Nisaba 26, 016 (P376025)

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 110161

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. 5(asz) 4(barig) sze gur sze-ba geme2 dumu
2. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
3. {d}nin-sun2
4. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. {d}nansze umma{ki}
6. 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
7. sa2-du11
8. 6(asz) 4(barig) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
9. {d}nin-e11-e
10. 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur# sa2#-du11
11. 6(asz) 1(barig) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
12. {d}en-ki u3 {d}usz-ka-limmu2
13. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur sa2-du11
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
15. {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
16. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
17. sa2-du11
18. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sze-ba geme2 dumu iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
19. {d}nun-gal
reverse
1. 7(asz) 1(barig) ninda nig2-gal2-la bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
2. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur ninda nig2-gal2-la {d}en-lil2-la2
3. 4(asz) 1(barig) gur ninda nig2-gal2-la {d}eb-gal
4. ugu2 ur-zu ba-a-gar
  blank space
5. szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. sze-ba sze ninda nig2-gal2-la
7. ki ur-{d}szara2-ta
8. ARAD2 ka-guru7 szu ba-ti
9. 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur# [sa2]-du11# sag-bi gid2-da# [lugal?-{d}]dumu-zi
  blank space
10. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376025

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 110161
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0227

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069111
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110161
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-227

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 16

    [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.

    Barley and bread rations for female workers and their sons belonging to various temples, for a period of twelve months - sze-ba geme2 dumu, {d}nin-sun2, {d}nansze umma{ki}, {d}nin-E11-e, dEn-ki u3 dUsz-ka-limmu2, {d}nin-dDa-Lagaszaki, {d}nun-gal, sze-ba sz

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
2023-01-21 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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI 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, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376025.
Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry (No. P376025). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376025 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376025 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376025},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376025.
Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry (No. P376025). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376025 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376025 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376025},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 016 artifact entry
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