SNAT 393 (P130153)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106151

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) ur-lugal
2. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2
3. ($ blank space $) hu-da-mu
4. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}szakkan
5. ($ blank space $) nam-tar-eb-du7#
6. ($ blank space $) er3-dam
7. 1(disz) sza-ad-da
8. 1(disz) ur-an-ne2-tum2
9. 1(disz) giri3-ni
10. 1(disz) ur-sukkal
11. ($ blank space $) e2-ur3-bi
12. 1(disz) ur-dub-la2
13. 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
14. 1/2(disz) lu2-eb-gal
15. 1/2(disz) ur-ama-na
16. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}asznan
17. 1/2(disz) nig2-u2-rum
18. 1(disz) szesz-ki-ag2
19. 1(disz) er3-mu
column 2
1. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
2. 1(disz) {d}szara2-i3-zu
blank space
4. ma2-lah5-me
5. 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na
7. 1(disz) ur-mes
8. 1(disz) ur-mes min-kam
9. 1(disz) giri3-{d}szara2-i3-dab5
10. 1/2(disz) lu2-eb-gal
blank space
12. ma2:gin2-me
13. 1(disz) ur#-nigar{gar}
14. 1(disz) ur-si-gar
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki
17. 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
19. 1(disz) szu-im-bi
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lugal-nir-gal2
2. sza3 mar-sa-me
3. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 nagar
blank space
5. 1(disz) lugal-nig2-ni
6. 1(disz) ur-dun
7. 1(disz) ur-asz
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal
9. 1(disz) gur8-sa3-an
10. 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga
11. 1(disz) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
12. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam
13. 1(disz) ur2-ra-ni
14. 1(disz) a-gu-gu
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
blank space
17. ugula# [ur]-saga
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
3. 1(disz) lugal-bad3
4. 1(disz) ur-ama-na
5. 1(disz) a-du-du
6. 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4
7. 1(disz) ur-tul2-sag
8. 1(disz) lugal-ur2-ra-ni
9. 1(disz) e2-sag-il-la
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
13. ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
14. 1(disz) lu2-saga ugula da-du-mu
15. gurum2 ak u4 2(u)-kam
16. iti pa4-u2-e
17. mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SNAT, 393

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 106151
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.11.20
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-02-01 at 15:11:59	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2021-04-08 at 02:01:02	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:02:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:35	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (033857) (033857)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106151) (BM.106151)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-983) (W_1913-0416-983)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 393 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130153.

SNAT 393 artifact entry (No. P130153). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130153 (Original work published 2001)

SNAT 393 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130153 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).

@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130153},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130153
LB  - CDLI:P130153
M1  - 2026/3/2/
TI  - SNAT 393 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130153
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SNAT 393 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130153.

SNAT 393 artifact entry (No. P130153). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130153 (Original work published 2001)

SNAT 393 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130153 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).

@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130153},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130153
LB  - CDLI:P130153
M1  - 2026/3/2/
TI  - SNAT 393 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130153
ER  -