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SNAT 016 (P129790)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013122

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ab2 ur3 apin-sze3
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. ur-{d}nu-musz-da i3-dab5
reverse
blank space
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ab2 ur3-ra apin-sze3
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dam-gar3-ta
1 line blank
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da sanga uru11{ki}
reverse
blank space
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
4. sanga uru11{ki}

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Fischer, ZA 082, 073 no. 1
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SNAT, 16

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013122
Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0213

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-07-27 at 15:04:46	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:01:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:46:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:27	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (033531) (033531)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-213-a) (W_1896-0328-213-a)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005267 (composite) (P457977)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129790.

SNAT 016 artifact entry (No. P129790). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Original work published 2001)

SNAT 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129790
LB  - CDLI:P129790
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - SNAT 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129790
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129790.

SNAT 016 artifact entry (No. P129790). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Original work published 2001)

SNAT 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129790 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129790
LB  - CDLI:P129790
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - SNAT 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129790
ER  -