SNAT 398 (P130158)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106154

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [4(gesz2)] 2(gesz2) 3(u) ninda gid2 [1(disz) sar-ta]
2. sahar-bi 4(gesz2) 5(u)# sar
3. a2 sukkal-mah
4. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) sar-ta
5. sahar-bi 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) sar
6. e sa-dur2-ra
7. 7(gesz2) 5(u) sar e ku5-ku5-ra2
8. 6(gesz2) ninda gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
9. sahar-bi 9(gesz2) sar
10. e zi-du gu2 a-ga-am gu-la
11. a egir za3-NI-ka
12. 6(gesz2) 2(u) ninda gid2 2/3(disz) sar-ta
13. sahar-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
14. e zi-du gu2 a-ga-am za3-NI
  blank space
15. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) sar sahar
16. a-sza3 e2-mah
reverse
1. 8(gesz2) ninda gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
2. sahar-bi 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar
3. e sa-dur2-ra
4. 5(gesz2) ninda gid2 3(disz) sar-ta
5. sahar-bi 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar
6. e zi-du muru13
7. 8(gesz2) ninda gid2 2/3(disz) sar-ta
8. sahar-bi 5(gesz2) 2(u) sar
9. a2 a-sza3 umma{ki}-ka
10. 5(gesz2) sar e ku5-ku5-ra2
  blank space
11. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) sar sahar
12. a-sza3 igi e2-mah-sze3
13. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta
14. sahar-bi 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar
15. e zi-du gu2 a-ga-am gu-la
16. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
17. 1(gesz'u) sar sahar e sa-dur2-ra {d}szara2-gu2-gal
18. szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar sahar zi-ga#
19. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki#}
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SNAT, 398

    [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 106154
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:47:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:14:41 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 398 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130158.
SNAT 398 artifact entry (No. P130158). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130158 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 398 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130158 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 398 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130158},
}

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