UET 3, 1047 (P137372)

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 130353

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. nar a-ru-a {d}amar-{d}suen-me
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 5(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) sze [...]
3. 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) sila3 i3
4. 1(disz) geme2 kikken2 3(disz) sila3 i3
5. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. i3-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. zu2-lum-bi 4(barig) [x]
8. sza3-gu4 sza3-sahar-ra u3 aga3-us2 [gibil-ne-me?]
9. giri3-se3-ga gu4 apin-na-me [x]
10. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
11. 2(disz) geme2 kikken2 3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
12. i3-bi 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
13. giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6-me
14. szunigin 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sze 1(ban2) zu2-lum 3(disz) sila3 i3
15. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sze 1(ban2) zu2-lum 5(disz) sila3 i3
16. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sze 1(ban2) zu2-lum 3(disz) sila3 i3
17. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sze 1(ban2) zu2-lum 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
18. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sze 1(ban2) zu2-lum 4(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 i3]
column 2
1. [...]
2. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) dumu 1(disz) sila3 i3-ta
3. szunigin 4(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ta
4. szunigin sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. szunigin i3-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
6. szunigin zu2-lum-bi 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
7. szunigin ku6-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
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8. sze-ba geme2 ARAD2-e-ne
9. e2 kar-zi-da
10. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
11. mu us2-sa bad3-gal# ba-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1047

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 130353
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 03095
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.07.05.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-16 at 20:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:15:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137372.
UET 3, 1047 artifact entry (No. P137372). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137372 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137372 (Accessed: December 2, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137372
LB  - CDLI:P137372
M1  - 2025/12/2/
TI  - UET 3, 1047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137372
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137372.
UET 3, 1047 artifact entry (No. P137372). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137372 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137372 (Accessed: December 2, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137372
LB  - CDLI:P137372
M1  - 2025/12/2/
TI  - UET 3, 1047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137372
ER  -
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