Nisaba 26, 012 (P376015)

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 110151

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
column 1
1. [...]-nita2#
2. [...] la2#-ia3
blank space
3. [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal
4. 2(u)# [...] ma-na siki
5. [...] zu2-si
6. [...]
7. [...]-ma#-[...]
8. [...]-tu#-[...]
9. [...] sila4-nita2
10. [...] 1(disz) ma-na siki-[bi] la2-ia3
11. [...] 2(disz) 2/3(disz) [ma]-na siki-ud5
12. 3(disz)! 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
13. 5(disz)! sila3 ga-[UD@g]
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14. [mu] ma2 {d}en-ki [ba]-ab-du8
15. [...] siki-ud5
16. [... i3]-nun
column 2
1. 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
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2. mu si-ma#-[num2{ki}] ba-hul
3. 2(u) 2(disz) u8
4. 1(u) 1(disz) [sila4]-nita2
5. 3(disz) kir11
6. 1(disz) [sila4]-nita2
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. 1(disz) [...]
10. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma#-[na siki ...]
11. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na [siki ...]
12. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga#-[UD@g]
13. 2(disz) sila3 [i3-nun]
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14. mu {d}szu-[{d}suen] lugal-e bad3# [mar-tu mu]-du3
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15. szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8
16. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) [sila4]-nita2
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(disz)?
2. [...] 1(disz)?
3. [...]
4. [... udu]-nita2
5. [... {munus}asz2]-gar3
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
7. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki#
8. szunigin 8(disz) ma-na siki-ud5#
9. szunigin 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
10. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
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11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 3(disz) sze szuku-ra gur
13. mu {<d}szu>-{d}suen lugal
14. 3(disz) sze szuku-ra gur
15. mu ma2 {d}en-ki
16. 2(disz) sze szuku-ra gur
17. mu si-ma-num2{ki}
18. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na
column 2
1. [sze] szuku-e# tak4-a
2. [...] ur#-{d}ma-mi
3. [e2?]-gal-la tak4#-[a]
4. [...] gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-[na siki]
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5. zi-ga-am3
6. la2-ia3 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8
7. 1(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
8. 1(u) 6(disz) kir11
9. 1(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2
10. 4(disz) ud5
11. 3(disz) masz2-nita2
12. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
13. 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki-gi
14. 8(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
15. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
16. 8(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
17. [la2]-ia3-am3
18. [...] si-i3-tum
19. [... ur-{d]}ma#-mi sipa
20. [...]-kam
21. [...] lu2#

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, 12

[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.

sza3-bi-ta text of animals, wool and cheese with a balance for SS 1 - 4-siki, i3-nun, ga-muru13, sila4-nita2, kir11, ud5, u8, la2-ia3-am3, si-i3-tum, sza3-bi-ta, zi-ga-am3

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110151
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0217

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Šū-Suen.02.00.00, Šū-Suen.03.00.00, Šū-Suen.04.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.01.00.00 to Šū-Suen.04.00.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-02-15 at 19:32:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2017-02-13 at 09:13:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (069101) (069101)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110151) (BM.110151)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-217) (W_1914-0404-217)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376015.

Nisaba 26, 012 artifact entry (No. P376015). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376015 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376015 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376015},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376015.

Nisaba 26, 012 artifact entry (No. P376015). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376015 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376015 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376015},
}

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