SNAT 513 (P130273)

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 106183

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
1. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze-numun gur
2. 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba gur
3. ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta
4. 7(asz) 1(barig) gur e2-duru5 si-ga
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-numun gur
8. sze bala-bi 2(ban2)
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) mur-gu4 gur
10. 3(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a u3 la-ag ri-ri-ga
11. a-sza3 e2 {d}dumu-zi-da
12. 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze-numun
reverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 mur#-[gu4]
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 a2# [lu2 hun-ga2]
3. a-sza3 inim-{d!#}[...]
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze-numun# [gur]
5. sze bala-bi 3(ban2) 8(disz) [sila3]
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze mur-gu4 gur
7. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
8. a-sza3 ba-a
9. 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba gur#
10. 3(barig) ka-ma-ri2{ki#}
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. zi-ga-am3
13. la2-ia3 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze
  blank space
14. nig2-ka9-ak ka la2-a sze zi-ga a-sza3 la2-mah
15. sza3!
  some text moved to next line
16. iti e2-iti-6(disz) u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3
17. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P130273

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 106183
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033977
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106183
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-1015

References

  • primary: SNAT, 513

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 16:21:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:38:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 513 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130273.
SNAT 513 artifact entry (No. P130273). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130273 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 513 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130273 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 513 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130273},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130273},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 513 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130273.
SNAT 513 artifact entry (No. P130273). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130273 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 513 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130273 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 513 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130273},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130273},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130273
LB  - CDLI:P130273
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - SNAT 513 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130273
ER  -
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