SNAT 523 (P130283)

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 106220

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz)#? gurusz u4# 1(disz)-sze3
2. ka-ma-ri2{ki}-ta
3. kar umma{ki}-sze3
4. sze zi-ga
5. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-ta
6. i7 sal4-la{ki}-sze3
7. ma2# gid2-da
8. u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 sal4-la sze bala?-a
9. sze ma2-a si-ga
10. u4 2(disz)-sze3 i7 sal4-la-ta#
11. umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 sze gid2-da
12. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ka i7-da x-ka ma2 sze bala-[a]
reverse
1. u4 [x-sze3] umma{ki#}-a
2. ma2 [...] x ma2 sze bala-a
3. ugula lu2-du10-ga
4. kiszib3 gu-du-du
5. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. [lugal] an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. gu-du-[du]
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu da-[da-ga]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P130283

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 106220
Accession Number

References

  • primary: SNAT, 523

    [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 13:27:14 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI 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 523 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130283.
SNAT 523 artifact entry (No. P130283). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130283 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 523 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130283 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 523 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130283},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130283
LB  - CDLI:P130283
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SNAT 523 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130283
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 523 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130283.
SNAT 523 artifact entry (No. P130283). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130283 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 523 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130283 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 523 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130283},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130283
LB  - CDLI:P130283
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SNAT 523 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130283
ER  - 
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