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

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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

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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?
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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
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19. gu2 iri tum3
20. im-im tak4-a bahar3-e-ne
21. mu 1(disz)-kam

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110251
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0317

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	Approved
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069198) (069198)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110251) (BM.110251)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-317) (W_1914-0404-317)

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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: January 23, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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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: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376111},
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