Nisaba 26, 073 (P376098)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 110238Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
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AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-[tur]
2. 3(disz) tug2 gu2-la2-[saga]
3. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur#
4. su-si {d}nin-e11-e u3 {d}[nin]-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
5. 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur su-si {d}nin-sun2#
6. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur su-si {d}nin-usz-ka#-[limmu2]
7. su-si dingir-re-ne
8. 2(disz) udu kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
9. 3(disz) udu bar-gal2 4(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
10. kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3 kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5 kuruszda
11. 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-ra2
12. kiszib3 ma-gur8-re gudu4
13. 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir gudu4
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-dara3-ab-zu {d}en-ki bi2-in-du8
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) ku6-sze6 gur sa2-du11 en-nu-ga2
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal-ka ugu2 lu2-kal-la ga2-ga2-dam
17. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
18. 2(szar2) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sa gi gu-nigin2-ba 2(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
19. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
20. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
21. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 aszgab
22. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-iti-da
reverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur kiszib3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
2. 1(barig) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} gudu4 {d}nansze!
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-ma#-[num2{ki}] mu-hul
4. 1(barig) dabin [...]-ra
5. 2(ban2) i3-gesz [kiszib3 ... dumu] a-ab-ba
6. 1(szar2) 5(disz)# sa [gi ...] 2(disz) sa-ta
7. [...] ur#-{d}[...]-a
8. 1(disz) [udu bar]-gal2 kiszib3 [al-la]-palil2
9. mu# [{d}]szu-{d}suen# lugal# uri5{ki}-ma#-[ke4 bad3 mar-tu] mu#-ri-iq-ti-[id-ni-im] mu#-du3
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11. kiszib3# lu2# nig2-dab5-[ba]
12. ugu2-a ga2-ga2#
13. sza3 ga2 sza3 [...] nin-[...]
14. ur-{d}nun#-[gal] szu# ba-ti
15. sza3 [umma]{ki}
16. giri3 [...]-x-lugal
17. u3 [...] lugal#
18. iti ezem#-[...]
19. mu [{d}szu-{d}suen lugal] uri5#[{ki}-ma-ke4] ma-da# [za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul]
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obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-[tur]
2. 3(disz) tug2 gu2-la2-[saga]
3. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur#
4. su-si {d}nin-e11-e u3 {d}[nin]-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
5. 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur su-si {d}nin-sun2#
6. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-tur su-si {d}nin-usz-ka#-[limmu2]
7. su-si dingir-re-ne
8. 2(disz) udu kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
9. 3(disz) udu bar-gal2 4(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
10. kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3 kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5 kuruszda
11. 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-ra2
12. kiszib3 ma-gur8-re gudu4
13. 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir gudu4
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-dara3-ab-zu {d}en-ki bi2-in-du8
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) ku6-sze6 gur sa2-du11 en-nu-ga2
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal-ka ugu2 lu2-kal-la ga2-ga2-dam
17. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
18. 2(szar2) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sa gi gu-nigin2-ba 2(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
19. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
20. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
21. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 aszgab
22. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-iti-da
reverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur kiszib3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
2. 1(barig) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} gudu4 {d}nansze!
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-ma#-[num2{ki}] mu-hul
4. 1(barig) dabin [...]-ra
5. 2(ban2) i3-gesz [kiszib3 ... dumu] a-ab-ba
6. 1(szar2) 5(disz)# sa [gi ...] 2(disz) sa-ta
7. [...] ur#-{d}[...]-a
8. 1(disz) [udu bar]-gal2 kiszib3 [al-la]-palil2
9. mu# [{d}]szu-{d}suen# lugal# uri5{ki}-ma#-[ke4 bad3 mar-tu] mu#-ri-iq-ti-[id-ni-im] mu#-du3
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11. kiszib3# lu2# nig2-dab5-[ba]
12. ugu2-a ga2-ga2#
13. sza3 ga2 sza3 [...] nin-[...]
14. ur-{d}nun#-[gal] szu# ba-ti
15. sza3 [umma]{ki}
16. giri3 [...]-x-lugal
17. u3 [...] lugal#
18. iti ezem#-[...]
19. mu [{d}szu-{d}suen lugal] uri5#[{ki}-ma-ke4] ma-da# [za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul]
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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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 73
[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.First section of a balanced account of various kinds of goods - tug2 usz-bar-tur, tug2 gu2-la2-saga, tug2 usz-bar-tur, su-si {d}nin-e11-e u3 {d}nin-dDa-Lagaszaki, su-si {d}nin-sun, su-si {d}nin-usz-ka-limmu2, udu, udu bar-gal2, sze, ku6-szeg6, sa gi, ku3-b
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- Museum No.: BM 110238
- Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0304
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.--.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069185) (069185)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110238) (BM.110238)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-304) (W_1914-0404-304)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 26, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376098.
Nisaba 26, 073 artifact entry (No. P376098). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376098 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376098 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
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