SNAT 094 (P129855)

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 012980

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) he2-dab5 u4 1(u)-sze3
2. tul2-du-ta gar-szum{ki} sze il2-la
  1 line blank
3. 2(u) he2-dab5 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
4. uru11{ki}-ta sag-ub3{ki}-sze3 sze il2-la u3 ma2 gid2-da
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran dumu na-ba-sa6
  blank space
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}isztaran
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-ba-sa6

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, 94

    [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.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), taf. 6 (seal)

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012980
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-07-06 at 14:57:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:29 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 004979 (composite) (P457689) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 094 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P129855.
SNAT 094 artifact entry (No. P129855). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129855 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129855 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2024SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {SNAT 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129855},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P129855
LB  - CDLI:P129855
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - SNAT 094 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 094 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P129855.
SNAT 094 artifact entry (No. P129855). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129855 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129855 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2024SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {SNAT 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129855},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P129855
LB  - CDLI:P129855
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - SNAT 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129855
ER  - 
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