Nisaba 26, 078 (P376105)
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 110245Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...] ziz2 gur
2. [n] 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
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3. szunigin 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
5. 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) imgaga3 gur
6. 1(ban2) ziz2
7. kiszib3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2
8. 1(disz) imgaga3 gur kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) dabin 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3
10. kiszib3 ur-du6
11. 2(barig) sze kiszib3 szesz-a-ni
12. 2(asz) la2 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
13. kiszib3 a-ki-lu5-ge2
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) imgaga3 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze
15. 4(ban2) esza ugu2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re ba-a-gar
16. kiszib3 ba-sa6-ga
17. 2(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim
18. 4(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esza kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dub-sar
19. szunigin 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) imgaga3 gur
20. bi2-gu7!-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
21. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
22. szunigin 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esza 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3-sig15
23. szunigin 1(ban2) ziz2
24. [szunigin] sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
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1. [zi]-ga#-am3
2. la2-ia3 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. nig2-ka9-ak a-NE
4. 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. si-i3-tum a-NE
6. 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
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7. [n] 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. [sag]-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
9. [n] 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
10. [...] ugu2# lu2-i3-zu ba-a-gar
11. [n] 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 da:lagasz
12. [...] kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e
13. [...] kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim
14. [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-zu
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15. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
16. zi-ga-am3
17. la2-ia3 1(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
18. nig2-ka9-ak ba-saga gu-za-la2
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19. [...] ku-li
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obverse
1. [...] ziz2 gur
2. [n] 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
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3. szunigin 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
5. 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) imgaga3 gur
6. 1(ban2) ziz2
7. kiszib3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2
8. 1(disz) imgaga3 gur kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) dabin 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3
10. kiszib3 ur-du6
11. 2(barig) sze kiszib3 szesz-a-ni
12. 2(asz) la2 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
13. kiszib3 a-ki-lu5-ge2
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) imgaga3 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze
15. 4(ban2) esza ugu2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re ba-a-gar
16. kiszib3 ba-sa6-ga
17. 2(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim
18. 4(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esza kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dub-sar
19. szunigin 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) imgaga3 gur
20. bi2-gu7!-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
21. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
22. szunigin 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 esza 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3-sig15
23. szunigin 1(ban2) ziz2
24. [szunigin] sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
reverse
1. [zi]-ga#-am3
2. la2-ia3 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. nig2-ka9-ak a-NE
4. 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. si-i3-tum a-NE
6. 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
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7. [n] 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. [sag]-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
9. [n] 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
10. [...] ugu2# lu2-i3-zu ba-a-gar
11. [n] 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 da:lagasz
12. [...] kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e
13. [...] kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 muhaldim
14. [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-zu
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15. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
16. zi-ga-am3
17. la2-ia3 1(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
18. nig2-ka9-ak ba-saga gu-za-la2
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19. [...] ku-li
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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, 78
[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.Balanced account of cereals - ziz2, sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta, imgaga3, dabin, zi-ga-am3, la2-ia3, nig2-ka9 ak, kiszib3
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- Museum No.: BM 110245
- Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0311
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | 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 (069192) (069192)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110245) (BM.110245)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-311) (W_1914-0404-311)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 26, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376105.
Nisaba 26, 078 artifact entry (No. P376105). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376105 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376105 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
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