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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Measurements

-

Text

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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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# [...]
left
  blank space
  drafts
1. 2(disz) 9(disz)!

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/P453265

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 110284
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0350

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192003
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110284
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-350

References

  • 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

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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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 Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 097 artifact entry},
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	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: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	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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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
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