UET 3, 1017 (P137342)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

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. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na SZIM saga
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 gur
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) ba-ba munu4 gur
5. sze-bi 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. szu ti-a
7. 1(barig) 3(ban2) i3-gesz du10-ga gesz a-ra2 6(disz)
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) i3-gesz du10-ga gesz a-ra2 3(disz)
9. 3(ban2) i3-nun du10-ga gesz a-ra2 3(disz)
reverse
1. 3(barig) i3-gesz du10-ga gesz a-ra2 1(disz)
2. 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) i3-nun du10-ga gesz a-ra2 1(disz) gur
3. 5(asz) 1(barig) i3-gesz du10-ga i3 ma2-gan{ki} gur
4. i3 du10-ga mu-kux(DU)
5. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(u) 4(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137342

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03597
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 011322
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) U.3597
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 3095

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1017

    [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
2023-06-28 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
2011-07-22 at 14:15:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:25 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, 1017 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137342.
UET 3, 1017 artifact entry (No. P137342). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137342 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137342 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137342
LB  - CDLI:P137342
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 3, 1017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137342
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1017 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137342.
UET 3, 1017 artifact entry (No. P137342). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137342 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137342 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137342
LB  - CDLI:P137342
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 3, 1017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137342
ER  -
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