SAT 1, 109 (P131218)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 020860

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gu2-nida gur lugal
2. 3(asz) gur sze
3. sze sanga
4. ma2-a si-ga
5. i3-dub gu2 i7 uszur2-ta
6. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
5. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gu2-nida gur lugal
6. 3(asz) gur sze
7. ma2-a si-ga
8. i3-dub gu2 i7 uszur2-ta
9. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu ulu3-di
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ulu3-di

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: SAT 1, 109

    [Sigrist1993SAT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1993. Texts from the British Museum. Sumerian Archival Texts 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    Barley and flour loaded on a boat

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 020860
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0900

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.07.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 10:57:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2011-07-22 at 14:04:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:50:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005430 (composite) (P458140) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“SAT 1, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131218.
SAT 1, 109 artifact entry (No. P131218). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131218 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131218 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131218
LB  - CDLI:P131218
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - SAT 1, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131218
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 1, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131218.
SAT 1, 109 artifact entry (No. P131218). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131218 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131218 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131218
LB  - CDLI:P131218
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - SAT 1, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131218
ER  -
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