SNAT 378 (P130138)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106099

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
1. 6(asz) 4(barig) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-numun gur
2. kiszib3 da-da dumu ka-ka
3. 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9-ak lugal-nig2-lagar-e
5. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur
6. la2-ia3 sahar-ra
7. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
8. kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na
9. 2(gesz2) sa gi
10. kiszib3 gu2-tar
11. 2(disz) kusz amar
12. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu szusz3
13. 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze-numun
14. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
15. 3(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. kiszib3# ur-{d}da-mu ugula
17. [6(gesz2)] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
column 2
1. kiszib3 um-sze3-tum3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e ugula
  single ruling
2. ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
3. 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
4. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal szesz a-ab-ba
6. 2(barig) sze kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e aga3-us2 a-ab-ba
7. 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na esir2 gul-gul
8. 1(barig) esir2 E2-A
9. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
10. kiszib3 sipa-da-ri2
11. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
12. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} nu-{gesz}kiri6
13. 3(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. 1(asz) sze gur
15. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
reverse
column 1
1. 3(barig) dabin
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) {gesz}haszhur duru5 gur
3. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) sar szum2 gaz
4. 1(gesz2) {gesz}ge6-par4
5. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
6. kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na
7. la2-ia3 giri3 lugal-ezem
  single ruling
8. e2-gal-e-si ba-an-dab
9. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
10. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ga-UD@g gur
11. 1(u) gu4 ab2 hi-a
12. kiszib3 a-tu
13. 7(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
14. 3(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. 1(u) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-ku6 gur
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
  single ruling
2. a-tu ba-an-dab
  single ruling
3. la2-ia3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
4. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} gu2-edin-na u3 musz-bi-an-na
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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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, 378

    [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 106099
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2015-03-13 at 21:48:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:47:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:36:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-06 at 14:04:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:14:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 378 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130138.
SNAT 378 artifact entry (No. P130138). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130138 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 378 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130138 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 378 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130138},
}


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