UET 3, 1234 (P137559)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130394

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
2. e2-gu4 niga-sze3
3. ki a-hu-ba-qar-ta
4. du-du i3-dab5
5. iti diri ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2-ke4 us2-sa
6. mu en-am-gal-an-na ba-hun
seal 1
1. du-du
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ARAD2-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P137559

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 03431
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130394
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1234

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:15:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137559.
UET 3, 1234 artifact entry (No. P137559). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137559 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1234 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137559 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 3, 1234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137559
LB  - CDLI:P137559
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - UET 3, 1234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137559
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137559.
UET 3, 1234 artifact entry (No. P137559). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137559 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1234 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137559 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 3, 1234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137559
LB  - CDLI:P137559
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - UET 3, 1234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137559
ER  - 
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