SNAT 490 (P130250)

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 106203

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
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur
2. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 li ku3-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
4. ki lugal-nesag-e-ta
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(ban2) esir2 E2-A mu si-ma-num2{ki}-ta
7. ku3-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sze
  blank space
8. 8(disz) sila3 szum2-za-ha-din ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
  blank space
9. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
10. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze
  blank space
11. 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na esir2 had2
12. ku3-bi 1(u) 1/2(disz) sze
13. 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2
reverse
1. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 naga si-e3 gur
3. ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
4. 5(szar2) pa muszen
5. ku3-bi 1(u) gin2
6. ugu2 ab-ba-gi-na ba-a-gar
7. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar
8. diri nig2-ka9-ak mu si-ma-num2{ki}
  blank space
9. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
10. zi-ga-am3
11. la2-ia3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
  blank space
12. nig2-ka9-ak dam-gar3 sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
13. giri3 ab-ba-gi-na
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

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, 490

    [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 106203
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00, Šū-Suen.04.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20120519 englund: diri in credits

Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 490 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130250.
SNAT 490 artifact entry (No. P130250). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130250 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 490 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130250 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130250},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130250},
}


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