SAT 1, 129 (P131238)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020373

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nansze dumu a2-bi2-li2
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda giri3 ur-mes nu-banda3
3. {d}iszkur-ba-ni szu ba-ti
4. zi-ga
5. ki ARAD2-tur-ta
6. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P131238

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 020373
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0413

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 129

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

    Rations of beer and bread


  • history: CBT 2, BM 020373

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • history: Nisaba 22, p. 278

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 10:57:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 14:04:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-11-19 at 05:35:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131238.
SAT 1, 129 artifact entry (No. P131238). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131238 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 129 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131238 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	month = {jul 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131238},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131238.
SAT 1, 129 artifact entry (No. P131238). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131238 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 129 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131238 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131238},
}

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