UET 3, 1581 (P137907)

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
column 1
1. 8(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3. szu-u2-u2
4. 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
5. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
6. ep-qu2-sza
7. 7(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
9. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
10. ur-{d}nin-ti
11. 7(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
13. ur-{d}hendur-sag
14. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
15. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
16. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
17. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
18. tu-ra-am-i3-li2
19. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
20. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
column 2
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 6(disz) tug2 ge6
3. a-bi2-a
4. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
5. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
7. a-mur-dingir
8. 4(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um 3(disz)-kam us2
9. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
10. i-di3-e2-a
11. 1(disz) tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 4(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 3(disz)-kam us2
13. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
14. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
15. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
16. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
2. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
3. 2(disz) tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um gesztu 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 7(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 3(disz)-kam us2
5. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 4(disz)-kam us2
6. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-sag-ga2 3(disz)-kam us2
7. 2(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 4(disz)-kam us2
8. ur-ti-ti
9. szunigin 3(disz) tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um gesztu 3(disz)-kam us2
10. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 3(disz)-kam us2
11. szunigin 4(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um 3(disz)-kam us2
12. szunigin 1(gesz2) tug2 nig2-lam2 [4(disz)-kam us2]
13. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-[kam us2]
14. szunigin 1(disz) tug2 bar-[dul5 4(disz)-kam us2]
15. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) [...]
16. szunigin 2(disz)#? [...]
17. szunigin 2(disz)? [...]
column 2
1. szunigin 2(disz) tug2 bar-si 4(disz)-kam-us2
2. szunigin 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
3. szunigin 6(disz) tug2 ge6
  blank space
4. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) tug2 hi-a
5. tug2 sa gi4-a
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. lu2 azlag2-e-ne
8. e2-kiszib3-ba ga2-nun-mah-ka ba-an-kux(TU)?
9. giri3 lugal-dumu-gi7
10. iti ses-da-gu7
11. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137907

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03090
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) 011886
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) U.3090
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 2546

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1581

    [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
2017-08-11 at 08:03:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-27 at 11:27:40 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-05-01 at 11:14:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:39 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, 1581 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137907.
UET 3, 1581 artifact entry (No. P137907). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137907 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1581 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137907 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137907},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137907
LB  - CDLI:P137907
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - UET 3, 1581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137907
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1581 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137907.
UET 3, 1581 artifact entry (No. P137907). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137907 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1581 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137907 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137907},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137907
LB  - CDLI:P137907
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - UET 3, 1581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137907
ER  -
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