UET 3, 1198 (P137523)

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 130387

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
1. 1(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)? 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. i3-nun HA-bi 5(disz) sila3
3. 1(disz) gin2-a 8(disz) sila3?-ta
4. ga-ar3-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. 1(disz) gin2-a 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. siki-ud5-bi 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na
7. 1(disz) gin2-a 3(u) ma-na-ta
8. la2-ia3-am3
9. {d}suen-ba-ni na-gada
10. 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
11. i3-bi 6(disz) sila3
12. ga-ar3-bi 6(disz) sila3
13. siki-bi 6(disz) sila3
14. dingir-ra-bi2 na-gada
15. 5(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)? 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
16. i3-bi 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
17. ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
18. siki-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
19. gal-zu-lu-lu na-gada
20. 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
21. siki-bi [...] 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
22. x-x-mi-szar na-gada
23. 2(disz) gin2 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
24. i3-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
25. ga-ar3-bi 7(disz) sila3
26. siki-bi 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
27. du-du na-gada
28. [x] 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)? 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
29. i3-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
30. ga-ar3-bi 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
31. siki-bi [...] 2/3(disz) ma-na
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. i3-bi 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
2'. ga-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
3'. siki-bi 3(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na
4'. da-da-ni na-gada
5'. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)? 1(u) 8(disz) ku3-babbar
6'. szunigin i3-nun HA-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3
7'. 1(disz) gin2-a 8(disz) sila3-ta
8'. szunigin ga-ar3-bi 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3
9'. 1(disz) gin2 2(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
10'. szunigin siki-ud5-bi 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
11'. 1(disz) gin2-a 3(u) ma-na-ta
12'. la2-ia3-am3
13'. i3 ga udu
14'. la2-ia3
15'. sipa ud5-da-ke4-ne
16'. sza3 ma-ru-um{ki} ma-da iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
17'. ugula ik-ru-ub-e2-a szusz3
18'. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1198

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 46 n. 159

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 130387
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 04320
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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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
2023-03-09 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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:15:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:29 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, 1198 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137523.
UET 3, 1198 artifact entry (No. P137523). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137523 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1198 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137523 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137523},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137523
LB  - CDLI:P137523
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - UET 3, 1198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137523
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1198 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137523.
UET 3, 1198 artifact entry (No. P137523). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137523 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1198 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137523 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137523},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137523
LB  - CDLI:P137523
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - UET 3, 1198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137523
ER  -
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