SNAT 286 (P130046)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106124

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [n] 2(disz) sila3 u2-kur
2'. 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
3'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
4'. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e ur3
5'. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
6'. na-ba-sa2 dub-sar
7'. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki
8'. 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar
9'. hu-wa-wa
10'. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
11'. szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
12'. igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar nig2-u2-rum
13'. 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 siki
14'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
15'. 1(u) ma-na siki
16'. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
17'. lu2-saga dumu ur-ki-ag2-mu
18'. 4(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur la2-ia3 su-ga lu2-saga
19'. kiszib3 mu-ni
20'. 8(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar sza3 dub-ba
21'. 1(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur bar-ta gal2-la
22'. la-ni-mu
23'. 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz)#? sila3 sze gur
column 2
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1'. da-da# [...]
2'. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [...]
3'. ku3-ga-ni# [...]
4'. 4(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-[na]
5'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sa x [...]
6'. ur-{d}nin-tu#
7'. 1(asz) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2# [gur] sza3 dub-ba mu# [n-kam]
8'. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
9'. bar-ta gal2-la mu 2(disz)-kam
10'. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur sza3 dub-ba mu 3(disz)-kam
11'. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz-a-ni
12'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur x
13'. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur x
14'. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur bar-ta gal2#-[la] mu 3(disz)-[kam]
15'. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir x
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16'. 6(asz) gur a2-[...]
17'. kiszib3 a-kal-la# [...]
18'. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) zi3-ba [...]
19'. sa2-du11 x
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column 1
1. 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) x
2. kiszib3 lu2-[... dumu] lugal-ku3-[ga-ni]
3. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
4. kiszib3 inim-{d}[... dumu] ur-nigar{gar#}
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 [...]
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}EN-[...]
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) [...]
8. 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) ma#-[na ...]
9. kiszib3 bi2-du11#-[ga]
10. 2(u) 4(disz) [...]
11. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na# [...]
12. kiszib3 KA-[...]
13. 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) [...]
14. kiszib3 lugal-[...] dumu lu2-gi-na
15. 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) [...] gur#
16. bar-ta gal2-la
17. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz lugal-{gesz}kiri6
18. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) 4(disz) [gin2] sze#
19. kiszib3 ur-lugal dumu# [...]-x-x
20. 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3 x] gur#
21. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu [lu2]-gi-na
22. 2(disz) gu4
23. 1(barig) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# [...]
24. lu2-{d}suen
25. 5(gesz'u) pa [muszen?]
26. ur-[{d}ba-ba6?]
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column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) suhur{ku6} saga
2. lugal-ku3-ga-ni dumu ur-{d}suen
3. 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur
4. ab-ba-gi-na dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
5. 8(szar2) 2(gesz'u) sa gi
6. ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3
7. 1(u) sze gur u3-ma-ni
8. 9(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. ur-ama-na ugula
10. 1(disz) kusz ansze
11. 1(gesz'u) kusz udu
12. a-du dumu ur-ki-ag2-mu
13. 1(u) li babbar lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu szesz-kal-la
14. 5(asz) [x] 1(barig) 1(u) gin2 sze gur
15. 1(u) 4(disz)? 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
16. 5(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
17. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki tug2 guz-za du
18. 1(u) ma-na siki kur-ra zu2-uh
19. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 2(u) sze siki-gi
20. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
21. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gu
22. la2-ia3-am3
23. [n] gu2 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2# 2(u) 3(disz) sze siki u3 tug2 mug x-x
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left
1. [la2]-ia3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
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2. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul lu2-sa6-i3-zu ba-an-dab

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SNAT, 286

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 106124
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf McGrath, William CDLI approved View
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:33:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 12:27:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-14 at 09:00:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:42 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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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 286 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130046.
SNAT 286 artifact entry (No. P130046). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130046 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 286 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130046 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 286 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130046},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130046},
}


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