UET 3, 1193 (P137518)

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 47-29-193

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i3-gesz du10-ga
2'. ki nam-zi-tar-ra dub-sar-ta
3'. [x] gu2 siki-gi
4'. ki {d}nanna-i3-sa6 szusz3-ta
5'. [x] tug2 guz-za du
6'. [x] tug2 sag usz-bar
7'. [...] PA gi x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ki {d}nanna-i3-sa6 szusz3-ta
2'. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze
3'. ma2-gan{ki} gu-la-kam
4'. 1(gesz2) sze gur
5'. ki ARAD2-{d}[...]
6'. 1(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) sze gur
2'. 1(asz) 2(barig) bappir2 du gur
3'. [n] 5(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
4'. ki ARAD2-{d}nanna dub-sar za3 1(u)-ta
5'. 2(u)#? 1(barig) sze gur
6'. ki [ur]-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dub-sar-ta
7'. [...] sze gur
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga gur
2'. ki nam-zi-tar-ra dub-sar-ta
3'. [n] tug2 guz-za du
4'. [n] tug2 sag usz-bar
5'. [ki ur-{d}szul]-gi-ra dub-sar-ta
6'. [...] 2(u) ma-na siki-gi#
7'. [ki {d}nanna]-i3-sa6 szusz3-ta
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137518

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03050
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 47-29-193
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 011498
Penn Museum (Penn) 347668
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.47-29-193
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 2495

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1193

    [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
2017-08-11 at 08:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-08-02 at 00:17:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-07-31 at 03:06:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1193 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137518.
UET 3, 1193 artifact entry (No. P137518). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137518 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1193 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137518 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137518
LB  - CDLI:P137518
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - UET 3, 1193 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137518
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1193 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137518.
UET 3, 1193 artifact entry (No. P137518). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137518 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1193 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137518 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137518
LB  - CDLI:P137518
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - UET 3, 1193 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137518
ER  -
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