SAT 1, 139 (P131248)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 021255Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz u4 5(disz)-kam sza3-iri 1(u) gin2 i3 kaskal-sze3 a-bu-t,a-ab aga3-us2-gal sahar{ki}-HAR-szinig{ki}-sze3 gen-na
2. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam kal-i3-li2 dumu nu-banda3
3. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz u4 2(disz)-kam {d}suen-ba-ni lu2 kas4 ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-da-ba-an sukkal
reverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz elam an-sza-an{ki}-me giri3 szu-da-ba-an sukkal an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam isz-me-li9 aga3-us2-gal
3. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam dingir-ra-bi2 dumu nu-banda3 mu muszen-sze3 tusz-a
4. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam i3-li2-isz-ta-kal sukkal a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
obverse
1. 5(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz u4 5(disz)-kam sza3-iri 1(u) gin2 i3 kaskal-sze3 a-bu-t,a-ab aga3-us2-gal sahar{ki}-HAR-szinig{ki}-sze3 gen-na
2. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam kal-i3-li2 dumu nu-banda3
3. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz u4 2(disz)-kam {d}suen-ba-ni lu2 kas4 ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 szu-da-ba-an sukkal
reverse
1. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz elam an-sza-an{ki}-me giri3 szu-da-ba-an sukkal an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam isz-me-li9 aga3-us2-gal
3. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam dingir-ra-bi2 dumu nu-banda3 mu muszen-sze3 tusz-a
4. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam i3-li2-isz-ta-kal sukkal a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: SAT 1, 139
[Sigrist1993SAT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1993. Texts from the British Museum. Sumerian Archival Texts 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.Oil for messengers
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021255
- Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0014
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-04 at 10:57:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:04:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:34:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:27:00 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035885) (035885)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21255) (BM.21255)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1112-14) (W_1895-1112-14)
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Cite this Artifacts
“SAT 1, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131248.
SAT 1, 139 artifact entry (No. P131248). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131248 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 139 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131248 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).
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