SNAT 185 (P129946)

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 014923

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. 3(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
2. sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh x gur
4. sze-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2)
5. ($ blank space $) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
6. sza3 x-sa-bu-um{ki}
  cp. P103588 = AUCT 1, 743 obv. 5
reverse
1. sza3 ga2-nun gesz
2. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
3. u3 lu2-{d}utu szesz-a-na
4. iti amar-a-a#!-si
5. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 5(disz)-kam

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, 185

    [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: AoF 24, p.35-38, p. 35

    [Gomi1997fodder] Gomi, Tohru. 1997. “A Note on Some Kinds of Fodder for Cattle in the Ur III Period.” Altorientalische Forschungen 24: 35–38.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 87 n. 282

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: BM 014923
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.10.05
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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
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-04-09 at 12:46:45 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 14:33:38 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 185 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129946.
SNAT 185 artifact entry (No. P129946). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129946 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129946 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129946},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129946
LB  - CDLI:P129946
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - SNAT 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129946
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 185 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129946.
SNAT 185 artifact entry (No. P129946). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129946 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129946 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129946},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129946
LB  - CDLI:P129946
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - SNAT 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129946
ER  - 
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