Nisaba 26, 001 (P375987)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104776

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u)# 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
2. inim-ku3
3. dumu lugal-masz-zu#
4. 2(asz@c) gu2 4(u) 2(disz) ma#-[na]
5. u2-a szusz3#
  blank space
6. sipa lugal-me
7. 3(u) la2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
8. lugal-tar
9. {d}dumu-zi da#-lagasz{ki}
10. siki la2-a
reverse
1. sag sipa lugal#
2. u3 dingir-ra
3. na4 kesz2-bi
4. nu-ub-gar
5. siki-bi ba-zi
  blank space
6. [n] mu 8(disz) iti

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P375987

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104776
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0040

External resources

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 1

    [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 weighed wool - siki la2-a, sag sipa lugal u3 digir-ra, na4 kesz2-bi nu-ub-gar, siki-bi ba-zi


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2013-07-05 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-05 at 09:47:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375987.
Nisaba 26, 001 artifact entry (No. P375987). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375987 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375987 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375987},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375987.
Nisaba 26, 001 artifact entry (No. P375987). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375987 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375987 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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