SAT 1, 438 (P131541)

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 020123

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(barig) sze lugal-gal-zi
2. 3(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
3. 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ba-zi engar-me
4. lugal-ma2-gur8-re i3-dab5
5. 1(barig) lu2-{d}hendur-sag
6. 2(ban2) lu2-nimgir
7. 2(ban2) ku3-{d}nanna dumu-ni-me
8. 1(barig) kul-aba4{ki}-e
9. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a i3-dab5
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma ma2-lah5
reverse
1. 1(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na dumu ur-dun ma2 gid2
2. 1(barig) dingir-mu-ma-an-szum2
3. a-ru-a e2-nig2-IL2 muszen-du3
4. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a 3(disz)
5. dumu e2-zi
6. 4(ban2) lugal-ezem dumu lugal-zi-mu lu2 a-NE
7. 4(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-i3-sa6
8. dumu ni-da-ah-ni-a
9. 4(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
10. a-ru-a ur-{d}en-ki nagar
11. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-hur-sag dumu usz-bar
12. 1(barig) {d}nansze-kam dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
13. {gesz}gesztu i3-dab5
14. 1(barig) {d}utu-ku3-szar2-ra dumu e2-ki-bi lu2 gesz-i3-sze3
15. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu a-ab-ba
16. iti amar-a-a-si

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P131541

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 020123
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0165a ?

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 438

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

    Rations for workers


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
2020-08-24 at 00:36:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:04:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:09 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, 438 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131541.
SAT 1, 438 artifact entry (No. P131541). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131541 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 438 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131541 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131541},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 438 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131541.
SAT 1, 438 artifact entry (No. P131541). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131541 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 438 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131541 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 438 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131541},
}

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