SNAT 015 (P129789)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013581

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 uru4-a
2. a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-e
3. kiszib3-bi tum3-dam
reverse
  blank space
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan{an} ba-du3 us2-sa-a-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P129789

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 013581
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033530
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-672

References

  • primary: SNAT, 15

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:10:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:14 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 015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129789.
SNAT 015 artifact entry (No. P129789). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129789 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129789 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129789},
}


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TI  - SNAT 015 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129789.
SNAT 015 artifact entry (No. P129789). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129789 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129789 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129789},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129789
LB  - CDLI:P129789
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - SNAT 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129789
ER  -
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