SNAT 035 (P129809)

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 013228

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) szu-gi4
2. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz) szu-gi4
3. giri3 {d}utu-bar-ra sipa gu4
  1 line blank
4. ki ka5-a-mu-ta
5. kiszib3 lu2-lagasz{ki}
reverse
1. iti munu4-gu7
  blank space
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-lagasz{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze
4. nu-banda3 kuruszda
  uncertain

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: SNAT, 35

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013228
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.05.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-06-14 at 13:06:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002960 (composite) (P455670) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 035 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129809.
SNAT 035 artifact entry (No. P129809). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129809 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129809 (Accessed: July 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {SNAT 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129809},
}

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