SAT 1, 243 (P131352)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020949a

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. [zi3]-KA-sze3
4. [ki ur]-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-iri-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dumu ur-sa6-ga
3. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
4. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P131352

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 020949a
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0989a

External resources

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 243

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

    Flour from Ur-Baba to Lu-Ninsubur


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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-07-04 at 14:43:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:04:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:04 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, 243 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131352.
SAT 1, 243 artifact entry (No. P131352). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131352 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 243 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131352 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131352},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P131352
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - SAT 1, 243 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 243 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131352.
SAT 1, 243 artifact entry (No. P131352). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131352 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 243 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131352 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131352},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131352
LB  - CDLI:P131352
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - SAT 1, 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131352
ER  - 
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