Nisaba 26, 081 (P376111)

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 110251

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3
2. ur-{d}ma-mi
3. 2(gesz2) lugal-iti-da
4. 2(gesz2) lugal-TAR
5. 2(gesz2) ur-{d}iszkur
6. 2(gesz2) szesz-kal-la
7. 2(gesz2) ti-ra-ah6
8. 2(gesz2) lu2-sa6-ga
9. 2(gesz2) lu2-ba-ta-ab-e3
10. 2(gesz2) asz2#-da
11. 2(gesz2) ur-nigar{gar}
12. 2(gesz2) lugal-ezem
13. 2(gesz2) ur-mes
  blank space
14. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3
15. bala-a {d}szara2-me
16. ugula ur-{d}ma-mi
17. 2(gesz2) lu2-sa6-ga
18. 2(gesz2) {d}utu-sa6-ga szesz-a-ni
19. 2(gesz2) me-pa-e3
20. 2(gesz2) lu2-{d}utu szesz-a-ni
21. 2(gesz2) nimgir-an-dul3?
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) lugal-ba-ta-e3
2. 2(gesz2) ur-ama-na
3. 2(gesz2) i3-zu
4. szesz ur-ama-na iszib
5. 2(gesz2) ur-{d}nin-mug-ga
6. 2(gesz2) lugal-iti-da
7. 2(gesz2) a-ba-{d}utu-gin7
8. 2(gesz2) lugal-ur2-ra-ni
9. 2(gesz2) da-gi-gi4
10. 2(gesz2) ur-{d}lam-sag
11. 2(gesz2) ur-nigar{gar}
12. 2(gesz2) da-a-a
13. 2(gesz2)# [...] im#-ne
14. 2(gesz2)# ur-[...]
15. 2(gesz2) nigar{gar}-ki-du10
16. szunigin 4(gesz'u) dug 1(u) 5(disz) sila3
17. bala-a {d}nin-ur4-ra
18. ugula lu2-sa6-ga
  blank space
19. gu2 iri tum3
20. im-im tak4-a bahar3-e-ne
21. mu 1(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376111

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 110251
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0317

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069198
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110251
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-317

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 81

    [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.

    Delivery of clay pots as bala for the gods szara and Ninurra - dug, szu-nigin2, bala-a {d}szara2 - bala-a {d}nin-ur4-ra, gu2 uru tum3, im-im tak4-a bahar3-e-ne

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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru 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, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376111.
Nisaba 26, 081 artifact entry (No. P376111). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376111 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376111 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376111},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376111.
Nisaba 26, 081 artifact entry (No. P376111). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376111 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376111 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376111},
}


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