Nisaba 26, 094 (P376131)

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 110273

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
column 1
1. la2-ia3 7(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sahar
3. kiszib3 da-a-ga szabra
4. mu ku3-gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
5. mu ki-min-sze3 nig2-ka9-a zi-ga
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6. 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. ugula# lu2-{d}szara2
8. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. ugula lu2-{d}da-mu
12. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
13. ugula ARAD2-mu
14. 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. ugula e2-a-lu-bi
16. la2-ia3 erin2 bala-a
column 2
1. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) zu2-lum
3. sa2-du11 u4-de3 gid2-da
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) sze ninda nig2-gal2-la gur
5. 4(asz) 3(barig)! 2(ban2) duh saga gur
6. 5(asz)! 3(barig)! 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh gur
7. 2(u) 3(disz) kusz udu du
8. {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
9. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 u4-de3 gid2-da
10. u4 3(u) 2(disz)-kam
11. 1(disz) duh saga gur
12. 2(barig) 1(ban2) duh du
13. 4(disz) kusz udu {d}lamma lugal anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
14. 5(u) 2(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
16. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur
17. kiszib3 a-tu szusz3
18. 2(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3 kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
2. 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) [n] 4(disz)! 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-ku6
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 3(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. la2-ia3 erin2 bar-<ra> kar-ra
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-ni ugula
8. 1(disz) gu4-gesz kiszib3 a-gu-gu
9. 3(disz) gu4-gesz
10. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz)
11. kiszib3 bu3-du unu3
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12. 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
13. {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki}
14. 9(asz) 3(barig) gur
15. {d}nin-zabala3{ki} a-pi4-sal4{ki}
16. mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz@t)?-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-ta
17. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-sze3
18. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak sze ninda nig2 gal2-la
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column 2
1. sza3-ba iti diri 8(disz)-am3 i3-gal2
  blank space
2. la2-ia3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
3. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} gu2-de3-na u3 musz-bi-an-na
4. ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta ba-an-dab
5. mu us2-sa en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

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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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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 94

    [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.

    Arrears of rations for the lu2-nig2-dab5-ba - la2-ia3, a2 lu2 hug2-ga2 sahar, kiszib3, nig2-ka9 a zi-ga, gurusz, la2-ia3 erin2 bala-a, zu2-lum, sa2-du11, ninda, gu4, i3-nun, ga-muru13, szu-nigin2, la2-ia3 nig2-ka9 ak sze ninda nig2-gal2-la2, sze-ba iti dir

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  • Museum No.: BM 110273
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0339

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi.42.00.00, Amar-Suen.03.00.00, Amar-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.33.00.00 to Amar-Suen.06.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2019-05-19 at 07:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. 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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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376131.
Nisaba 26, 094 artifact entry (No. P376131). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376131 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376131 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376131},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 26, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376131.
Nisaba 26, 094 artifact entry (No. P376131). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376131 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376131 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376131},
}


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