UET 9, 0342 (P138473)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ta
3'. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 [n-kam] us2
4'. ki ur-{d}szul-gi#-[ra]-ta
5'. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
6'. ki sza3-bi-ku3-zu lu2 azlag2-ta
7'. [x] szim! gi
8'. [x] szim gam!-gam!-ma gur
9'. [x] szim gu4-ku-ru
10'. [x] {u2}nin9
11'. [...]-x-ga
12'. [...]-ta
13'. [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. tug2 e2-x?
3'. 4(disz) {gesz}ma2-du3 sze-du10 sag-du KAR2#?
4'. 6(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 ud5 gu7
5'. 2(disz) [...] 3(disz) siki ud5
6'. ki szu-{d}iszkur-ta
7'. 3(disz) ebih2 siki ud5
8'. ki ur-mes-ta
9'. 6(disz) esz2-gal
10'. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
11'. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 nin-x-la2-szu
12'. kiszib3 ur-PA-bi ARAD2-{d}x-NI#?-da
13'. 5(u) 3(asz) gu2 x [...]
14'. 5(disz) sila3 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 8(disz)# {gesz}[...]
2'. 6(disz) {gesz}gi-[musz?]
3'. 8(disz) {gesz}zi-gan-la2 [x?]
4'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) {gesz}eme#? ma2 2(asz) gur
5'. 2(u) {na4}kin2 AB#? ma2 2(disz)-sze3
6'. x ki ARAD2-{d}x-ta
7'. 1(asz) gu2 mangaga#?
8'. ki {d}nanna-kam szandana-ta
9'. giri3-se3-ga ma2 a-[x]-sze3
  blank space
10'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur lugal
11'. szunigin 5(asz) dabin gur
12'. szunigin 5(asz) [x] gur
13'. szunigin# 3(asz)? gu2 2(u) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-saga
3'. [...] HAR
4'. [...] tir-da
5'. [...] za-a-x
6'. [...]-BI-KUR? ma-na
7'. [...] su-he2
8'. szunigin 1(barig) esir2! e2-a
9'. szunigin 5(u) [n] gu2 esir2 aga3-zi
10'. szunigin 4(disz) {gesz}ma2-du3 sze-du10
11'. [szunigin] 4(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5
12'. [szunigin n] gesz#-ur3
13'. [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P138473

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 05108
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) 019099

References

  • primary: UET 9, 342

    [Loding1976UET9] Loding, Darlene. 1976. Economic Texts from the Third Dynasty. Ur Excavations. Texts 9. Philadelphia: The Trustees of the two museums.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-29 at 10:36:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-08-11 at 08:03:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-08-02 at 00:34:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-24 at 01:34:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:50 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0342 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138473.
UET 9, 0342 artifact entry (No. P138473). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138473
UET 9, 0342 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138473 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0342 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138473},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138473
LB  - CDLI:P138473
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - UET 9, 0342 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138473
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0342 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138473.
UET 9, 0342 artifact entry (No. P138473). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138473
UET 9, 0342 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138473 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0342 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138473},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138473
LB  - CDLI:P138473
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - UET 9, 0342 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138473
ER  -
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