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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

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)

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 003819 (composite) (P456529) S003819 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376066

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 110205
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0271

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069155
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110205
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-271

References

  • 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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2022-05-12 at 18:11:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-01-08 at 16:24:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 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: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry},
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	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: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	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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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 057 artifact entry
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