for the female cultic personnel of the temple of god szara-zah , libir, ugula lukur, sze-ba lukur dszara-ka

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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376013.
Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (No. P376013). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376013.
Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (No. P376013). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
}


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