SNAT 459 (P130219)

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 106234

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(disz)? gurusz u4] 4(disz)-sze3 [kar umma]{ki#}-ta
 en: 1(?) male laborer for 4 workdays, from Umma-harbor
2. iri#-[sa12]-rig7{ki#}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: to Irisagrig barge punted,
3. [u4] 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a u3 sze ma2-a si-ga
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred and barley in the barge loaded,
4. iri#-sa12-rig7{ki}-ta
 en: from Irisagrig
5. u4# 2(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da {gesz}kiri6 gesztin-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: two workdays to reservoir of Vineyard barge punted,
6. u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 uri3-ru2-a-ka sze bala-a
 en: for 1 workday at Uriru-village barley transferred,
7. u4 7(disz)-sze3 e2-duru5 szesz du3-a-ta kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3
 en: for 7 workdays from Uriru-village to reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal
reverse
1. sze ga6-ga2
 en: barley carried,
2. kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ta
 en: from reservoir of Amar-Suenītum canal
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rig7-sze3
 en: for 2 workdays to Irisagrig
4. ma2 gid2-da u3 bala ak
 en: barge punted and transfer done;
5. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sa12-rig7{ki}-ta
 en: for 2 workdays from Irisagrig
6. ka da-mi-ma-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
 en: to mouth of Damimama barge punted,
7. u4 2(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2# diri-ga!(DA)
 en: for 2 workdays to Umma barge floated,
9. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al#-[la]
 en: for 1 workday barge unloaded;
10. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-[a]
 en: for 1 workday barley transferred;
11. ugula lugal-e2-mah#-[e]
 en: foreman: Lugal-Emaḫe,
12. kiszib3 a-du-mu#
 en: under seal of Adumu;
13. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba#-[ab]-du8
 en: year: “The boat of Enki was caulked.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[suen]
 en: Ur-Suen,
2. dub-[sar]
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: son of Ur-gigir,
4. sza3-[tam]
 en: official (seal).

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, 459

    [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: Fs Owen p.95-114, p. 96-98

    [Englund2010BU] Englund, Robert K. 2010. “BU!” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 95–114. Bethesda: CDL Press.

    (in score version)

  • citation: Steinkeller, Piotr, ZA 91 (2001) 73, account recorded in four texts (see SNAT 459),

    [sec19093] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 106234
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2015-06-12 at 09:52:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:54 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005318 (composite) (P458028) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20101031 englund: add (confusing) text P375536 = BM 106562 found in BDTNS

Cite this Artifact
“SNAT 459 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130219.
SNAT 459 artifact entry (No. P130219). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130219 (Original work published 2001)
SNAT 459 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130219 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023SNAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {SNAT 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130219},
}


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