SAT 1, 235 (P131344)

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 020133

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. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) szesz-kal-la
2. 2(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 u4 1(u) 2(disz)
3. a-sza3 a-gar3-gibil
4. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) ur-mes
5. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) ur-lugal
6. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) lugal-a2-zi-da
7. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) a-kal-la
8. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim
9. a-sza3 nin-[...]
10. [...] {d}utu
11. GAN2 ur-{d}[...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) lugal-ezem
2. 5(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 u2 1(u) 5(disz)
3. GAN2 lugal-mas-su2
4. a-sza3 igi-{d}ig-alim
5. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) ku-li
6. 1(disz) gu4 4(ban2) lu-sa2-gu-la
7. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
8. iti szu-numun
9. ugula szesz-[kal-la]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P131344

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 020133
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0173

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 235

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

    Oxen and workers needed in several fields


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 14:04:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:05 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, 235 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131344.
SAT 1, 235 artifact entry (No. P131344). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131344 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 235 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131344 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131344},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 235 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131344.
SAT 1, 235 artifact entry (No. P131344). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131344 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 235 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131344 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131344},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - SAT 1, 235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131344
ER  - 
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