Nisaba 26, 043 (P376051)

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 110190

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. 1(u) 1(disz) udu 7(disz) masz2
2. iti pa4-u2-e
  some text moved to next line
3. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
4. 7(disz) udu bar-gal2
  some text moved to next line
5. iti szu-numun
6. 1(u) 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
7. 5(disz) masz2
8. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
9. ki lu5-u2-mu-ta
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki}] ba-hul
  sic ?
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-a-mu
2. dumu ur-{d}[x] kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.34.11.00 to Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376051

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 110190
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0256

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 43

    [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.

    Delivery of small cattle for SH 34-35 - udu, masz2, udu bar-gal2, udu bar-su-ga, ki PN-ta Seal: {d}szara2-a-mu - dumu Ur-AN.[x] kuruszda


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
2016-01-19 at 11:14:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-11 at 15:47:38 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376051.
Nisaba 26, 043 artifact entry (No. P376051). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376051 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376051 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376051},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376051.
Nisaba 26, 043 artifact entry (No. P376051). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376051 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376051 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376051},
}

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