SNAT 409 (P130169)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106129

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) udu gesz a-a gar-ra
2. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi {gesz}dar-du3-a
3. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
4. a gub-ba {gi}kid dagal
5. 1(disz) masz2 ma2 kid a gub-ba
6. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
7. ma2-e na ri-ga
8. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga ku3-an
9. 1(disz) udu siskur2 gir-ra
10. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
11. a gub-ba sza3 e2-a
12. 1(disz) udu ka2 gu-la
13. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
14. eme5-e a la2-a
15. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz) udu u2
16. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
17. ki an-na-gal-gal
18. 1(disz) masz2 niga x udu u2
19. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-<ga>
20. ki an-na {d}en-lil2-la2
column 2
1. 1(disz) udu niga ki-si-ga
2. 1(disz) udu niga kasz-de2-a udu gub-ba
3. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
4. {gesz}gigir ul-la gub-ba
5. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
6. ma2 a-a szub-ba
7. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
8. ki#?-bar {d}asznan
9. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
10. e2-kikken2
11. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
12. ma2 ul-la gub-ba
13. 1(disz) udu niga ki an-na {d}nin-pa
14. 1(disz) udu niga a tu5-a {d}szara2 u3 siskur2 sza3 e2-a
15. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga nig2-sza3-te
16. 1(disz) udu niga a tu5-a {d}dumu-zi urua{a}
17. 1(disz) udu niga ki {d}{a}aszgi?-da
18. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
19. ka#! ne-sag-ga2
20. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
21. nig2-dab5 tug2 sa-gi4-a
22. 1(disz) sila4# bar-ba zi-ga
23. ma2 zi-a
24. 1(disz) udu ki-na-ma-at
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
2. kar nesag-ga2
3. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
4. bara2 an-na
5. 1(disz) udu {d}nu-banda3-mah
6. 1(disz) udu bar-<ba> zi-ga
7. bara2 {d}en-lil2-la2
8. 1(disz) udu {d}ma-ma
9. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
10. e2 {d}utu
11. 1(disz) udu e2-nig2-lagar
12. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
13. bara2 ki dagal
14. 1(disz) udu e2-sag-asz
15. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
16. {d}gu-la |KI.AN|{ki}
17. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
18. {gesz}gigir-e igi-bi ga2-ra
19. 1(disz) udu dingir e2-a ku4?-ra
20. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
21. nig2-dab5 lu2 maszkim
22. 1(disz) udu abul-mah
23. 1(disz) udu e2-e sag du8-a
24. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
25. e2 NIG2 ga2-ra
column 2
1. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
2. sze nesag a-e szu2-a
3. 1(disz) masz2 masz2 gidri
4. 1(disz) udu ma2 kar-e tag-ga
5. 1(disz) udu niga a-sze12-de2 {d}szara2
6. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-ka-si
7. 1(disz) udu szu ak lugal
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu e2-muhaldim
  blank space
9. szunigin 8(disz) udu niga
10. szunigin 1(disz) masz2 niga
11. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
12. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) udu u2
13. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
14. szunigin 2(disz) masz2
  blank space
15. sa2-du11 za3-mu {d}szara2
16. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
17. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
18. iti ezem nesag
  some text moved to next line
19. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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, 409

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106129
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.04.00
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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
2017-05-01 at 11:14:23 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-05-17 at 09:38:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-18 at 17:13:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-19 at 16:21:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:36 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 409 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130169.
SNAT 409 artifact entry (No. P130169). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130169 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 409 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130169 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 409 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130169},
}


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