Nisaba 26, 041 (P376049)

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 110187

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. 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. 2(barig) gig
4. sze-numun mur-gu4
5. 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3
7. ugu2 ur-mes-ka ba-a-gar
8. nig2#-ka9 ur-mes igi kar2-kar2-dam
reverse
1. mu kiszib3 ugu2-a gar-ra
2. sza13-dub-ba-ka
3. tum3#-da-sze3
4. kiszib3 ur-mes ib2-ra tukum#-bi kiszib3
5. [ugu2]-a gar-ra
6. la-ba-pa3 nig2 su-su nu-<su>
  sic
7. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}asznan
  following Mayr

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 004556 (composite) (P457266) S004556 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376049

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 110187
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0253

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069137
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110187
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-253

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 41

    [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 Urmes about cereals - sze, ziz2, gig, sze-numun mur-gur4, a2 lu2 hug-ga2 a-sza3, a-gu3 Ur-mes ba-a-gar, nig2-kas7 Ur-mes igi-kar2-kar2-dam, mu kiszib3 a-gu3-a gar-ra, pisan dub-ba tum3-da-sze3 Seal: Ur-mes - dub-sar / dumu Ur-dNisaba

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2018-04-14 at 05:15:54 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-10-31 at 20:37:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-04-18 at 08:10:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376049.
Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry (No. P376049). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376049 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376049 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376049},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376049.
Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry (No. P376049). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376049 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376049 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376049},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 041 artifact entry
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