Nisaba 26, 023 (P376032)

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 110168

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. 3(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze i3 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 i3
4. ur-e11-e szusz3
5. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3
6. a-tu
7. 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 gur
8. dingir-ra
9. 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 <i3> ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 2(barig) i3 a-kal-la nu-banda3
11. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 a-kal-la aszgab#
12. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 inim-{d}inanna
13. 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 a-du-mu#
14. 3(disz) sila3 en-u2-a [...]
15. 5(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 i3
16. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
17. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) i3-szah2 gur
18. a-ra2 1(disz@t)#?-kam
19. 1(ban2) la2 5(disz) gin2 a-ra2 2(u) 2(disz)-kam#
20. i3-kal-la#
21. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...]
22. da-[da ...]
23. [...]
reverse
1. diri# [...]
  blank space
2. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...] igi-6(disz)-gal2 [...]
3. zi-ga-am3
4. la2-ia3 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)# 9(disz) 2/3(disz) [sila3 n] 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz)! sze i3 [gur]
5. ku3-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) [gin2] la2 3(disz@t) sze
6. diri ku3-ta sa10-a
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376032

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 110168
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0234

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069118
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110168
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-234

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 23

    [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.

    sza3-bi-ta text of grain for buying oil - sze i3, zi-ga-am3, la2-ia3, diri ku3-ta sa10-a

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
2019-05-19 at 07:30:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376032.
Nisaba 26, 023 artifact entry (No. P376032). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376032 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376032 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 023 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376032},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376032.
Nisaba 26, 023 artifact entry (No. P376032). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376032 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376032 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376032},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/28/
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