Nisaba 26, 018 (P376027)

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 110163

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3)
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)
4. 4(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)!
6. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
7. 1(bur3) 2(barig) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
8. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
9. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)
10. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2)
12. a-sza3 i3-szum2
reverse
1. 2(esze3) tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz)
6. a-sza3 a-gesztin
7. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
8. ugula da#-[...]
9. kiszib3 ab-[ba-gi]-na
10. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003280 (composite) (P455990) S003280 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376027

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 110163
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0229

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069113
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110163
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-229

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 18

    [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.

    Workers for ploughing and harrowing in various fields - tug2 -sagx, a2 gesz ur3-ra, a2 erin2-na, a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma, a-sza3 i3-sum, a-sza3 a-gesztinSeal: Lu2-{d}szara2 / dub-sar / dumu Ur-sza6-ga

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
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, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376027.
Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry (No. P376027). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376027 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376027 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376027},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376027.
Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry (No. P376027). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376027 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376027 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376027},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P376027
LB  - CDLI:P376027
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376027
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