Nisaba 26, 039 (P376047)

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 110185

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
2. giri3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
3. 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
4. giri3 lu2-kal-la
5. 5(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur giri3 ur-e2-masz
6. 2(disz) gur giri3 ku3-ga-ni
7. 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur giri3 ur-{d}szara2
8. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur giri3 e2-gal-e-si
9. 4(barig) 2(ban2) giri3 ab-ba-gi-na
10. 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
11. giri3 ur-{d}suen
12. 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 giri3 u3-ma-ni
reverse
1. 2(u) gur giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. a2 ma2 hun-ga2
4. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
5. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}isztaran

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003409 (composite) (P456119) S003409 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376047

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 110185
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0251

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069135
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110185
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-251

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 39

    [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.

    Barley as wages for the boats - giri3, szu-nigin2, a2 ma2 hug-ga2, ki PN-ta, kiszib3 Seal: Lugal-e-ba-an-sza6 - dub-sar / dumu Ur-dIsztaran

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
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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376047.
Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry (No. P376047). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376047 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376047 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376047},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376047.
Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry (No. P376047). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376047 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376047 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376047},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376047
LB  - CDLI:P376047
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376047
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