Nisaba 26, 047 (P376056)

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 110195

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(ban2) esza
2. 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
3. 3(ban2) zi3-sig15
4. 2(ban2) zu2-lum
5. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
6. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
7. 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
8. 3(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3-ta
9. 3(disz) giri3-lam 3(disz) sila3-ta
10. 1(disz) sila3 szim hi-a
11. 2(barig) la2 2(disz@t) sila3 ninda-gal-la#!
12. 4(ban2) ninda-gal-asz
reverse
1. 3(barig) kasz du
2. 1(disz) ku6-sze6
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
4. 7(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. 2(disz) kasz dida saga
6. 6(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta
7. 2(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a
8. 1(disz) sila3 [x]-gal
9. 4(asz) gu2 [{gesz}]ma#-nu
10. 2(u) [sa] gi
11. siskur2 {d}gu-la
12. giri3 ri-i3-sze-en6 sagi
13. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
14. iti {d}li9-si4
  some text moved to next line
15. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita-kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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 005907 (composite) (P458617) S005907 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376056

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 110195
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0261

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069145
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110195
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-261

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 47

    [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.

    Offerings for goddess Gula - esza, zi3-dub-ba, zi3-sig15, zu2-lum, zi3-gu, i3-nun, ga-muru13, KIsz-lam, szim hi-a, ninda-gal, kasz du, ku6-szeg6, i3-nun du10-ga, i3-gesz, dida, gikaskal, gihal kin-gi4-a, {gesz}ma-nu, sa gi, siskur2 dGu-la, giri3, kiszib3 S

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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 08:42:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 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, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376056.
Nisaba 26, 047 artifact entry (No. P376056). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376056 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376056 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376056},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376056},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376056.
Nisaba 26, 047 artifact entry (No. P376056). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376056 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376056 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376056},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376056},
}


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