UET 3, 1129 (P137454)

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 47-29-187

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
1. 5(u) 5(disz) n 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
4. n 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz libir-me
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
1'. [x x-tum e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan x]
2'. x dingir-a-zu lu2 kin-gi4-a
3'. [x] gurusz aga3-us2 [x]
4'. [x] x-ba nu-banda3 i3-dab5
5'. [x] gurusz sipa-sze3
6'. x-li-isz i3-dab5
7'. 1(disz) gurusz enku
8'. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz ba-usz2
9'. sze-gesz-i3-bi 3(u) [n] 4(asz)? 5(disz) sila3 gur
10'. a2 zi-ga u3 a2 ba-usz2
11'. szunigin 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur
12'. zi-ga-am3
13'. la2-ia3 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3
14'. nig2-ka9-ak engar-gesz-i3-ka
15'. szabra uri5{ki}-ma-ke4-ne
16'. mu en-unu6-gal-an-na {d}inanna ba-hun

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1129

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

  • citation: Zinbun 16, p.1-55, p. 11

    [Maekawa1980castration] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1980. “Animal and Human Castration in Sumer. Part II: Human Castration in the Ur III Period.” Zinbun 16: 1–55.

    (to 1219)

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  • Museum No.: UM 47-29-187
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 06728
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.04.00.00 to Amar-Suen.05.00.00

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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:14:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:15:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:46:48 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, 1129 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137454.
UET 3, 1129 artifact entry (No. P137454). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137454 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137454 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137454
LB  - CDLI:P137454
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - UET 3, 1129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137454
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1129 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137454.
UET 3, 1129 artifact entry (No. P137454). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137454 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137454 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137454
LB  - CDLI:P137454
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - UET 3, 1129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137454
ER  -
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