Nisaba 26, 022 (P376031)

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 110167

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. 1(disz) sar sahar kab2-ku5
2. {d}szara2-kam dub-sar
3. 1(disz) a-a-kal-la ra2-gaba
4. 1/3(disz) lu2-dingir-ra [dumu] ur-ki-dagal
5. 1/3(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu igi-ni-da-a
6. 2/3(disz) na-ba-sa6
7. 1/3(disz) ur-ab-zu
8. 1/3(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
9. 1/3(disz) lugal-mu-ba-zi-ge
10. szitim-me
11. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}szara2 dumu lu5-lu5-ni
12. 1/3(disz) ur-{d}ur3-[bar-tab gudu4]
13. 1/3(disz) gu-u2-gu#-[a]
14. 1/3(disz) na-ba-sa2
15. 1(disz) lugal-nig2-lagar-e ur3-ra
16. 1/3(disz) x-za-a
17. 1/3(disz) x ur-nin
18. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
19. [n] lugal-nig2-lagar-e szim
20. [n] a-a-kal-la aszgab
21. [n] lugal-ma2-gur8-re
reverse
1. [n] lugal#-ma2-gur8-re min-kam
2. [n] szesz-a-ni
3. [n] {d}szara2-i3-zu
4. [n] ur-{d}nin-zu
5. 1/3(disz) ur-e11-e
6. aszgab-me
7. 1(disz) a-gu
8. 1/3(disz) lu2-{d}suen
9. 1/3(disz) nu-ur2-{d}suen
10. 1/3(disz) gu-na-na
11. 1/3(disz) lugal-mu-i3-zu
12. 1/3(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
13. nagar-me ugula a-gu
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
15. 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga zadim
16. 1/3(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 szesz-tab-ba
17. 1/3(disz) ha-lu5#-lu5
18. 1/3(disz) lugal-sza3-la2
19. 1/3(disz) ur#-e2-diri
20. 1/3(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu szesz-a-ni
21. simug-me
22. [n] a-tu gu-za-la2
23. [n] lu2-{d}szara2
24. [n] ur-{d}gu2!-an-ka
25. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar kab2-ku5
left
1. [...] i7-{gesz}gigir
  some text moved to next line
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-[mah] mu-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376031

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 110167
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0233

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069117
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110167
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-233

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 22

    [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.

    Corvée work on the kab2-ku5 of the i7-{gesz}gigir canal - sahar kab2-ku5

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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 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, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376031.
Nisaba 26, 022 artifact entry (No. P376031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376031 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376031 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 022 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376031},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376031.
Nisaba 26, 022 artifact entry (No. P376031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376031 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376031 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376031},
}


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