SNAT 496 (P130256)

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 106431

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
1. gesz 1(barig)
2. 2(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
3. 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
4. gesz 3(ban2) 5(disz)
5. 8(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
6. 7(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz)
7. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
8. 6(disz) gesz [1(ban2) 5(disz)]
9. 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
10. 4(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
11. 1(disz) gesz 3(disz) sila3
12. 1(disz) gesz sila3
  blank space
13. szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gesz hi-a
14. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) gur
15. ma2-gur8-re
reverse
1. 8(disz) gesz 1(barig)
2. 3(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
3. 5(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
4. 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2) 5(disz)
5. 8(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
6. 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz)
7. 1(u) gesz 2(ban2)
8. 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz)
9. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
10. 6(disz) gesz 5(disz)
11. 9(disz) gesz 3(disz) sila3
12. gesz 2(disz) sila3
13. 9(disz) <gesz> sza3-<su3>
  blank space
14. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gesz hi-a
15. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) gur
16. lugal-iti-da
17. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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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, 496

    [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 106431
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:37 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 496 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130256.
SNAT 496 artifact entry (No. P130256). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130256
SNAT 496 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130256 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
@misc{2001SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SNAT 496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130256},
}


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