UET 3, 1491 (P137816)
Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 47-29-223Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ba-an-zi-ge tibira
2. 1(disz) ha-ba-ad
3. 1(disz) puzur4-ma-ma
4. 1(disz) ma-szum
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}amar-{d}suen
6. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
7. 1(disz) e2 simug i-di3-dingir
8. ugula ha-ba-ad
9. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
10. 1(disz) {d}lamma-ra-ni-sa6
11. ugula lugal-he2-gal2
12. ku3-dim2-me-esz2
13. 1(disz) puzur4-{d}en-lil2 lu2-za-su6-ma
14. 1(disz) {d}utu-ba-an-e3
15. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
16. zadim-me-esz2
17. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. nagar-me-esz2
20. ib-ni-{d}iszkur {gesz}ban-dim2
21. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu simug
22. 1(disz) szesz-du10-ga an-dim2-dim2
23. 1(u) 6(disz) gub-ba
24. dux(GIN2)-la2-me-esz2
25. 1(disz) {d}amar-{d}suen-ma-lik
26. 1(disz) ki-ag2
reverse
1. tibira-me-esz2
2. 1(disz) i3-li2-an-dul3
3. 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}nanna
4. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-ba-ni
5. ku3-dim2-me-esz2
6. 1(disz) ma-nu-um-ki-{d}amar-{d}suen
7. 1(disz) a-ab-ba-mu
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
9. aszgab-me-esz2
10. tug2-du8 hun-ga2
11. 1(disz) u3-na
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}asznan
13. ad-kup4-me-esz2
14. 1(disz) en-ne2-ma-ad
15. 1(disz) ud5-de3-nu-us2
16. lu2 sa-hir-ra-me-esz2
17. 1(u) 2(disz) gub-ba
18. sza3 gesz-kin-ti-me-esz2
19. gurum2 ak gaszam-e-ne
20. ugula ARAD2-{d}nanna
21. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen u4 5(disz)-kam
22. mu x x x
obverse
1. 1(disz) ba-an-zi-ge tibira
2. 1(disz) ha-ba-ad
3. 1(disz) puzur4-ma-ma
4. 1(disz) ma-szum
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}amar-{d}suen
6. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
7. 1(disz) e2 simug i-di3-dingir
8. ugula ha-ba-ad
9. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
10. 1(disz) {d}lamma-ra-ni-sa6
11. ugula lugal-he2-gal2
12. ku3-dim2-me-esz2
13. 1(disz) puzur4-{d}en-lil2 lu2-za-su6-ma
14. 1(disz) {d}utu-ba-an-e3
15. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
16. zadim-me-esz2
17. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. nagar-me-esz2
20. ib-ni-{d}iszkur {gesz}ban-dim2
21. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu simug
22. 1(disz) szesz-du10-ga an-dim2-dim2
23. 1(u) 6(disz) gub-ba
24. dux(GIN2)-la2-me-esz2
25. 1(disz) {d}amar-{d}suen-ma-lik
26. 1(disz) ki-ag2
reverse
1. tibira-me-esz2
2. 1(disz) i3-li2-an-dul3
3. 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}nanna
4. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-ba-ni
5. ku3-dim2-me-esz2
6. 1(disz) ma-nu-um-ki-{d}amar-{d}suen
7. 1(disz) a-ab-ba-mu
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
9. aszgab-me-esz2
10. tug2-du8 hun-ga2
11. 1(disz) u3-na
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}asznan
13. ad-kup4-me-esz2
14. 1(disz) en-ne2-ma-ad
15. 1(disz) ud5-de3-nu-us2
16. lu2 sa-hir-ra-me-esz2
17. 1(u) 2(disz) gub-ba
18. sza3 gesz-kin-ti-me-esz2
19. gurum2 ak gaszam-e-ne
20. ugula ARAD2-{d}nanna
21. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen u4 5(disz)-kam
22. mu x x x
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
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UET 3, 1491
[Legrain1937UET3] Legrain, Léon. 1937. Business Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Ur Excavations. Texts 3. London: The Trustees of the two museums.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: UM 47-29-223
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No: U 04617 ?
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.16.09.05
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- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2019-11-13 at 08:22:24 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 16:14:55 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:16:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:29:37 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (011796) (011796)
- Penn Museum (413338) (413338)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.47-29-223) (UM.47-29-223)
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Cite this Artifacts
“UET 3, 1491 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137816.
UET 3, 1491 artifact entry (No. P137816). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137816 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1491 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137816 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
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