UET 3, 0252 (P136569)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 47-29-058

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 9(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. iti ezem-mah
3. 9(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. iti ezem-an-na
5. ki-a-nag {d}amar-{d}suen-sze3
6. ki ga-ti-e-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 uri5{ki}-ki-du10
  blank space
2. mu us2-sa bad3-gal ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. dingir kalam-ma-na
3. lugal kal-ga
4. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
5. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
column 2
1. uri5{ki}-ki-du10
2. muhaldim [lugal?]
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
4. in-na-ba

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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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: UET 3, 252

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

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 162, p. 168 28

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 47-29-058
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 03790
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.08.10.00, Ibbi-Suen.08.11.00 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Ibbi-Suen.08.10.00 to Ibbi-Suen.08.11.00 (us2-us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-07-02 at 13:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-24 at 12:01:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:14:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000568 (composite) (P430662) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 0252 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136569.
UET 3, 0252 artifact entry (No. P136569). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136569 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0252 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136569 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136569},
}


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DA  - 2024/12/28/
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ID  - P136569
LB  - CDLI:P136569
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - UET 3, 0252 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 0252 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136569.
UET 3, 0252 artifact entry (No. P136569). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136569 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0252 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136569 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136569},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P136569
LB  - CDLI:P136569
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - UET 3, 0252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136569
ER  -
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