UET 3, 1542 (P137868)

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
1. [x] ma-na siki tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um szar3
2. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um szar3
3. gurdub-bi 1(disz)-am3
4. 1(disz) gurdub siki tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 6(disz) ma-na
5. 1(disz) gurdub siki tug2 guz-za szar3 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na
6. 1(disz) gurdub siki tug2 nig2-lam2 ab-us2 8(disz) ma-na
7. 1(disz) gurdub siki tug2 guz-za us2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na
8. 1(disz) gurdub siki tug2 guz-za us2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na
9. [x] ma-na siki bar-dul5 bu-a szar3
10. 4(disz) ma-na siki tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um szar3
11. 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki SZID [...]
12. 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki SZID [...]
13. gurdub-bi 1(disz)-am3 ba-an-[...]
14. 2(disz) gurdub siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 [...] 2(u) ma-na-ta
15. 2(disz) gurdub siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
16. 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
17. 5(disz) ma-na siki x [...]
18. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na [...]
19. szunigin 1(asz) [gu2 ...]
20. szunigin 4(u) [ma-na ...]
21. szunigin [x] gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na [...]
22. szunigin 5(disz) ma-na x [x]
23. szunigin [x] gu2 5(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki hi-a
24. sza3 siki tug2 szar3 1(asz) gu2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
25. sza3 siki tug2 us2 1(asz) gu2 9(disz) ma-na
26. sza3 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 saga 5(u) ma-na
27. siki zu2-si x-x-x-sag-x
28. sza3 siki gu2 udu us2 saga sag lugal#
29. 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na u3 siki gu2 udu 3(disz)-kam us2
30. 1(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na-ta de6-a
31. siki igi sag-ga2
32. sza3 e2 zabar-dab5
33. sza3 ma-da lugal-{d}suen-ka
34. ugula e2-ki-gal-la szusz3
35. giri3 ba-asz2-ti-a lu2 azlag2
36. iti masz-ku3-gu7
37. mu x x x

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1542

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

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  • Museum No.: IM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 04596
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.04.02.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-10-10 at 08:07:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf McGrath, William CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:38 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, 1542 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137868.
UET 3, 1542 artifact entry (No. P137868). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137868 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1542 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137868 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 3, 1542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137868},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137868},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137868
LB  - CDLI:P137868
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - UET 3, 1542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137868
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1542 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137868.
UET 3, 1542 artifact entry (No. P137868). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137868 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1542 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137868 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 3, 1542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137868},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137868},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137868
LB  - CDLI:P137868
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - UET 3, 1542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137868
ER  -
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