SNAT 271 (P130031)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 106160

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 97.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2 1(disz) udu niga
2. du6-ur3
3. 4(disz) udu niga saga 6(disz) udu niga {d}nanna
4. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-ku3-nun-na
5. 1(disz) udu [niga] {d}be-la-at-suh-ner
6. 1(disz) udu niga {d}be-la-at-er3-ra-ba-an
7. a-tu sagi maszkim
8. 2(disz) udu niga {d}gu-la
9. {d}nanna-igi-du sagi maszkim
10. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gu-za {d}szul-gi
11. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gu-za {d}amar-{d}suen
12. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 muhaldim maszkim
13. 1(disz) sila4 ga sza3 e2-duru5-sze3
14. u2-sze3-i3-li2 szusz3 maszkim
15. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nanna
16. mu ku-ba-tum-sze3
17. tu-ra-am-{d}da-gan maszkim
18. 4(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
19. 6(disz) udu niga da-da gala
20. 2(disz) udu niga saga us2 ri-ba-ga-da
21. a-na-ti sukkal maszkim
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga tabx(MAN)-ba-an-da-ra-ah
2. giri3 a-wa-ar-ka sukkal
3. 1(disz) udu niga ki-ri-ib-bu-ul-me#
4. giri3 na-ra-am-{d}iszkur sukkal
5. lu2 si-mu-ru-um{ki}-me
6. 1(disz) udu niga mi-gir-{d}nin-lil2-tum e2-gi4-a na-ni-pa2-tal
7. giri3 ba-za-za sukkal
8. 1(disz) udu niga in-da-da-bi3 lu2 ia3-bi2-lu{ki}
9. giri3# za-ri2-iq sukkal
10. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu ba-la-la lu2 ma-ah-li{ki} <<ME>>
11. giri3 a-ti sukkal
12. ARAD2-mu maszkim
13. iti u4 2(u) ba-zal
14. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
15. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
16. giri3 lu2-kar-zi-da dub-sar
17. iti ezem-an-na
18. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 4(u)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 97.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: SNAT, 271

    [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: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 77

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106160
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.10.20
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2016-07-28 at 16:36:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:33 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 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130031.
SNAT 271 artifact entry (No. P130031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130031 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130031 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130031
LB  - CDLI:P130031
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - SNAT 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130031
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130031.
SNAT 271 artifact entry (No. P130031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130031 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130031 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130031
LB  - CDLI:P130031
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - SNAT 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130031
ER  -
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