SNAT 472 (P130232)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 106169

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) gu2 x ma-na siki
2. nig2-gal2-la
3. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
4. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 2(u) 9(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki
6. siki-ba-sze3 giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
7. 7(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra zu2-uh
8. giri3 ensi2-ka
9. kiszib3 nu-ra-a
10. 3(u) 4(disz) ma-na a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. siki udu bala-a ur4-a
13. 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul
14. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
column 2
1. 1(u) ma-na siki szu#?-ga gal2-la
2. ki i3-kal-la-ta
3. 5(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul
4. ki usz-mu-ta
5. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na sag na4
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 8(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki
9. kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me
10. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki
11. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
12. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na <x>
13. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}suen
14. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na <x>
15. lu2-bala-saga
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
reverse
column 1
1. 5(asz) gu2 nig2-sa10-ma bala-a-sze3
2. 4(asz) gu2 siki-ba dingir-re!-ne
3. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
4. kiszib3 lugal-nir
5. 3(asz) gu2 bala-sze3
6. kiszib3 nu-ra-a lugal-nesag-e
7. 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki-ba
8. 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki-ba
9. sza3-gu4-ka kiszib3 ur-mes
10. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na
11. kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
12. 4(disz) ma-na siki ensi2-ka ki-ba ga2-ga2
13. {d}szara2-kam engar szu ba-ti
14. 6(disz) ma-na kiszib3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da
15. 4(asz) gu2 siki tug2 gu2-na
16. kiszib3 {d}szara2-kam
17. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki-ba bahar3 ma-da
column 2
1. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki
2. szu-{d}nisaba
3. giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu-na
4. 1(asz) gu2 kiszib3 ha-da-da#
5. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu# a2#-an#-du#-ru
6. 6(disz) ma-na kiszib3 lugal-e-i3-zu#
7. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na kiszib3 nu-ra-a ur-{d}EN-x
8. 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
9. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na bi2-du11-ga
10. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
11. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na dam sza13-dub-ba
12. 5(disz) ma-na {d}li9-si4
  blank space
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 9(asz) gu2 x la2 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
  erasure la2 1/2(disz) ma-na siki ?
left
1. nig2-ka9-ak siki
  some text moved to next line
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
  some text moved to next line
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P130232

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106169
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033936
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106169
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1001

References

  • primary: SNAT, 472

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 16:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:38:35 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 472 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130232.
SNAT 472 artifact entry (No. P130232). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130232 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 472 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130232 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130232},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 472 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130232.
SNAT 472 artifact entry (No. P130232). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130232 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 472 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130232 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130232
LB  - CDLI:P130232
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - SNAT 472 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130232
ER  -
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