Nisaba 26, 018 (P376027)

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 110163

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(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3)
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)
4. 4(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)!
6. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
7. 1(bur3) 2(barig) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
8. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
9. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)
10. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2)
12. a-sza3 i3-szum2
reverse
1. 2(esze3) tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta
2. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t)? 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz)
6. a-sza3 a-gesztin
7. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
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8. ugula da#-[...]
9. kiszib3 ab-[ba-gi]-na
10. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 18

    [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.

    Workers for ploughing and harrowing in various fields - tug2 -sagx, a2 gesz ur3-ra, a2 erin2-na, a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma, a-sza3 i3-sum, a-sza3 a-gesztinSeal: Lu2-{d}szara2 / dub-sar / dumu Ur-sza6-ga

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 110163
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0229

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact 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 003280 (composite) (P455990) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 26, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376027.
Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry (No. P376027). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376027 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376027 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 26, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376027},
}


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