UET 3, 1534 (P137860)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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 (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki [x]
2. [x] gu2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki ga-rig2 ak
3. [...] 6(asz) gu2 ma-na siki-gi
4. [x] gu2 la2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul
5. [x] gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
6. [x]-na zi-ba-tum
7. [x]-sza-mu
8. [...] tibira#
9. ma-na siki gir2-gul
10. ur-{d}dumu-zi tibira
11. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki gir2-gul
12. dingir-ra tibira
13. 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul
14. ur-sa6 tibira
15. 1(u) ma-na siki gir2-gul
16. ur-tur mu-sar
17. 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi
18. gir2-nun-ta
19. szu ba-ti-esz2
20. iti UR?-ta
  some text moved to next line
21. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-sze3
22. mu en {d}nanna [kar-zi]-da-[ta]
23. mu dumu#-lugal ba-ra!-ah!-[szi{ki}-sze3] ba-du-[a-sze3]
24. gaba-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.35.07.00 to Šulgi.36.06.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137860

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 07171
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 011839
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) U.7171
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 6617

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1534

    [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
2023-06-28 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
2017-02-15 at 19:33:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-09 at 12:02:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:52:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-02 at 11:38:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:38 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, 1534 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137860.
UET 3, 1534 artifact entry (No. P137860). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137860 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1534 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137860 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1534 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137860
LB  - CDLI:P137860
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 3, 1534 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137860
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1534 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137860.
UET 3, 1534 artifact entry (No. P137860). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137860 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1534 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137860 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1534 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137860
LB  - CDLI:P137860
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 3, 1534 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137860
ER  -
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