Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 (P107407)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

Museum Number

BSNS C05177

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3# kasz# saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ku-li sukkal gaba-ta
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. szu-i3-li2-a ka-us2-sa2
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) sa szum2
3. kal-la-mu sukkal gaba-ta
4. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz
5. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
6. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 8(disz)-kam
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9. iti sig4!-{gesz}i3-szub-{ga2}gar
10. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 134 05

    [Hussey1915Buffalo] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. “Babylonian Tablets in the Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,” Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 11 (2).

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  • Museum No.: BSNS C05177
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.02.08 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 19:09:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-04 at 20:23:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:55:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:25:00 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107407.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry (No. P107407). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107407 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107407 (Accessed: September 8, 2025).
@misc{2024Buffalo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {Buffalo {SNS}.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107407},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107407.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry (No. P107407). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107407 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107407 (Accessed: September 8, 2025).
@misc{2024Buffalo,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {Buffalo {SNS}.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P107407
LB  - CDLI:P107407
M1  - 2025/9/8/
TI  - Buffalo SNS.11-2, 134 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107407
ER  -
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