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

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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

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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
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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
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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
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10. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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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, 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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110161
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0227

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.06.12.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		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 (069111) (069111)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110161) (BM.110161)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-227) (W_1914-0404-227)

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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: March 10, 2026).

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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: March 10, 2026).

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	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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