UET 3, 0960 (P137285)

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 47-29-320

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. 2(ban2) sze szu-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
2. 2(ban2) dingir-a2-dah
3. 2(ban2) lugal-ku-li
4. 1(ban2) ur-{d}suen
5. 1(ban2) szu-na-gar3
reverse
1. 2(ban2) a-di-ki-in
2. 2(ban2) a-hu-ba-qar
3. 2(ban2) ki-ur2-i3-du10
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze [x]
5. szu ba-an-ti-esz2
6. a-ra2 3(disz)#?-kam
7. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
8. mu 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/P137285

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03437
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 47-29-320
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: UET 3, 960

    [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
2021-07-19 at 14:32:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:15:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:24 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, 0960 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137285.
UET 3, 0960 artifact entry (No. P137285). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137285 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0960 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137285 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0960 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137285},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137285},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137285
LB  - CDLI:P137285
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 3, 0960 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137285
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 0960 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137285.
UET 3, 0960 artifact entry (No. P137285). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137285 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 0960 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137285 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 0960 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137285},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137285},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137285
LB  - CDLI:P137285
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 3, 0960 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137285
ER  - 
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