UET 3, 1257 (P137582)

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 130400

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
1. 1(disz) eme6-mah2
2. 1(disz) dur3 amar ga
3. ki da-da na-gada-ta
4. 1(disz) eme6-mah2
5. [x] dur3-gesz
6. ki [x]-x-KU na-gada-ta
7. [x] ansze hi-a
8. gu4# apin-e
9. lu2-du10-ga-mu i3-dab5
10. ugula lu2-dingir-ra szusz3
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137582

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03725
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130400
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1257

    [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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2011-07-22 at 14:15:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1257 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137582.
UET 3, 1257 artifact entry (No. P137582). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137582 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137582 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137582},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137582
LB  - CDLI:P137582
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - UET 3, 1257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137582
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1257 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137582.
UET 3, 1257 artifact entry (No. P137582). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137582 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137582 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137582},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137582
LB  - CDLI:P137582
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - UET 3, 1257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137582
ER  - 
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