Nisaba 26, 055 (P376064)

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 110203

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. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze# gur#
2. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
3. 8(disz) gur kiszib3 ur-mes
4. 8(disz) gur kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
5. 1(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur kiszib3 gur4-sa3-an
6. 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-ge6-<par4>
7. 1(disz) gur kiszib3 ensi2-ka
8. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
9. 2(u) 3(disz) gur ur-ge6-par4
reverse
1. 2(u) 7(disz) gur ur-nigar{gar}
2. 1(u) gur ur-mes
3. 1(u) 7(disz) gur lu2-du10-ga
4. 2(asz) 2(ban2) gur mu lu2-du10-ga-sze3
5. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
6. 3(barig) {d}szara2-za-me
7. 1(disz) gur gur4-sa3-an
8. mu bad3 mar-tu
9. sa2-du11 kas4
10. sa2-du11 guru7-ta
11. gaba-ri kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.03.00.00 to Šū-Suen.05.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376064

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 110203
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0269

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 55

    [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.

    Regular delivery of barley for the years SS 3-4 - kiszib3, sa2-du11 kasz4, sa2-du11 guru7-ta, gaba-ri kiszib3


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 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, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376064.
Nisaba 26, 055 artifact entry (No. P376064). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376064 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376064 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376064},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376064.
Nisaba 26, 055 artifact entry (No. P376064). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376064 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376064 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376064},
}

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