Nisaba 26, 075 (P376102)

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 110242

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. 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2# [...]
3. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 erinx(KWU896)
4. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 za-ba-lum
5. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 szu-ur2-me
6. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ad2
7. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gi
8. 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 dam-sze-lum
9. 2(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ar-ga-num2
10. 4(u) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 szim hi
11. 2(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 en-mur
12. 4(u) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 szim im
13. 2(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 szim
14. 2(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ni-iq-tum
15. 1(barig) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 szim gig
16. 1(barig) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sze-li
17. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 szim gam-gam-ma
18. [1(barig) 4(ban2)] 5(disz) gin2 szim gu4-ku-ru
reverse
1. 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 sag hirinx(KWU318)-na
2. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 zu2-lum
3. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 5(disz) szu-si {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu
  blank space
4. i3-a sze de6-a
  sic
  blank space
5. mu 6(disz)-kam
6. ur-{d}li9-si4 umma{ki}
  blank space

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/P376102

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 110242
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0308

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069189
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110242
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-308

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 75

    [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.

    List of various kinds of spices and plants for 6 years labelled i3-a sze re6-a - eren, za-ba-lum, szu-ur2-me, ad2, gi, dam-sze-lum, ar-ga-num2, szim-hi, en-HAR, szim-IM, NI-ig-tum, szim-gig, sze li, szim GAM.GAM-ma, gu4-ku-ru, sag hirinx-na, zu2-lum, {gesz

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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376102.
Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry (No. P376102). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376102 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376102 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376102},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376102.
Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry (No. P376102). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376102 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376102 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376102},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P376102
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376102
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