SNAT 498 (P130258)
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 106136Period
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
obverse
1. la2-ia3 3(disz) szesz-tab-ba u3 aga3-us2
2. 1/2(disz) nig2-lagar-e aga3-us2
3. 1(disz) dumu ma-an-szum2 gudu4
4. 2(disz) aga3-us2 lugal-e2-mah-e
5. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 lu2 i3-dub
6. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu iri-bar-re
7. 2(disz) aga3-us2 ur-du6-e
8. 1(disz) a-a-gi-na dumu sza3-ku3-ge
9. 2(disz)# sipa ugula ur-e11-e
10. 1/2(disz) ha-da-da
11. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
12. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni ugula gudu4
13. 1/2(disz) ur-mes szar2-ra-ab-du
14. 1(disz) nig2-ul-pa-e3 sipa
15. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
16. ma2 ur-sukkal gudu4
17. 1/2(disz) dumu {d}szara2-a-mu szu-ku6
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni ugula nam-[...]
2. 1(disz) lugal-uszur3 szesz-a-ni
3. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
4. 1/2(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10 aszgab
5. 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) szu-ku6 ma2-du3 u3 engar-gesz-i3
6. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1/2(disz) inim-{d}szara2 nu-{gesz}kiri6
8. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}suen lunga e2-amar-ra
9. 1(disz) dumu ur2-mah nagar
10. 1(disz) ARAD2 ugula
11. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab agar4-nigin2!?(SZE3)
12. <x> ur-{d}utu dub-sar gu4 1(u)
blank space
13. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz
14. la2-ia3 sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
15. iti szu-numun
some text moved to next line
16. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. la2-ia3 3(disz) szesz-tab-ba u3 aga3-us2
2. 1/2(disz) nig2-lagar-e aga3-us2
3. 1(disz) dumu ma-an-szum2 gudu4
4. 2(disz) aga3-us2 lugal-e2-mah-e
5. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 lu2 i3-dub
6. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu iri-bar-re
7. 2(disz) aga3-us2 ur-du6-e
8. 1(disz) a-a-gi-na dumu sza3-ku3-ge
9. 2(disz)# sipa ugula ur-e11-e
10. 1/2(disz) ha-da-da
11. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-tu
12. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni ugula gudu4
13. 1/2(disz) ur-mes szar2-ra-ab-du
14. 1(disz) nig2-ul-pa-e3 sipa
15. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
16. ma2 ur-sukkal gudu4
17. 1/2(disz) dumu {d}szara2-a-mu szu-ku6
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni ugula nam-[...]
2. 1(disz) lugal-uszur3 szesz-a-ni
3. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
4. 1/2(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10 aszgab
5. 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) szu-ku6 ma2-du3 u3 engar-gesz-i3
6. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1/2(disz) inim-{d}szara2 nu-{gesz}kiri6
8. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}suen lunga e2-amar-ra
9. 1(disz) dumu ur2-mah nagar
10. 1(disz) ARAD2 ugula
11. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab agar4-nigin2!?(SZE3)
12. <x> ur-{d}utu dub-sar gu4 1(u)
blank space
13. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz
14. la2-ia3 sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
15. iti szu-numun
some text moved to next line
16. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SNAT, 498
[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 106136
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.06.00 (us2 year)
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (033962) (033962)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106136) (BM.106136)
- Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (3582) (3582)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-968) (W_1913-0416-968)
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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 498 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130258.
SNAT 498 artifact entry (No. P130258). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130258 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 498 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130258 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
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