UET 3, 0191 (P136508)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 47-29-044

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. 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
4. 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1/2(disz) sila3 esza
5. du6-ur2-sze3
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
8. bur-ra ba-an-de2
9. 8(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du bala-bala-e-de3
10. 2(ban2) zi3-gu 1(ban2) esza
reverse
1. nig2-du10 e2 {d}nanna-sze3
2. 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1/2(disz) sila3 esza
3. a-KIN ma2 gu-la
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
5. 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1/2(disz) sila3 esza
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
7. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 1(disz) sila3 esza
8. e2 geszba2{ba} liru3-ma
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum esza-da ba-an-bala!
10. a2 ge6-ba-a u4 5(disz)-kam
11. zi-ga siskur2 lugal
12. iti a2-ki-ti
13. 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/P136508

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03513
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 47-29-044
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: UET 3, 191

    [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
2023-06-28 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 14:13:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:02 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, 0191 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136508.
UET 3, 0191 artifact entry (No. P136508). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136508 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136508 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136508
LB  - CDLI:P136508
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - UET 3, 0191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136508
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0191 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136508.
UET 3, 0191 artifact entry (No. P136508). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136508 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136508 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136508
LB  - CDLI:P136508
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - UET 3, 0191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136508
ER  - 
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