UET 3, 0189 (P136506)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130146

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. u4 3(disz) nu-ub-tuku
2. u4 4(disz) nu-ub-tuku
3. 1(disz) sila4 du 1(disz) masz2 du
4. du6-ur2-ra
5. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 du
6. e2 {d}nanna-sze3
7. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 1(disz) sila4 du
reverse
1. a-KIN ma2 gu-la
2. 1(disz) udu {d}nerah{ir?-ha}-din?-sza-du
3. 2(disz) sila4 du
4. e2! geszba2{ba} liru3!-ma!
5. a2 ge6-ba-a u4 5(disz)-kam
6. iti a2-ki-ti
7. mu us2-sa bad3-gal ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Ibbi-Suen.07.07.03 (us2 year) to Ibbi-Suen.07.07.05 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136506

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03531
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130146
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UET 3, 189

    [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
2023-01-19 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
2017-07-02 at 13:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-09-22 at 08:30:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ulshöfer, Andrea M. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:01 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, 0189 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136506.
UET 3, 0189 artifact entry (No. P136506). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136506 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136506 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136506},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136506
LB  - CDLI:P136506
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UET 3, 0189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136506
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0189 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136506.
UET 3, 0189 artifact entry (No. P136506). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136506 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136506 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136506},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136506
LB  - CDLI:P136506
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UET 3, 0189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136506
ER  - 
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