Nisaba 23, 026 (P376101)

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 110241

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. [x] lugal#-{gesz}gigir-re
2. [x] lu2-gu2-de3-na
3. [x] lu2-eb-gal
4. [x] geme2-{d}gu2-an-ka geme2-kar#-[ke4]
5. dumu szim-bi-la-ha-ka-me
6. 1/2(disz) he2-ma-du dumu szu-szu-la2
7. lu2-saga ki ur-nigar{gar} lu2 a-ab-ba
8. 1/2(disz) a-a-kal-la
9. asz da-da
10. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
11. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
12. 1(disz) lugal-{d}lamma muhaldim
13. dumu-ni-me
14. 1/2(disz) lu2-saga
15. 1(disz) da-a-a
16. 1(disz) lugal-mas-su2
17. dumu-ni-me
18. 1/2(disz) lu2-bala-saga
19. 1(disz) dumu-er3-ni
20. [dumu] nin9-ku-li geme2 kar-ke4 nin9 a-ab-ba-me
21. [1(disz)] ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu
22. lu2-{d}szara2 gudu4 {d}en-ki dub-la2-mah
23. 1/2(disz) szesz-kal-la szu-szu-la2 dumu
24. lu2-{d}suen dumu szim-bi-la-[ha-ka-me?]
25. 1/2(disz) du-du-az tug2-du8
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) a2-nin-dagal-ta azlag2
2. 1(disz) dingir-saga dumu-ni
3. 1/2(disz) {d}szara2-kam dumu igi-{d}szara2-sze3
4. na-[x] nin-lugal#-[x]-ka# engar
5. [x]-du-du# [dumu] ur-{d}utu
6. [x]-ARAD2 [dumu]-ni#
7. [x] szesz#-a-ni dumu {d}szara2-ki-ag2
8. [x] lugal-a2-zi-da
9. dumu# inim-{d}szara2
10. [dumu]-ni-me
11. 1(disz) [x] dam#-ni azlag2
12. 1(disz) SIG7-a [ku]-li# i3-dab5? gurusz# dumu-ni
13. 1(disz) SIG7-a ku-li dumu e2-sa-a-ga
14. 1(disz) [SIG7-a] inim-{d}szara2
15. 1(disz) [SIG7-a?] ur-{d}a-szar2
16. 1(disz) [SIG7-a?] lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
17. [SIG7-a?] ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
18. ki ku3-{d}szara2 dam-gar3
19. [dumu?] ku-li-me
20. 1/2(disz) diri#-me
21. 1(disz)# ur-sila-luh szesz ur-{d}suen sipa
22. [x] ur-saga sipa
23. [x] ur-mes
24. [x] lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-{d}suen sipa-me
25. [...]-eb-gal sipa#
26. [x] lugal#-he2-gal2 [x]
27. [x] ab-ba-<gi>-na geme2 [x]
28. [x] lugal#-{gesz}gigir-re
left
1. ki# nam-ha-ni i3-du8 bala-e dah-he-dam
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2. mu us2-sa bad3# [mar]-tu# ba-du3

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/P376101

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 110241
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0307

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069188
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110241
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-307

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 26

    [al-Rawi2009NATU3] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Three (NATU III). Nisaba 23. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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
2016-08-27 at 15:55:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49 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 23, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376101.
Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry (No. P376101). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376101 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376101 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376101},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376101.
Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry (No. P376101). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376101 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376101 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376101},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P376101
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376101
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