Nisaba 26, 058 (P376069)

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 110208

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. 4(disz) {gi}kid
2. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) sar
3. {gesz}gu-za ba-ra-ga
4. 2(disz) {gi}kid nu2
5. ki-la2-bi 1(u) gin2
6. 3(disz) {gi}kid dag
7. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 3(disz) gin2
8. 1(disz) {gi}kid giri3-gub
9. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) sar
reverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) {gi}mun-mun ab-ba
2. sza3 e2-masz
3. ki a-gu-ta
4. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
5. {d}szara2-kam
6. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. {d}szara2-kam
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-{gesz}kiri6

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 005658 (composite) (P458368) S005658 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376069

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 110208
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0274

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069158
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110208
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-274

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 58

    [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.

    Revenue of various reed mats for the Emasz - {gi}kid, ki-la2-bi, gikid nu2, gikid dag, {gi}kid giri3-gub, {gi}mun-mun ab-ba, sza3 e2-masz, ki PN-ta, kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam Seal: dSara2-kam - dub-sar / dumu Lugal-giszkiri6

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
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, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376069.
Nisaba 26, 058 artifact entry (No. P376069). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376069 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376069 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376069},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376069.
Nisaba 26, 058 artifact entry (No. P376069). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376069 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376069 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376069},
}


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