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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

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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

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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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110190
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0256

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.11.00, Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.34.11.00 to Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2016-01-19 at 11:14:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-01-11 at 15:47:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069140) (069140)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110190) (BM.110190)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-256) (W_1914-0404-256)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005642 (composite) (P458352)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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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: March 8, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376051},
	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: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376051},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P376051
M1  - 2026/3/8/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376051
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