SNAT 526 (P130286)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106119

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) ab2 ga#
2. 4(u) 9(disz) gu4 ga
3. lu2-zabala4{ki} unu3
4. 3(disz) ab2 ga 5(disz) gu4 ga
5. lugal-ezem unu3
6. 2(u) 3(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) 3(disz) gu4 ga
7. du11-ga-zi-da unu3
8. 5(disz) ab2 ga 3(disz) gu4 ga
9. {d}szara2-kam unu3
10. 8(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) gu4 ga
11. {d}szara2-a-mu unu3
12. 2(disz) ab2 ga 3(disz) gu4 ga
13. lu2-du10-ga unu3
14. 1(disz) gu4 ga lu2-{d}szara2 unu3
15. 8(disz) ab2 ga 7(disz) gu4 ga
16. ARAD2-{d}szara2 unu3
17. [2(disz)?] 1(disz) ab2 ga 4(disz) gu4 ga
18. ab-ba-gi-na unu3 dumu x-dam
reverse
1. [2(disz)?] ab2 ga 2(disz) gu4 ga
2. lugal-dub-la2 unu3
3. 6(disz) ab2 ga 3(disz) gu4 ga
4. ur-{gesz}gigir unu3
5. 2(disz) ab2 ga szesz-kal-la unu3 dumu lu2-eb-gal
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) ab2 ga 1(gesz2) 4(u) gu4 ga
7. e2 {d}szara2 ugula a-tu
8. 6(disz) ab2 ga 5(disz) gu4 ga
9. la-lu5 unu3
10. 4(disz) ab2 ga 1(disz) gu4 ga
11. ur-{gesz}gigir unu3 szesz la-lu5
12. 8(disz) ab2 ga 4(disz) gu4 ga
13. al-la unu3
14. 4(disz) ab2 ga 8(disz) gu4 ga
15. ab-ba-gi-na unu3
16. 2(disz) ab2 ga lu2-du10-ga unu3
17. 2(u) 4(disz) ab2 ga 1(u) 8(disz) gu4 ga
18. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra ugula lu2-{d}ha-ia3
19. szunigin 2(gesz2) 7(disz) ab2 ga
20. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gu4 ga
21. amar ga si-il8-la
  some text moved to next line
22. iti {d}li9-si4
23. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e e2 umma{ki} mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P130286

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 106119
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033990
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.106119
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-951

References

  • primary: SNAT, 526

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-14 at 20:52:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:48:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:15:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 526 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130286.
SNAT 526 artifact entry (No. P130286). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130286 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 526 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130286 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 526 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130286},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“SNAT 526 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P130286.
SNAT 526 artifact entry (No. P130286). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130286 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 526 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130286 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 526 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P130286
LB  - CDLI:P130286
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - SNAT 526 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130286
ER  -
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