UET 3, 1277 (P137602)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130405

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. 4(disz) kusz gu4 a-gar gu7-a
2. 4(u) 6(disz) kusz udu masz2 x-x
3. mu {gesz}gigir-sze3 x-x-a [x]
4. 2(disz) kusz gu4 a-gar gu7-a
5. mu {kusz}e-sir2 e2 szu-i-sze3
6. 1(disz) kusz gu4 a-gar gu7-a
7. mu gu-za ezem-da-sze3
8. 2(disz) kusz gu4 a-gar gu7-a
9. mu {kusz}igi-tab ansze-sze3
10. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11. a-bu-du10 aszgab
12. szu ba-an-ti
  blank space
13. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
14. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3?-abzu ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. a-bu-du10
2. aszgab
3. ARAD2 {d}szara2#?

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001682 (composite) (P454392) S001682 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P137602

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 03752
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130405
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 011582
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.130405
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 3250
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1948-0423-305

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1277

    [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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:15:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:31 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, 1277 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137602.
UET 3, 1277 artifact entry (No. P137602). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137602 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1277 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137602 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137602},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137602
LB  - CDLI:P137602
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - UET 3, 1277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137602
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1277 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137602.
UET 3, 1277 artifact entry (No. P137602). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137602 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1277 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137602 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137602},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137602
LB  - CDLI:P137602
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - UET 3, 1277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137602
ER  -
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