SNAT 193 (P129954)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013995

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 engar ab-ba-ni-ke4
2. lugal-inim-gi-na-da
3. szu-du8-a i3-in-gub
4. iti sze-il2-la-ta u4 1(u) zal-la-a
5. tukum-bi nu-u3-gub
reverse
1. 6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3
2. ib2-su-su-a
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
5. igi ur-mes ha-za-num2-sze3?
6. igi lu2-{d}utu simug-sze3
7. igi ur-{d}utu gu-za-la2-sze3?
8. igi he2-lah5#-[sze3]
9. mu si-mu-ru-[um{ki}] ba-hul#
envelope
obverse
1. ur#-[{d}szul-pa-e3 engar ab-ba-ni-ke4]
  blank space
2. lugal-inim-gi-[na-da]
3. szu-du8-a i3-in#-[gub]
4. iti sze-il2-la#-ta u4 1(u) zal-la-[a]
5. tukum-bi nu-u3#-[gub]
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dumu ab-ba?-[...]
3. [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SNAT, 193

    [Gomi1990SNAT] Gomi, Tohru, and Susumu Sato. 1990. Selected Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the British Museum. Abiko: The Research Institute of the Chuo-Gakuin University.

  • history: ZA 60 (pp. 70-87), 74

    [Sauren1970ZA60] Sauren, Herbert. 1970. “Zum Burgschaftsrecht in Neusumerischer Zeit.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 60: 70–87.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013995
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.12.10
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-24 at 17:49:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-07-27 at 15:09:55 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005408 (composite) (P458118) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 193 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129954.
SNAT 193 artifact entry (No. P129954). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129954 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 193 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129954 (Accessed: February 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-14]},
	year = {2024},
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	title = {SNAT 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129954},
}

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