UET 3, 0703 (P137026)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130269

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) kam-kam-ma-tum ku3-sig17 husz-a
2. a-bi-za na4 du6-a se3-ga e2-ba-an
3. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2
4. 1(u) 8(disz) a-gug2-PI ku3-sig17 husz-a
5. ki-la2-bi 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
6. 1(disz) hi-ri2-a-tum ku3-sig17 husz-a e2-ba-an
7. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
8. 1(disz) tu-di3-da ku3-sig17 husz-a
9. ki-la2-bi 2(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 6(disz) sze
10. 1(disz) {zabar}sag-kul ku3-sig17 husz-a
11. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
12. 2(disz) x-PI ku3-babbar
13. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) gin2
14. 1(disz) szu-sza-la2 zabar
15. ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. 2(u) [...]
5. ki-la2-[bi ...]
6. gu-[...]
7. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-[za ...]
8. {gesz}ab-ba [...]
9. ku3-sig17 gar-ra [...]
10. 2(disz) ku3-sig17 [...]
11. 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub [...]
12. 2(u) 8(disz) ul-[...]
13. 5(disz) a-ra-[...]
14. 1(u) 4(disz) a-bi-[za ...]
15. 1(u) 4(disz) a-bi#-[za ...]
16. 1(disz) ba-[...]
17. 2(u) 5(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ba-[...]
2'. ugula ur-[...]
3'. giri3 {d}nanna-[...]
4'. u3 {d}nanna-[...] x [...]
5'. iti ezem-{d}me-[ki-gal2 u4 ...]
6'. mu {d}i-bi2-[{d}suen] lugal uri5[{ki}-ma-ke4] gu-za an {d}nanna-ra mu-na-dim2

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 703

    [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.: BM 130269
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16010
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.12.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2011-07-22 at 14:14:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 0703 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137026.
UET 3, 0703 artifact entry (No. P137026). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137026 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0703 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137026 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0703 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137026},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137026
LB  - CDLI:P137026
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - UET 3, 0703 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137026
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 0703 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137026.
UET 3, 0703 artifact entry (No. P137026). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137026 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0703 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137026 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0703 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137026},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137026
LB  - CDLI:P137026
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - UET 3, 0703 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137026
ER  -
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