UET 3, 1427 (P321158)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130442

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(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz
2. [2(disz)] sila3# kasz du-ta
  based on parallel or duplicate P117092
3. [2(disz)] sila3# ninda esz3-ta
  based on parallel or duplicate P117092
4. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz-ta
5. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum-ta
6. 1(barig) duh sze-gesz-i3-ta
reverse
1. nig2-gu7-a i3-erin! gurusz tab-ba erin2-gal-gal [a]-sza3# abgal-ta e-<ra>-ne
2. zi-ga
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu dumu-munus lugal ensi2 za-ab-sza-li{ki}-ke4 ba-an-tuku

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

cf. MVN 13, 320

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P321158

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 03718
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130442
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 157734
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.130442
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 3216
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1948-0423-342

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1427

    [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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-10-22 at 08:55:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1427 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321158.
UET 3, 1427 artifact entry (No. P321158). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321158 (Original work published 2006)
UET 3, 1427 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321158 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P321158
LB  - CDLI:P321158
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UET 3, 1427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P321158
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1427 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321158.
UET 3, 1427 artifact entry (No. P321158). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321158 (Original work published 2006)
UET 3, 1427 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321158 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P321158
LB  - CDLI:P321158
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UET 3, 1427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P321158
ER  -
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