Nisaba 26, 074 (P376099)

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 110239

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) ma-na
2. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
3. nig2-du7-pa-e3 engar
4. 2(gesz2) 1(u) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na
5. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
6. ur-{d}nun-gal engar
7. 2(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 9(disz) ma-na
8. 2(disz) ba-la2 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
9. lu2-{d}szara2 gu-za-la2
10. 2(gesz2) 1(u) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
11. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
12. a-ab-ba-bi engar
13. ugula da-da-ga
14. 1(gesz2) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
15. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
16. lugal-nig2-lagar-e engar
17. 1(gesz2) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
18. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
19. ba-saga sagi
20. 1(gesz2) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na
21. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
22. u2-da-ur4-ra engar
23. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na
24. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
25. ur-ab-ba szesz-tab-ba
26. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na
27. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
28. lugal-ku3-zu szesz-tab-ba
29. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-na#
30. 2(disz)# ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na
31. lu2-dingir-ra engar
32. 2(gesz2)# 5(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2
33. [2(disz)] ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
34. [a]-kal-la sza3-gu4
35. [ugula] lugal-ku3-zu
36. [2(disz) ninda] 2(u)# ba-la2 1(u) ma-na
37. [2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma]-na
38. [...] 1(u) [...]
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column 2
1. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2
2. a-ra2 3(disz@t)?-kam
3. a-kal-la nu-banda3
4. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na
5. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
6. ur-{d}gu2-an-ka gu-za-la2
7. 2(u) 4(disz) ninda ki-la2-bi 1(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2
8. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
9. nam-ha-ni aga3-us2 nig2-ba
10. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ninda <2(u)> ba-la2 1(u) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
11. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
12. da-da {gesz}ma-nu
13. 2(gesz2) 2(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2
14. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
15. a-ra2 4(disz@t)?-kam
16. a-kal-la nu-banda3
17. 1(gesz2) 5(u) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 7(disz) ma-na
18. 2(disz) ba-ku 2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
19. ur-{d}szara2 tir
20. 2(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) ma-na
21. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
22. ur-gu2-de3-na engar
23. 2(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2
24. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
25. ur-nigar{gar} engar
26. 1(gesz2) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
27. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na la2 3(disz@t) gin2
28. a-kal-la dumu ur-du6 kuruszda
29. 2(u) 2(disz) ninda ki-la2-bi 7(disz) ma-na
30. a2-zi-da
31. 1(gesz2) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 1(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na
32. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
33. ur-gu2-de3-<na> gu4 diri lugal-nesag
34. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) ninda 2(u) ba-la2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
35. 2(disz) ba-ku 1(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
36. [a]-kal#-la aszgab
bottom 2
  blank space
  drafts
1. [...] 8(disz)#
reverse
column 1
  blank space
  uninscribed, with fingernail marks and fingerprints
column 2
1. [3(gesz'u)] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) ninda
2. [...] 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) ninda
3. [...] 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) ninda
4. 5(gesz'u)# 8(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) ninda
5. 5(gesz'u)# 6(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) ninda
6. 4(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) ninda
7. [...]-li-um
8. [n] 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 7(disz) ninda
9. [1(gesz'u)] 7(gesz2) 5(u) ninda
10. 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ninda
11. 5(u) 6(disz) ninda
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12. 8(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
13. u4 2(disz)-kam
  blank space

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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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 74

    [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.

    Rations of bread for workers - ninda, ba-la2, ba-KU, engar, gu-za-la2, ugula, sagi, sza3-gu4, aga3-us2, nu-banda3, tir, aszgab

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  • Museum No.: BM 110239
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0305

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 26, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376099.
Nisaba 26, 074 artifact entry (No. P376099). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376099 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376099 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376099},
}


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