SNAT 122 (P129883)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013093

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz) ma2 x] mun-gazi
2. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) NI KA NI
3. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) zi3 esza
4. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) szandana bala
5. 2(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) zum e2 bappir2
6. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
7. 1(disz) ma2 2(u) en-nu
8. 1(disz) ma2 2(u) ra-gaba unu{ki}
9. 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) ki ba-ba-ti
10. 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) kas4
11. ki {d}nanna-kam
12. 7(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gi-la2
13. 1(u) ma2 1(gesz2) zi3 si-ga
14. 2(disz) ma2 isin2?{si-in}{muszen}-sze3
reverse
1. 6(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) ma2 SU-da-a
  blank space
2. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) ma2 hi-a
  blank space
3. ma2 bala-a gub-ba
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 6(disz)-kam
5. mu en {d}nanna karx(TE) zi-da ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129883

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013093
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033618
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-184

References

  • primary: SNAT, 122

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 122 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129883.
SNAT 122 artifact entry (No. P129883). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129883 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 122 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129883 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129883},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 122 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129883.
SNAT 122 artifact entry (No. P129883). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129883 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 122 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129883 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129883},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129883
LB  - CDLI:P129883
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - SNAT 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129883
ER  -
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