SNAT 238 (P129999)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 017799Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (metal)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na
3. ba-la2
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. [...]-x u-x-e
2. [...] u
rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. [...] x
2. ki [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]-x-ta
5. [...]-ti#?
6. [...]-x e2
reverse
1. u3 ba-zi dub-sar
blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum#[{ki}] ba-hul#
seal 1
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz#
following Cat BM II p. 339
drawing suggests dumu gu?-du3?-[x]
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na
3. ba-la2
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. [...]-x u-x-e
2. [...] u
rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. [...] x
2. ki [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]-x-ta
5. [...]-ti#?
6. [...]-x e2
reverse
1. u3 ba-zi dub-sar
blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum#[{ki}] ba-hul#
seal 1
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-szesz#
following Cat BM II p. 339
drawing suggests dumu gu?-du3?-[x]
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
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (metal)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SNAT, 238
[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 017799
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-09-25 at 15:36:11 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-07-27 at 18:09:35 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:01:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:33:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:46:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:26:33 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (033708) (033708)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17799) (BM.17799)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1015-59) (W_1894-1015-59)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 002030 (composite) (P454740) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 238 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P129999.
SNAT 238 artifact entry (No. P129999). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129999 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 238 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129999 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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