SNAT 421 (P130181)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 106167Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1. 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen} babbar2
3. 7(asz) 1(barig) gur bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
4. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-ur4-ra umma{ki} u3 {d}nin-mu2
5. 1(u) 4(barig) {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki}
6. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-eb-gal 2(barig) im-na? te ti
7. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur {d}nin-e11-e
8. 8(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
9. 6(asz)#? 1(barig) gur {d}nin-sun2
10. 8(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nansze umma{ki}
11. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur {d}en-ki u3 {d}USZ-ka-limmu2
12. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}nun-gal
13. 1(u) 2(asz) gur {d}inanna zabala3{ki} u3 {d}nin-ildu3-ma
14. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}nin-zabala3{ki} a-pi4-sal4{ki}
15. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}en-lil2
16. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur {d}nin-hur-sag
17. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}szul-gi#
reverse
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) gur {d}gu-la umma{ki}
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}asznan
3. 6(asz) gur {d}amar-{d}suen
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-e2-gal
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}szul-gi {d}anzu2{muszen} babbar2
6. 7(asz) 1(barig) gur {d}nin-hi-li-su3
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7. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) [x] 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
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8. sze ninda nig2 gal2-la dingir-re-ne
9. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
11. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
12. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
obverse
1. 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. {d}szara2 anzu2{muszen} babbar2
3. 7(asz) 1(barig) gur bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
4. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-ur4-ra umma{ki} u3 {d}nin-mu2
5. 1(u) 4(barig) {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki}
6. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-eb-gal 2(barig) im-na? te ti
7. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur {d}nin-e11-e
8. 8(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
9. 6(asz)#? 1(barig) gur {d}nin-sun2
10. 8(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nansze umma{ki}
11. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur {d}en-ki u3 {d}USZ-ka-limmu2
12. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}nun-gal
13. 1(u) 2(asz) gur {d}inanna zabala3{ki} u3 {d}nin-ildu3-ma
14. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}nin-zabala3{ki} a-pi4-sal4{ki}
15. 4(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}en-lil2
16. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur {d}nin-hur-sag
17. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}szul-gi#
reverse
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) gur {d}gu-la umma{ki}
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}asznan
3. 6(asz) gur {d}amar-{d}suen
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur {d}nin-e2-gal
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur {d}szul-gi {d}anzu2{muszen} babbar2
6. 7(asz) 1(barig) gur {d}nin-hi-li-su3
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7. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) [x] 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
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8. sze ninda nig2 gal2-la dingir-re-ne
9. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
11. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
12. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da 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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SNAT, 421
[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 106167
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.01.00, Amar-Suen.09.12.00
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- Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.09.01.00 to Amar-Suen.09.12.00
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:29 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:02:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:33:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:26:36 | 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 (033885) (033885)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106167) (BM.106167)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-999) (W_1913-0416-999)
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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 421 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130181.
SNAT 421 artifact entry (No. P130181). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130181 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 421 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130181 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
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