Nisaba 26, 050 (P376059)

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 110198

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
3. siki kur-ra {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
6. siki kur-ra {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak
7. 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
8. ki-la2-bi 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na
9. siki kur-ra {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak
10. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
11. ki-la2-bi 8(disz) ma-na
12. siki kur-ra {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak
13. 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar
reverse
1. [ki]-la2#-bi 1(u)# 1/3(disz)# ma#-[na]
2. [...] 1(u) 2(asz) <gu2> szu-[...]
3. 2(u) [...] ma-[na ...]
4. [...] 2(u) 2(disz) [...]
5. [...]-ra# [...]
6. 6(disz) [tug2 ...] gesz# [...]
7. ki-la2-bi 2(u) ma-na
8. 3(disz) gada saga
9. 1(u)! gada du
10. siki-gi nu-tag-ga
11. ki da-da-ga-ta
12. i3-kal-la in-la2
13. iti nesag
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14. mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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, 50

[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.

Weighing of textiles - tug2 gu-za 4/3-kam-us2, ki-la2-bi, siki kur-ra, gesz {ga}garig2 ak, tug2 nig2-lam2 4-kam-us2, tug2 guz-za du, tug2 usz-bar, gada saga, gada du, siki-GI nu-tag-ga, ki NP-ta, in-la2

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110198
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0264

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.04.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	McGrath, William		CDLI	Approved
2017-02-15 at 20:03:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-02-15 at 19:32:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-02-13 at 09:13:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16	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 (069148) (069148)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110198) (BM.110198)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-264) (W_1914-0404-264)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376059.

Nisaba 26, 050 artifact entry (No. P376059). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376059 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376059 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376059},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376059.

Nisaba 26, 050 artifact entry (No. P376059). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376059 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376059 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 050 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376059},
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