Nisaba 26, 093 (P376129)

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 110271

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] 5(disz) amar ga
3. [...] 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
4. szuku# unu3
5. 3(asz) ur-{d}szaman4
6. 3(asz) ur-e2-an-na
7. 3(asz) lugal-i3-sa6
8. 3(asz) ug3 szu-ma-ma
9. 3(asz) ug3 {d}szara2-i3-sa6
10. 3(asz) ug3 szu-ku-bu-um
11. 3(asz) ug3 hi lu2-ma-ri
12. 3(asz) ug3 u2-na-ap-sze-en6
13. 3(asz) ug3 su-u2-su
14. 3(asz) ug3 ur2-ra-am-sze-er
15. 3(asz) ug3 ki-tu
16. 3(asz) ug3 lugal-dub-la2
17. 3(asz) ug3 {d}szul-gi-u2-nam-ti
18. 3(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. gab2-ra-me
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20. lu2-{d}szara2 unu3 i3-dab5
21. 1(gesz2)# 4(u) gu4 ab2 hi-a
22. [1(u)] 5(disz) amar ga
23. [...]
24. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 3(disz) ug3# [...]
4. 3(disz) ug3 a#-gu#
5. gab2-ra-me
6. lu2-{d}szara2 unu3 dumu ur-{d}nanna i3-dab5
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
8. 3(u) 3(disz) amar ga
9. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 szuku unu3
10. 3(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
11. 3(disz) lu2-{d}nin-sun2
12. gab2-ra-me
13. szesz-kal-la unu3 i3-dab5
14. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
15. 1(u) 5(disz) amar ga
16. 1(bur3) GAN2 szuku unu3
17. 3(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
18. 3(disz) ug3 {d}dumu-zi-bad3
19. gab2-ra-me
20. lugal-ma2-gur8-re i3-dab5
21. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
22. 2(u) 1(disz) amar ga
23. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 szuku unu3
24. 3(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
25. 3(disz) hu-sa6-sa6#
26. 3(disz) ug3 {d}szul-[gi]-zi-[mu]
27. gab2#-ra#-[me]
28. [...]
29. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. in#-za#-mu# [unu3 i3-dab5]
3. 2(u) 7(disz) gu4 ab2# [hi-a]
4. 5(disz) amar-[ga]
5. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 szuku [unu3]
6. 3(disz) ug3 i3-li2#-[bi]-la-ni [gab2-ra]
7. lu2-dingir-ra unu3# [i3-dab5]
8. 4(u) 4(disz) gu4 [ab2] hi#-a
9. 3(disz) amar ga
10. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 szuku unu3
11. 3(iku) GAN2 {d}szara2-ku3-zu gab2-ra
12. ab-ba-gi-na unu3 i3-dab5
13. 5(disz) udu hi-a
14. 1(esze3) 3(iku) szuku na-gada
15. 3(iku) GAN2 ama-ni-ba-an-sa6 gab2-us2
16. ur-e2-nun-na <na>-gada i3-dab5
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column 2
1. [szunigin] 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) gu2 ab2 hi-a
2. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) amar ga
3. a-sza3-bi 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku unu3
4. szunigin 5(disz) udu hi-a
5. a-sza3-bi 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku na-gada
6. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szesz-tab-ba 3(ban2)-ta
7. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz ug3-IL2 3(ban2)-ta
8. a-sza3-bi 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
9. gab2-us2 gab2-ra-me
10. szunigin a-sza3-bi 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
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11. szuku dab5-ba sipa unu3
12. gab2-us2 gab2-ra
13. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
14. ugula na-ra-am-i3-li2
15. [...]

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, 93

[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.

Assignment of land and animals to shepherds and cowherds - amar-ga, gana2, szuku unu3, gab2-ra, szu-nigin2, a-sza3, na-gada, gab2-us2, sipa, UN-il2, szesz-tab-ba, szuku dab5-ba sipa unu3 gab2-us2 gab2-ra, ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta, ugula

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110271
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0337

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2019-05-19 at 07:31:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-11-06 at 12:43:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (069217) (069217)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110271) (BM.110271)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-337) (W_1914-0404-337)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376129.

Nisaba 26, 093 artifact entry (No. P376129). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376129 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 093 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376129 (Accessed: September 15, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376129},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376129.

Nisaba 26, 093 artifact entry (No. P376129). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376129 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 26, 093 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376129 (Accessed: September 15, 2025).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376129},
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