UET 3, 0045 (P136361)

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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
  see UET 03, 0052
reverse
column 1
1. u3 nig2-ba-bi [x] in-na#-[...]
2. {d}nin-a2-gal-[ra]
3. en-mah-gal-an-na
4. ba-an-kux(KWU636)#-[ra]
5. 1(disz) a-a-da-e-x
6. 1(disz) {d}amar-{d}suen-zi
7. 1(disz) {d}nanna-a2-[dah]
8. 1(disz) [...]
9. [1(disz) ...]
10. 1(disz) {d}nanna#-[...]
11. lu2-inim-ma#-[bi-me]
12. u3 lugal-ka maszkim
13. dub-la2-mah-ha#!
14. nam-erim2-bi in-[ku5]
15. {d}nin-a2-gal-ra#
16. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
17. en-mah-gal-an-na
18. in-na-an-pa3#
19. di! dab5-ba lugal
20. 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}[...]
21. 1(disz) {d}nin-lil2-ama-mu#
22. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szu-{d}suen szabra
column 2
1. di-ku5-bi-me
2. {d}szul-gi-inim-zi sukkal maszkim
  blank space
3. iti szu-esz-sza
4. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 szuszin{ki} a-dam-szah2{ki} ma-da a-wa-an{ki}-ka u4-gin7 ra bi2-in-gi4 u4 asz-a mu-un-gur2 u3 en-bi szaga-a mi-ni-in-dab5-ba-a
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. dingir kalam-ma-na
3. lugal kal-ga
4. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
5. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
column 2
1. lu2-{d}szu-{d}suen-ka sukkal
2. dumu lugal-dur2-gar-re sukkal
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
4. in-na-ba
seal 2
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
column 2
1. {d}[nin-lil2-ama-mu]
2. sukkal-mah
3. PA-AB-e-ne
4. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
5. in-na-ba

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005919 (composite) (P458629) S005919 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005975 (composite) (P458685) S005975 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136361

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 06725
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) 010350
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) U.6725
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 40330

References

  • primary: UET 3, 45

    [Legrain1937UET3] Legrain, Léon. 1937. Business Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Ur Excavations. Texts 3. London: The Trustees of the two museums.

  • history: NG 2, 114

    [Falkenstein1956NG2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1956. Die Neusumerische Gerichtsurkunden. Zweiter Teil: Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 40. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: UET 1, 0096-0097 & 0210

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 161

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2023-01-19 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:54 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-09-14 at 07:50:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-24 at 12:46:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:01:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:58 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, 0045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136361.
UET 3, 0045 artifact entry (No. P136361). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136361 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136361 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136361},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P136361
LB  - CDLI:P136361
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 3, 0045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136361
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136361.
UET 3, 0045 artifact entry (No. P136361). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136361 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136361 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136361},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P136361
LB  - CDLI:P136361
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 3, 0045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136361
ER  -
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