UET 3, 0243 (P136560)

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 130158

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 2(u) 4(disz) nu-ub-tuku
2. u4 2(u) 5(disz) nu-ub-tuku
3. u4 2(u) 6(disz) nu-ub-tuku
4. 1(ban2) kasz ge6 du
5. bala-bala-e-de3
reverse
1. e2 {d}nanna-sze3
2. a2 ge6-ba-a
3. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. zi-ga siskur2 lugal
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. 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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136560

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03562
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130158
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UET 3, 243

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:14:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:03 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, 0243 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136560.
UET 3, 0243 artifact entry (No. P136560). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136560 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0243 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136560 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136560},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136560
LB  - CDLI:P136560
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 3, 0243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136560
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0243 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136560.
UET 3, 0243 artifact entry (No. P136560). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136560 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0243 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136560 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 0243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136560},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136560
LB  - CDLI:P136560
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 3, 0243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136560
ER  - 
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