Nisaba 26, 010 (P376013)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110149

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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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] sze-ba gur
2. [2(asz) tur]-tur-ra dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu
3. [2(asz)] me-ni-ku3
4. [2(asz)] igi-su4-su4
5. 2(asz)# nin9-kal-la
6. 2(asz)# nin-ku3-zu
7. 2(asz)# sza-at-{d}ma-[mi]
8. 2(asz)# geme2-nigar[{gar}]
9. 2(asz) nin-kur-[ma]
10. 2(asz) nin-ad-da
11. 2(asz) geme2-{gesz}gigir
12. 2(asz) nin-en-sa6
13. 2(asz) me-e2-gal-ta
14. 2(asz) nin-[...]
15. 2(asz) [...]
16. 2(asz) nin#-[...]
17. 2(asz) geme2-{d}a-szar2
18. 2(asz) nin-an-ku3-ge
19. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-en-sa6
20. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-kal-la
21. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-zu
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-me-a
column 2
1. zah3 nin#-[...]
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) [{d}ma]-mi-hi-li-<su3>
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-dub-la2
4. zah3 lukur-kal-la
5. 2(disz) nin-a-zu
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-gi-na
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-sze3
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
10. libir-am3
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2#-in-sa6-sa6 dumu lu2-gu-la
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]-gi-sa6
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...] libir-sze3
16. ugula tur-tur-ra
17. 2(asz) 2(barig) [...]-gi-na
18. 2(asz) [...]
19. 2(asz) geme2-i3-sa6
20. 2(asz) nin-a-zu
21. 2(asz) lukur-kal-la
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) nin-x-x
2. 2(asz) tur-tur
3. 2(asz) nin-[...]-gu
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-za3-ge-si
6. 2(asz) nin-[...]
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-[...]
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-[...]
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-x-[...]
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) [...]
12. 2(asz) [...]
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) me-e2-zi-ta
14. libir-am3
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}li9-si4 dumu ur-ku3
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6
17. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2
18. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir
19. [1(asz) 1(barig)] geme2#-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}[...]
20. [...]
column 2
1. ugula nin-inim-gi-na
2. 2(asz) e2-lu2-lagar
3. 2(asz) nin-ba-tuku-szem5-du10-gal
blank space
4. szunigin# 2(disz)# [lukur 2(asz) 2(barig)] gur-ta
5. szunigin 2(u) 9(disz) lukur [2(asz)] gur-ta
6. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur-ta]
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7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz)
8. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
9. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. [sze]-ba lukur {d}szara2-ka
11. [iti] szu#-numun
12. [mu] en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
13. [...]
14. [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 10

[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.

Monthly rations for the female cultic personnel of the temple of god szara-zah , libir, ugula lukur, sze-ba lukur dszara-ka

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110149
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0215

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	Approved
2016-11-11 at 14:58:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	Approved
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069099) (069099)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110149) (BM.110149)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-215) (W_1914-0404-215)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376013.

Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (No. P376013). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376013.

Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (No. P376013). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376013 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376013},
}

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