Nisaba 26, 015 (P376024)

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 110160

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz engar sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
2. 9(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra u3 su7-ra gub-ba
4. a-sza3 amar-kiszi17
5. giri3 da-a-gi
6. 9(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
7. a-sza3 muru13 u3 a-sza3 sag-du3
8. giri3 a-kal-la
9. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. a-da gub-ba i7 e3
11. giri3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
12. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
13. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba
reverse
1. u3 su7!-ra gub-ba
2. a-sza3 kun-edin-na
3. giri3 a-ab-ba
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba
5. a-sza3 GAN2-mah
6. giri3 da-a-ga
  blank space
  seal impression
7. gurum2-ak sza3 buru14
8. giri3 szar2-ra-ab-du-ne
9. ugula ur-e2-nun-na
10. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si!
  blank space
11. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. e2-gal-e-si
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002249 (composite) (P454959) S002249 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376024

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 110160
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0226

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069110
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110160
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-226

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 15

    [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.

    Inspection of workers during the harvest time in various fields-gurusz engar sza3-gu4, sze gurx-a, zar3 tab-ba, szu ur3-ra, su7-ra gub-ba, a-da gub-ba i7-e3, a-sza3 amar-GIR2gunû, a-sza3 muru13 u3 a-sza3 sag-du3, a-sza3 kun edin-na, a-sza3 gana2-mah, kuru

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-10-28 at 08:53:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15 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, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376024.
Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry (No. P376024). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376024 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376024 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376024},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376024.
Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry (No. P376024). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376024 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376024 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376024},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376024
LB  - CDLI:P376024
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376024
ER  -
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