SAT 1, 137 (P131246)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 020318Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 a2-bi2-la-num2 sukkal szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 bu3-ka-ka sukkal ha-gar-sur-a{ki}-sze3 gen-na
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 ba-al-la-a aga3-us2 {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-il-tum ra-gaba sa-bu-um-ta du-ni
5. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 giri3-ni-i3-sa6 lu2 kas4 {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 a-da-lal3 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 la-musz-e lu2 szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 {d}szul-gi-da-an-ga-da lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz elam an-sza-an-na-me giri3 {d}szul-gi-da-an-ga-da lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-da
6. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 e2-ra-nu-u2-mu dam-gar3 gen-na
obverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 a2-bi2-la-num2 sukkal szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 bu3-ka-ka sukkal ha-gar-sur-a{ki}-sze3 gen-na
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 ba-al-la-a aga3-us2 {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-il-tum ra-gaba sa-bu-um-ta du-ni
5. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 giri3-ni-i3-sa6 lu2 kas4 {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 a-da-lal3 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 la-musz-e lu2 szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 {d}szul-gi-da-an-ga-da lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz elam an-sza-an-na-me giri3 {d}szul-gi-da-an-ga-da lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-da
6. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 e2-ra-nu-u2-mu dam-gar3 gen-na
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SAT 1, 137
[Sigrist1993SAT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1993. Texts from the British Museum. Sumerian Archival Texts 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.Oil for messengers
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- Museum No.: BM 020318
- Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0358
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-04 at 10:57:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2016-04-02 at 21:41:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-08-24 at 12:11:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:04:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:34:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:27:00 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035883) (035883)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20318) (BM.20318)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-358) (W_1895-1017-358)
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Cite this Artifact
“SAT 1, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131246.
SAT 1, 137 artifact entry (No. P131246). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131246 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131246 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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