SNAT 236 (P129997)

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 012477

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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tablet
obverse
1. igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-[babbar]
 de: 1/3 (Sekel) Silber,
2. a2 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 de: die Arbeitsleistung von Ur-Ningešzida,
3. mu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug
 de: — wegen Ur-Ningešzida, des Schmieds,
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da aszgab
 de: unter Siegel des Ur-Ningešzida, des Lederarbeiter -
2. u4-sakar-sze3 su-su-dam
 de: ist am Tag des Sichtbarwerdens des Mondes zu ersetzen.
  blank space
3. a2
 de: Arbeitsleistung
  some text moved to next line
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 de: des Monats ‘Ernte(fest)’ (11. Monat).
envelope
obverse
1. [igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar]
 de: [1/3 (Sekel) Silber],
2. [a2 ur]-{d#}nin-gesz-zi#-da# simug
 de: [die Arbeitsleistung von Ur]-Ningešzida,
  blank space
3. [mu ur-{d}nin]-gesz-zi#-da simug
 de: [— wegen Ur]-Ningešzida, des Schmieds,
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi#-da aszgab
 de: unter Siegel des Ur-Ningešzida, des Lederarbeiter -
  blank space
2. u4-sakar-sze3 su-su-dam
 de: ist am Tag des Sichtbarwerdens des Mondes zu ersetzen.
  blank space
3. x x [...]
 de: ...
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da aszgab
 de: Ur-Ningešzida, Lederarbeiter,
2. dumu ur-e2?
 de: Sohn des Ur-e.

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, 236

    [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: BBVO 10, p. 196-197

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

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 132, 140

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

  • history: CBT 1

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012477
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 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
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-23 at 14:37:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-05 at 14:35:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:46:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:33 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 005206 (composite) (P457916) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 236 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129997.
SNAT 236 artifact entry (No. P129997). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129997 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129997 (Accessed: February 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {SNAT 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P129997},
}

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