SNAT 016 (P129790)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013122

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ab2 ur3 apin-sze3
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. ur-{d}nu-musz-da i3-dab5
reverse
  blank space
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ab2 ur3-ra apin-sze3
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dam-gar3-ta
  1 line blank
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da sanga uru11{ki}
reverse
  blank space
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
4. sanga uru11{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

Fischer, ZA 082, 073 no. 1

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P129790

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013122
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0213

External resources

References

  • primary: SNAT, 16

    [Gomi1990SNAT] Gomi, Tohru, and Susumu Sato. 1990. Selected Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the British Museum. Abiko: The Research Institute of the Chuo-Gakuin University.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2021-07-27 at 15:04:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129790.
SNAT 016 artifact entry (No. P129790). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129790
LB  - CDLI:P129790
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SNAT 016 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129790.
SNAT 016 artifact entry (No. P129790). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129790
LB  - CDLI:P129790
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SNAT 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129790
ER  - 
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