UCP 09-02-1, 070 (P135974)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02759

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri grain outlay -- regular offering)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) sze gur nag lugal
2. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur nag ansze
  szagina?!
3. 1(asz) sze zi3 sze sa-[a gur]
4. 9(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze saga ba-[x gur]
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur sza3-gal [x]
6. ki i-x-[...]
7. 2(barig) sza3-gal [...]
8. 7(asz) gig [gur]
9. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) [sze gur]
10. sza3-gal [...]
11. ki lugal-[...]
12. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) [... sze gur]
13. sze-ba sa2-[du11? ...]
reverse
1. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
2. ki e2-a-i3-li2
3. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. sze-ba ki ku-da-num2
5. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
6. sze-ba ra2-gaba sza3 e2-duru5 lu2 didli
7. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) [x] 2(barig) [x] 1(ban2) [x] 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3# [sze gur]
8. szunigin 7(asz) gig [gur]
9. sze zi-ga sza3 nibru{ki#}
10. gaba-ri sza3 kiszib3-ba
11. mu ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
left
1. sze-ba sa2-du11

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 44.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 70

    [Lutz1928UCP9/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1928. Sumerian Temple Records of the Late Ur Dynasty. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology, Volume 9, No. 2. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

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  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02759
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:46 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
“UCP 09-02-1, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135974.
UCP 09-02-1, 070 artifact entry (No. P135974). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135974
UCP 09-02-1, 070 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135974 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
@misc{2001UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135974},
}

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