SAT 1, 444 (P131546)

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 021114a

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. 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-sa6

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/P131546

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 021114a
Accession Number 1895-10-18, 0104a

External resources

References

  • primary: SAT 1, 444

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

    Barley available


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
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, 444 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131546.
SAT 1, 444 artifact entry (No. P131546). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131546 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 444 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131546 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131546},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131546
LB  - CDLI:P131546
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - SAT 1, 444 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SAT 1, 444 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131546.
SAT 1, 444 artifact entry (No. P131546). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131546 (Original work published 2001)
SAT 1, 444 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131546 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024SAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {SAT 1, 444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131546},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131546
LB  - CDLI:P131546
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - SAT 1, 444 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131546
ER  - 
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