Nisaba 26, 045 (P376053)

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 110192

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
1. la2-ia3-ta su-ga 2(u) 3(disz) sze gur lugal
2. ba-al-tu-sza-ri2
3. 2(u) gur la2-ia3-ta su-ga
4. ur-{d}a-szar2
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) gur sze apin-la2
6. ki lugal-nesag-e-ta
7. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur ki ur-{gesz}gigir szabra ab-ba-mu-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. la2-ia3-ta su-ga [x-x]-x
10. 2(u) gur sze-ba didli
11. ki# ur-{d}szara2-ta
12. 1(u) 4(disz) gur mu-kux(DU)
13. {d}lamma-sa6-ga
14. 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur mu-kux(DU)
15. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
reverse
1. 3(u) 4(ban2) gur mu-kux(DU)
2. ki inim-{d}inanna-ta
3. 5(u) gur sze apin-<la2>
4. ki da-a-ga gu-za-la2-ta
5. 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur ki lu2-{d}szara2 dumu iri-bar-e-ta
  blank space
6. mu-kux(DU) didli
7. lugal-inim-gi-na
8. sag-nig2-gur11-ra ba-IL2-sze3
9. mu lu2-bi-ne-sze3
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-si4-ka
11. lugal-inim-gi-na szu ba-an-ti

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/P376053

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 110192
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0258

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 45

    [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.

    Receipt of various barley rests forming the “capital” by Lugalinimgina - la2-ia3-ta su-ga, sze apin-la2, ki PN-ta, sze-ba didli, mu-kux didli, sag-nig2-gur11-ra ba-IL2-sze3, mu lu2-bi-ne-sze3, kiszib3, szu ba-an-ti


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, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376053.
Nisaba 26, 045 artifact entry (No. P376053). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376053 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376053 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376053},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376053.
Nisaba 26, 045 artifact entry (No. P376053). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376053 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376053 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376053},
}

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