Nisaba 26, 091 (P376124)

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 110266

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
1. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
2. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. 1(ban2) zi3-gu 1(ban2) esza
4. 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
5. 1/2(disz) sila3 szim 1/3(disz) sila3 szim hi-a
6. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
7. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
8. 3(disz) giri3-lam {gesz}haszhur 3(disz) sila3-ta
9. 1(disz) sila3 bur-zi
10. siskur2# sza3# e2-a
11. 2(ban2) zi3-sig15 2(ban2) zi3-gu
12. 1/2(disz) x [...]
13. 2(ban2) esza 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
14. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
15. 1(disz) sila3 szim hi-a
16. 3(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)-ta
17. 1(disz) ninda! du 6(disz) dug su3 2(ban2)-ta
18. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sila3 bur-zi
19. nibru#{ki#}-sze3# ma2-a ga2-ra
20. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2. 1(ban2) esza 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
3. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
4. 1/2(disz) sila3 szim hi-a
5. 3(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3-ta
6. 3(u) sila3 bur-zi 3(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta
7. {d}gu-la nibru{ki}-ta gur-ra
8. sza3 umma{ki}
9. siskur2 {d}gu-la
10. giri3 nam-ha-ni sagi
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3 zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
12. 5(disz) sila3 esza 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
13. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
14. 2(disz) giri3-lam 3(disz) sila3-ta
15. 4(disz) {gi}kaskal 2(ban2)-ta
16. siskur2 lugal
17. e2 {d}gu-la
18. giri3 ba-ba-an-sze-en6 zabar-dab5
19. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
20. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
21. iti dal
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22. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita-kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 91

    [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.

    Various kinds of goods as offerings for the goddess Gula - zi3-sig15, zu2-lum, zi3-gu, esza, zi3-dub-dub, i3-nun-(du10-ga), szim hi-a, i3-gesz-(du10-ga), KIsz-lam {gesz}haszhur, sila3-bur-zi, ga-muru13, ninda, dida, gikaskal, siskur2 sza3 e2-a, dGu-la Nibr

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  • Museum No.: BM 110266
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0332

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.05.00
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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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:04 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI 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

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907 (composite) (P458617) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376124.
Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry (No. P376124). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376124 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376124 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376124},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376124.
Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry (No. P376124). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376124 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376124 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376124},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376124
LB  - CDLI:P376124
M1  - 2026/3/3/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376124
ER  -
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