UET 3, 1049 (P137374)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 47-29-176

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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tablet
obverse
  (not given)
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [x] gurusz 5(disz) sila3 i3-ta
4. [x] gurusz 4(disz) sila3 i3-ta
5. i3-bi 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. gaszam-me
7. 2(u) gurusz 3(ban2) sze 4(disz) sila3 i3-ta
8. 4(disz) gurusz 2(ban2) sze 4(disz) sila3 i3-ta
9. 5(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze 2(disz) sila3 i3-ta
10. 2(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3 i3-ta
11. 2(disz) gurusz 4(disz) sila3 i3-ta
12. 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2
13. 3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
14. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. i3-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
16. sza3-gu4 sza3-sahar-ra u3 aga3#-[us2 gibil]-ne-[me]
column 2
1. szunigin [x] gurusz 3(ban2) sze 5(disz) sila3 i3-ta
2. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze 5(disz) sila3 i3-ta
3. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz 2(ban2) sze 4(disz) sila3 i3-ta
4. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze 3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
5. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sila3 i3-ta
6. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
7. szunigin 1(gesz2) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
8. 4(disz) sila3 i3-ta
9. szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz
10. szunigin 1(gesz2) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
11. 3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
12. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ta
13. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 sag-dub-ba 5(disz) sila3 i3-ta
14. szunigin 1(u) geme2 3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
15. szunigin 4(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 2(disz) sila3 i3-ta
16. szunigin 3(u) dumu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ta
17. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) dumu 1(disz) sila3 i3-ta
18. szunigin sze-bi 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
19. szunigin i3-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
20. sze-ba geme2 ARAD2-e-ne
21. e2 kar-zi-da
22. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
23. mu ...
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1049

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 47-29-176
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 03073
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.07.04.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 11:02:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:46:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 1049 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137374.
UET 3, 1049 artifact entry (No. P137374). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137374 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137374 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137374},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137374
LB  - CDLI:P137374
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - UET 3, 1049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137374
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1049 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137374.
UET 3, 1049 artifact entry (No. P137374). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137374 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137374 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137374},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137374
LB  - CDLI:P137374
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - UET 3, 1049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137374
ER  -
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