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UET 3, 0239 (P136556)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130157

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. u4 1(u) 3(disz) nu-ub-tuku
2. u4 1(u) 4(disz) nu-ub-tuku
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6 du
4. du6-ur2-sze3
5. 2(ban2) kasz du 2(ban2) kasz ge6 du
6. bur-ra ba-an-de2
7. 2(ban2) kasz ge6 du bala-bala-e-de3
8. 1(barig) zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
reverse
1. ninda i3-de2-a u3 ninda gibil ar3-ra
2. e2 {d}nanna-sze3
3. 2(ban2) kasz ge6 du lugal-ra-us2-sa
4. 2(disz) sila3 SZIM hi-a nig2-na-sze3
5. siskur2 u4-sakar e2-u4-1(u)-5(disz)
6. a2 ge6-ba-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
7. zi-ga siskur2 lugal
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu us2-sa bad3-gal ba-du3

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UET 3, 239

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 130157
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U 03796
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.07.01.15 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-07-02 at 13:42:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:14:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 19:46:25	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (010544) (010544)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.130157) (BM.130157)
Ur Online Project (3295) (3295)
British Museum Collection (W_1948-0423-57) (W_1948-0423-57)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0239 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136556.

UET 3, 0239 artifact entry (No. P136556). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136556 (Original work published 2001)

UET 3, 0239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136556 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136556},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
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ID  - P136556
LB  - CDLI:P136556
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - UET 3, 0239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136556
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0239 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136556.

UET 3, 0239 artifact entry (No. P136556). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136556 (Original work published 2001)

UET 3, 0239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136556 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136556},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136556
LB  - CDLI:P136556
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - UET 3, 0239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136556
ER  -