SNAT 002 (P129776)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 017879

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze amar-sze3
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
4. sze nu-dab-sze3
5. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
reverse
1. en-za-um unu3
2. szu ba-ti
3. sze nu-dab u3-ta-zi
4. udu#-bi masz ga2-ga2-dam
5. mu karx(GAN2)-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) sze gur lugal#
2. sze amar-[sze3]
3. 3(asz) 3(barig) sze gur [...]
  blank space
4. ki ur-[{d}lamma-ta]
reverse
1. kiszib3# [en-za-um unu3]
2. sze [nu-dab u3-ta-zi]
3. udu-bi [masz ga2-ga2-dam]
  blank space
4. mu karx(GAN2)-har{ki} a-[ra2] 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. geme2-{d}lamma#
2. nin-dingir {d}[ba-ba6]
3. en-za-um unu3 [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/P129776

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017879
Accession Number

References

  • primary: SNAT, 2

    [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
2021-07-27 at 15:03:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129776.
SNAT 002 artifact entry (No. P129776). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129776 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129776 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129776},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129776
LB  - CDLI:P129776
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - SNAT 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129776
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129776.
SNAT 002 artifact entry (No. P129776). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129776 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129776 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129776},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129776
LB  - CDLI:P129776
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - SNAT 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129776
ER  - 
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