Nisaba 26, 035 (P376043)

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 110181

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. 2(barig) sze-ba lugal-nir-gal2 ma2-gin2
2. 3(barig) ur-e2-mah dug-a-ra2
3. 2(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 2(barig) ur-{u2}gug4
5. 2(barig) u2-li
6. 2(barig) puzur4-i3-li2
7. giri17-dab5-me
8. 2(barig) ha-ni saga
9. 2(barig) tul2-ta aga3-[us2]
10. 2(barig) lu2-saga aga3-us2
11. 1(barig) lugal-nesag-e tug2-du8
12. 2(barig) lu2-{d}szara2 tul2-ta
  sic
reverse
1. 2(barig) e2-ur2-bi
2. 2(barig) pa3-da du3-a-ku5
3. 2(barig) di-ni-li2 dub-sar
4. 2(barig) a-pi-na-har
5. 2(barig) e-a
6. azlag7-me
  written over erased line
  blank space
7. sze-ba za3-mu a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
8. iti {d}dumu-zi
9. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376043

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 110181
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0247

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 35

    [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.

    Rations for workers for the new year from the field la2-mah - sze-ba, ma2-GIN2, kir4-dab5, aga3-us , tug2 du , du - a-ku , dub-sar, lu2azlag2, sze-ba za3-mu a-sza3 la2-mah-ta


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
2016-07-28 at 15:46:12 CDLI 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, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376043.
Nisaba 26, 035 artifact entry (No. P376043). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376043 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376043 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376043.
Nisaba 26, 035 artifact entry (No. P376043). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376043 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376043 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 035 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376043},
}

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