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Nisaba 26, 057 (P376066)

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 110205

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. 5(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) kusz udu
2. e2 {d}szara2
3. 9(gesz2) 3(u) kusz udu
4. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra
5. 4(u) 1(disz) kusz gu4 kusz engar u3 unu3-e-ne
6. ki ur-{d}szara2-ta
reverse
1. mu-sa6-ge szu ba-ti
2. giri3 i-di3-{d}er3!-ra
3. lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. iti nesag
some text moved to next line
5. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
6. giri3 lu2-banda3{da}
seal 1
1. mu-sa6-ge
2. ARAD2 {d}szara2
(according to Mayr)

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, 57

[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.

Receipt of sheep and oxen hides for the temple of gods szara and Ninurra - kusz udu, e2 {d}szara2, e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra, kusz gu4, ki PN-ta, szu ba-ti, giri3, lu2-kin-gi4-a lugal Seal: Mu-sza6-ga - dumu ARAD2-{d}szara2

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110205
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0271

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.04.00
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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
2022-05-12 at 18:11:23	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2016-01-08 at 16:24:52	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 (069155) (069155)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110205) (BM.110205)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-271) (W_1914-0404-271)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003819 (composite) (P456529)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376066.

Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry (No. P376066). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376066 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376066 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376066},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376066.

Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry (No. P376066). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376066 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376066 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376066},
}

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