UET 3, 0169 (P136486)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130141

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. u4 1(u) nu-ub-tuku
2. u4 1(u) 1(disz) nu-ub-tuku
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
4. du6-ur2-sze3
5. 1(ban2) kasz ge6 du
6. bala-bala-e-de3
reverse
1. e2 {d}nanna-sze3
2. a2 ge6-ba-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-[x]
3. zi-ga siskur2 lugal
4. iti masz-ku3-gu7
5. mu us2-sa bad3-gal ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Ibbi-Suen.07.02.10 (us2 year) to Ibbi-Suen.07.02.12 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136486

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03559
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130141
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UET 3, 169

    [Legrain1937UET3] Legrain, Léon. 1937. Business Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Ur Excavations. Texts 3. London: The Trustees of the two museums.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2017-07-02 at 13:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0169 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136486.
UET 3, 0169 artifact entry (No. P136486). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136486 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0169 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136486 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136486},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136486
LB  - CDLI:P136486
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 3, 0169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136486
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0169 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136486.
UET 3, 0169 artifact entry (No. P136486). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136486 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0169 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136486 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136486
LB  - CDLI:P136486
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 3, 0169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136486
ER  - 
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