SAT 1, 402 (P131506)

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 020943a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (ku6)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) ku6 sag-kur2
 de: 1290 geköpfte Fische,
2. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) ku6-sze6 gur lugal
 de: 1 Kor, 4 barig 5 ban geräucherter Fisch (nach dem) königlichen (Maß gemessen),
3. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
 de: Übertrag (des Fehlbetrages) aus der durchgeführten Abrechnung
4. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
 de: (aus) dem Jahr ‘Die Nanna-Priesterin wurde per Ziege installiert’ (Šulgi 43);
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 de: unter Siegel von Ur-Ningešzida,
2. szu-ku6
 de: dem Fischer.
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 de: Jahr: ‘Kimaš wurde zerstört’ (Šulgi 46),
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da szu-ku6
 de: Ur-Ningešzida, der Fischer,
  SZU DA HA
2. dumu ur-zigum-ma
 de: son des Ur-ziguma

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (ku6)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.43.00.00 to Šulgi.46.00.00

Seals

Fischer, ZA 082, 077, no.10

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005209 (composite) (P457919) S005209 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P131506

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 020943a
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0983a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 036143
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-983-a

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 402

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

    Account of fish

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 122 n. 395

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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
2015-03-13 at 21:47:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-08 at 12:26:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-04 at 12:53:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-23 at 18:25:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:04:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 1, 402 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131506.
SAT 1, 402 artifact entry (No. P131506). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131506 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 402 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131506 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 402 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131506},
}


TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P131506
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - SAT 1, 402 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SAT 1, 402 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131506.
SAT 1, 402 artifact entry (No. P131506). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131506 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 402 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131506 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 402 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131506},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131506
LB  - CDLI:P131506
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - SAT 1, 402 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131506
ER  -
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