SAT 1, 120 (P131229)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021289Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu <sza3-iri>
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 gu-lu5-lu5 sukkal
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 sza3-iri
4. 2(barig) zi3 kaskal-sze3 elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me giri3 gu-lu5-lu5 sukkal szi-ma-asz-gi5-me du-ni
5. 1(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam
rest broken
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 szu-ku-bu-um dumu nu-banda3 a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 igi-a-a lu2 kas4 {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 3(ban2) zi3 u4 6(disz)-kam sza3-iri
5. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3 bu3-u2-a sukkal a-ab-ba nigin2-de3 gen-na
6. iti GAN2-masz
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu <sza3-iri>
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 gu-lu5-lu5 sukkal
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 sza3-iri
4. 2(barig) zi3 kaskal-sze3 elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me giri3 gu-lu5-lu5 sukkal szi-ma-asz-gi5-me du-ni
5. 1(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam
rest broken
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 szu-ku-bu-um dumu nu-banda3 a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 igi-a-a lu2 kas4 {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 3(ban2) zi3 u4 6(disz)-kam sza3-iri
5. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3 bu3-u2-a sukkal a-ab-ba nigin2-de3 gen-na
6. iti GAN2-masz
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SAT 1, 120
[Sigrist1993SAT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1993. Texts from the British Museum. Sumerian Archival Texts 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.Flour for messengers
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021289
- Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0048
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-04 at 10:57:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2015-04-10 at 14:15:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:04:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:34:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:27:00 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035866) (035866)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21289) (BM.21289)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1112-48) (W_1895-1112-48)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“SAT 1, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131229.
SAT 1, 120 artifact entry (No. P131229). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131229 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131229 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).
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