UET 3, 1429 (P137754)

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 130443

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'. [...] gur
2'. [...]-ta
3'. [...]-a-ka
4'. [...] i3#?-gal2
5'. [...] 2(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
6'. [...] x gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7'. [...] lu2 hun-ga2
8'. [ki] ka-guru7-ta
9'. [...] 3(gesz2)? 4(u) 6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
10'. [...] usz-bar-ta
11'. [...] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12'. [...]-ta
13'. [...] u4 1(disz)-sze3
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. a2-bi 1(szar2) [...]
2'. 6(disz) gurusz u3 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
3'. erin2 sza3 iri-ka
4'. 2(szar2) 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2#
5'. szuku dub-sar nu-banda3
6'. sipa unu3 u3 lu2 didli-ne
7'. 1(bur3) GAN2-a a2 buru14
8'. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-ta gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9'. a2 sahar zi-ga-bi
10'. 1(bur3) GAN2-a 5(disz) sar-ta
11'. a2-bi 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [x]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x] 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
2'. a-sza3-ge a du11-ga
3'. u3 i7-da szu ur3-ra
4'. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz [x] u4 1(disz)-sze3
5'. a-gar3-ra de2-a
6'. a2-bi 3(szar2) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(szar2) 2(gesz2) 1(u) [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7'. a2 kun-zi-da didli gi4-a
8'. a2 PAP-SILA3 luh-ha
9'. a2 a-sza3-ge a du11-ga
10'. a2 i7-da szu ur3-ra
11'. u3 a2 a-gar3-ra de2-a
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... u4] 1(disz)-sze3
2'. [...] la2 1(disz)-sze3
3'. [...]-a-bi
4'. [x?] a2 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
5'. bala# tusz-a szuku-bi-sze3
6'. [x?] szu#? bar-ra
7'. [...] n gurusz
8'. [...] gurusz a2 1/2(disz) erin2
9'. [...] a2#? en-na-sze3
10'. [...] ra2-gaba i3-dab5!
11'. [x] AB#? sza3-gu4 engar-sze3
12'. [...] u4 6(gesz2) 3(u)-sze3
13'. [...]-sze3
14'. [...]-ba
15'. [...] 7(disz)
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P137754

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 07128
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 130443
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 011734
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.130443
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 6555
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1948-0423-343

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1429

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

  • citation: Diakonoff, Igor, Oikumene 3, 059

    [sec21923] N.d.

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
2017-08-11 at 08:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-07-26 at 00:39:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1429 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137754.
UET 3, 1429 artifact entry (No. P137754). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137754 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1429 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137754 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137754},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137754
LB  - CDLI:P137754
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - UET 3, 1429 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137754
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1429 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137754.
UET 3, 1429 artifact entry (No. P137754). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137754 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1429 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137754 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137754},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137754
LB  - CDLI:P137754
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - UET 3, 1429 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137754
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.