SAT 1, 128 (P131237)

Administrative tablet 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 020231

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (ur.gi7)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) sila3 ninda nig2-u2-rum
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda wa-mi-ri2
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}szul-gi-ha-ma-ti
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda szar-ru-ru giri3 ur-e2-mah
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ARAD2 aga3-us2 giri3 ur-gu2-en-na
7. 4(disz) ur-gi7 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
reverse
1. 5(disz) ur-gi7 1(disz) sila3 ninda ninda-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda wa-mu
3. 2(disz) sila3 ninda ad-da-ri2
4. 2(disz) sila3 ninda szi-ba-la elam
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda puzur4-esz-dar
6. sipa ur-gi7-me
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda ad-da elam giri3 amar-szuba3
8. zi-ga u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SAT 1, 128

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

    Caravan text


  • history: AuOr 16, p.193-247, p. 216, no. 39

    [Mander1998governor] Mander, Pietro. 1998. “A Minor Archive of Ur III Lagash for the Provisions of the Governor.” Aula Orientalis 16: 193–247.

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  • Museum No.: BM 020231
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0271

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2016-07-28 at 15:58:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:04:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:00 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

“SAT 1, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131237.
SAT 1, 128 artifact entry (No. P131237). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131237 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 128 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131237 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131237
LB  - CDLI:P131237
M1  - 2025/11/23/
TI  - SAT 1, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131237
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 1, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131237.
SAT 1, 128 artifact entry (No. P131237). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131237 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 128 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131237 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131237
LB  - CDLI:P131237
M1  - 2025/11/23/
TI  - SAT 1, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131237
ER  - 
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