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

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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

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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
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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
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1. [...] i7-{gesz}gigir
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2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-[mah] mu-dim2

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, 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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110167
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0233

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		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 (069117) (069117)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110167) (BM.110167)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-233) (W_1914-0404-233)

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Cite this Artifact

“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: December 22, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376031},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“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: December 22, 2025).

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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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