SAT 1, 140 (P131249)
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 020278Period
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. 4(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 4(disz)-kam 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz kaskal-sze3 a-da-lal3 lu2 kas4 a-ab-ba-sze3 gi-gag-ka tum3-de3? gen-na
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-il-tum ra-gaba sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-bi2 ra-gaba szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam lu2-dingir-ra dub-sar lugal ha-gar-sur-sze3 du-ni
2. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam ka5-a-mu mar-tu sahar{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri sa6-a-ga lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 la-musz-e lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
obverse
1. 4(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 4(disz)-kam 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz kaskal-sze3 a-da-lal3 lu2 kas4 a-ab-ba-sze3 gi-gag-ka tum3-de3? gen-na
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-il-tum ra-gaba sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-bi2 ra-gaba szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam lu2-dingir-ra dub-sar lugal ha-gar-sur-sze3 du-ni
2. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam ka5-a-mu mar-tu sahar{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri sa6-a-ga lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 la-musz-e lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SAT 1, 140
[Sigrist1993SAT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1993. Texts from the British Museum. Sumerian Archival Texts 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.Oil for messengers
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- Museum No.: BM 020278
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0318
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00
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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, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | 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 | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2014-08-24 at 12:11:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:04:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:34:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:27:00 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035886) (035886)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20278) (BM.20278)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-318) (W_1895-1017-318)
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Cite this Artifact
“SAT 1, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131249.
SAT 1, 140 artifact entry (No. P131249). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131249 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131249 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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title = {SAT 1, 140 artifact entry},
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