Nisaba 26, 090 (P376123)

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 110265

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(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. ki-la2-bi 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2
3. 9(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na
5. 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
6. ki-la-bi 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na
7. 4(u) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
8. ki-la2-bi 3(asz) gu2 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
9. 2(u) 5(disz) tug2 guz-za du
10. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) ma-na
  blank space
11. siki kur-ra {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak
12. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 gu2 dab6 ansze
reverse
1. ki-la2-bi 3(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
2. 1(disz) tug2 u2-ge6-muru13
3. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
4. 2(u) 1(disz) tug2-mug muru13
5. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) ma-na
6. [n] 1(disz) gada saga
7. tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga
8. ki# [ur-{d}]nin-tu-ta
9. ugu2# [lu2]-kal-la-ka ga2#-ga2-de3
10. ur#-[{d}]nun#-gal-ke4 ba-an-dab
11. gaba-ri kiszib3-ba
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
  some text moved to next line
13. iti szu-numun-sze3
14. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.01.00 to Amar-Suen.08.06.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376123

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 110265
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0331

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069211
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110265
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-331

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 90

    [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.

    First section of a balanced account of Lukalla about textiles - tug2 nig2-lam2 3//4-kam-us2, ki-la2-bi, tug2 gu-za 3//4-kam-us2, siki kur-ra gesz gagarig2 ak, tug2 gu2-{uruda}-ansze, tug2 u2-gi6-muru13, tug2 -mug, gada saga, tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga, ki PN-ta, a

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
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:29:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376123.
Nisaba 26, 090 artifact entry (No. P376123). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376123 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376123 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376123},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376123.
Nisaba 26, 090 artifact entry (No. P376123). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376123 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376123 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376123},
}


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