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

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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

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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
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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

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 110195
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0261

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.09.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 08:42:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907 (composite) (P458617) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“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: December 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	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 Artifact

“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: December 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	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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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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