Nisaba 26, 025 (P376034)

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 110170

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(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 4(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
6. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki usz-bar
7. 7(disz) <gu2> 3(u) 3(disz) <ma-na>
8. ur-ru na-gada
9. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 4(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
  4(disz) before guz-za
11. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam# us2
12. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) [ma-na siki] tug2 guz-za [4(disz)-kam us2]
13. 2(asz) gu2 [...]
reverse
1. [1(u)] 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 [...]
2. 4(asz) <gu2> 4(u) 2(disz) <ma-na>
3. szesz-kal-la na-[gada]
4. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 [nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam] us2
5. 2(u) 1(disz) [x] ma-na siki# [tug2 guz]-za 3(disz)-[kam] us2#
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
7. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
8. 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
9. 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar
10. 3(asz) <gu2> 5(u) 1(disz) <ma-na>
11. lu2-{d}utu na-gada
  blank space
12. szunigin 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra hi-a
  blank space
13. siki kur-ra mu-kux(DU)
14. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376034

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 110170
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0236

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069120
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110170
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-236

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 25

    [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.

    Income of foreign wool for preparing different textiles - siki kur-ra, tug2 nig2-lam2 3-4-kam-us2, tug2 guz-za 3//4-kam-us2, tug2 guz-za du, tug2 usz-bar, na-gada, siki kur-ra mu-kux

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376034.
Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry (No. P376034). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376034 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376034 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376034},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376034.
Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry (No. P376034). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376034 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376034 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376034},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376034},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376034
LB  - CDLI:P376034
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376034
ER  -
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