SNAT 177 (P129937)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) [1/2(disz) sila3]
2. sze-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-ma2-[gan]
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-[dingir-ra]
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 4(barig)# 1(ban2) an#-ne2
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) {d}nanna#-[si-sa2]
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3. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. iti szu-numun
7. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz-e i3-pa3#

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SNAT, 177

    [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 013002
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.04.22
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 177 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129937.
SNAT 177 artifact entry (No. P129937). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129937 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129937 (Accessed: June 17, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129937},
}


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