Nisaba 26, 097 (P453265)

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110284

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [6(disz) u8 5(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2]
2. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) kir11 [2(u) la2 1(disz@t) sila4]
3. siki-bi 4(asz) gu2 9(disz)# ma#-na#
4. ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4 na-gada#
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) u8 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 1(u) 8(disz) kir11#
6. 1(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2 siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na
7. ki dingir-ig-dul3-ta
8. 2(u) 2(disz) u8 3(disz) udu-nita2 4(disz) kir11 3(disz) sila4-nita2
9. siki-bi 3(u) 1(disz) ma-na
10. ki ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)-ta
11. 4(u) 6(disz) u8 2(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2 8(disz) kir11 8(disz) sila4-nita2
12. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na ki zu2-ubi-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) u8 1(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) kir11 1(u) 8(disz) sila4-nita2
14. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na
15. ki ur-{d}suen-ta
16. dingir-ig-dul3 na-gada
17. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u8 3(u) udu-nita2 3(u) 3(disz) kir11
18. 3(u) 4(disz) sila4-nita2 siki-bi 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na
19. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
20. ur-{d}a-szar2 na-gada
21. 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 3(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) kir11 2(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2
22. siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na
23. ki ur-{d}igi-nun-bi-sze3-ta
24. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 4(disz) udu-nita2 5(disz) kir11 4(disz) sila4-nita2
reverse
1. siki-bi 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na ki du-du-ta
2. 8(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2 3(disz) kir11 2(disz) sila4-nita2
3. siki-bi 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na ki ba-zi-ge-ta
4. ur-sukkal na-gada
5. szunigin 8(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u8 szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
6. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) kir11 szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(disz) sila4-nita2
7. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki mu-kux(DU)
8. a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta giri3 a-da-ga u3 {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
9. 3(u) 2(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2 8(disz) kir11 7(disz) sila4-nita2
10. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na ur-saga na-gada
11. 2(gesz2) 1(disz) u8 4(u) udu-nita2 2(u) kir11 2(u) sila4-nita2
12. siki-bi 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na ur-si-gar na-gada
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13. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) u8 szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
14. szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) kir11 szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) sila4-nita2
15. szunigin 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki mu-kux(DU)
16. sza3 umma{ki} giri3 nin-me-lam2
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17. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 szunigin 4(gesz2) [n] 8(disz) udu-nita2
18. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) kir11 szunigin 2(gesz2)# 3(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
19. szunigin 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma#-[na] siki# mu-kux(DU)
20. udu ur4-ra nig2-gur11 ur#-[{d}]li9-[si4]
21. ensi2 umma#[{ki}]-ka#
22. siki-bi [...]
23. ugula# [...]
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1. 2(disz) 9(disz)!

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 97

    [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.

    Delivery of small cattle and wool by various herdsmen - u8, udu-nita2, kir11, sila4, siki, na-gada, ki PN-ta, szu-nigin2, mu-kux, nig2-gur11 Ur-{d}li9-si4 ensi2 umma{ki}-ka

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  • Museum No.: BM 110284
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0350

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-08-20 at 07:40:09 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453265.
Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry (No. P453265). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453265 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453265 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453265},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453265.
Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry (No. P453265). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453265 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453265 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453265},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P453265
LB  - CDLI:P453265
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453265
ER  -
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