Nisaba 26, 027 (P376036)

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 110173

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(u) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. si-i3-tum
3. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
5. 4(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
6. la2-ia3 su-ga sza3 si-i3-tum
7. giri3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
  blank space
8. szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 2/3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 2(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda
11. ku3-bi 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
12. 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 su-he2
13. ku3-bi 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz)! sze
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. 5(disz) ma-na szim hi-a
3. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
4. 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar
5. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) sze
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
7. 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 esir2 had2
8. ku3-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze 3(asz) 2(u)
9. kiszib3 ur-e2-mah
  blank space
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sze esir2 had2
11. zi-ga-am3
  blank space
  erasure
left
1. nig2-ka9-ak pa3-da
  some text moved to next line
2. 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376036

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 110173
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0239

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069123
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110173
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-239

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 27

    [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.

    Balanced account of Pada - sze ku3-babbar, {uruda}, su-gan, szim hi-a, im-babbar, esir2-had2, si-i3-tum, la2-ia3 su-ga sza3 si-i3-tum, sza3-bi-ta, zi-ga-am3, nig2-ka9 ak

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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376036.
Nisaba 26, 027 artifact entry (No. P376036). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376036 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376036 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376036},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376036.
Nisaba 26, 027 artifact entry (No. P376036). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376036 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376036 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376036},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/2/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376036
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