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SNAT 211 (P129972)

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 013996

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-sa6-ga ab-ba-iri-ke4
2. ur-dub-szen-ra
3. szu-du8-a-ni
4. in-gub
reverse
1. u4-sakar
some text moved to next line
2. iti munu4-gu7-sze3
3. mu-de6-a
4. zi lugal-bi in-pa3
5. iti szu#-numun u4 1(u) 4(disz)-am3 ba-zal
6. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3
envelope
obverse
1. lu2-sa6-ga ab-ba-iri-ke4
blank space
2. ur-dub-szen-ra
3. szu-du8-a-ni in-gub
reverse
1. u4-sakar
some text moved to next line
2. iti munu4#-gu7-sze3
blank space
2. mu-de6-a
3. zi lugal-bi in-pa3
4. iti szu-numun u4 1(u) 4(disz)-am3 ba-zal
5. mu# en {d}inanna masz2#-e i3-pa3#
seal 1
illegible

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SNAT, 211

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013996
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.04.14, Ibbi-Suen.02.05.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-07-27 at 18:07:58	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2015-12-17 at 16:32:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:01:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:46:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:32	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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“SNAT 211 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972.

SNAT 211 artifact entry (No. P129972). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972 (Original work published 2001)

SNAT 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).

@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972},
}

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ER  -

“SNAT 211 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972.

SNAT 211 artifact entry (No. P129972). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972 (Original work published 2001)

SNAT 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).

@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SNAT 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P129972
LB  - CDLI:P129972
M1  - 2025/3/15/
TI  - SNAT 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129972
ER  -

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