UET 3, 1499 (P137825)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gar3-du
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz sag-dub
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
4. 3(disz) gurusz szu-gi4
5. szesz-tab-ba gar3-du-me
6. 3(u) 8(disz) ARAD2 gar3-du-me
7. 5(gesz2) 1(disz)
8. ugula szesz-kal-la
9. 1(u) 5(disz) gar3-du
10. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz sag-dub
11. 6(asz) gurusz
12. szesz-tab-ba gar3-du-me
13. 1(u) 6(disz) ARAD2 gar3-du-me
14. 4(u) 6(disz)
15. ugula du-uk-ra
16. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz sag-dub
column 2
1. [...]
2. ugula [...]
3. 4(disz) [...]
4. 1(u) la2 [...]
5. x [...]
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) [...]
7. u4? [...]
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
9. ugula lu2-[...]
10. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) [...]
11. 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz
12. dumu 1(u) 5(asz) dumu-nita2
13. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz szu-gi4
14. |MASZ.EN.GAG|-me
15. 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz
16. ARAD2 |MASZ.EN.GAG|-me
17. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz sag-dub
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 5(asz) gurusz
2. dumu 5(asz) dumu-nita2
3. 2(disz) gurusz szu-gi4
4. ARAD2 e2-gal-me
5. 8(disz) gurusz bar-tab [...]
6. 9(gesz2) 3(u) [...]
7. ugula lu2-{d}nanna
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz sag-dub
9. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz
10. dumu 4(asz) dumu-nita2
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz)
12. lu2 didli-me
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13. szunigin 1(gesz'u) [...]
column 2
  blank space
1. gurum2 ak
2. sza3 urua?{ki}
3. giri3 a-KU-da dumu a-hu-szu-ni
4. u3 sza3-ta-ku3-zu ra2-gaba
5. lu2 kin-gi4-<a> lugal-me
6. iti ses-da-gu7
7. mu en-{d}nanna-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en {d}nanna kar-zi-da-ka ba-hun

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1499

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

  • history: UET 1, 0196

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: RA 30 (pp. 117-125), 120 6

    [Legrain1933RA30pp.117-125] Legrain, Léon. 1933. “Quelques Tablettes d’Ur.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 30.

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 06731
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.03.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:37 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, 1499 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137825.
UET 3, 1499 artifact entry (No. P137825). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137825 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1499 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137825 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137825},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137825
LB  - CDLI:P137825
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - UET 3, 1499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137825
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1499 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137825.
UET 3, 1499 artifact entry (No. P137825). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137825 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1499 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137825 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137825},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137825
LB  - CDLI:P137825
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - UET 3, 1499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137825
ER  - 
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