SAT 1, 260 (P131369)

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 020320

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 zi3 sig15 lugal
2. 4(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 2(disz) sila3 imgaga3
3. {d}nansze-sze3
4. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 ki ensi2-sze3
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 ninda i3 de2-a
6. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu ki-a-nag nin-dingir
7. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
8. 1(disz) sila3 ar-za-na ki-a-nag szabra
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. 1(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
3. ki-a-nag dam iszib
4. 2(ban2) <sza3>-gal muszen amar sag
5. 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
7. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin
8. zi-ga 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/P131369

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 020320
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0360

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 260

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

    Flour for cultic purposes


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 13:27:14 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
2020-03-06 at 08:45:42 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:04:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:05 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, 260 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131369.
SAT 1, 260 artifact entry (No. P131369). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131369 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131369 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131369},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 260 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131369.
SAT 1, 260 artifact entry (No. P131369). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131369 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131369 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131369},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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