UET 3, 1607 (P137933)

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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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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [n tug2 sza3-ga-du3 ba-tab duh]-hu-um szar3#
2'. a2-bi u4 4(disz)
3'. 2(disz) tug2 bar-dul5-gal
4'. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
5'. 6(disz) tug2 nig2 sag-ga2 nin
6'. a2-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
7'. 2(disz) tug2 nig2 sag-ga2 us2 nin
8'. a2-bi u4 8(disz)
9'. 2(disz) tug2 nig2 sag-ga2 3(disz)-kam us2
10'. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
11'. [n] tug2 bar-si [...]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. 5(disz) tug2 aga3 tug2 szar3
2'. a2-bi u4 5(u) [x]
3'. 1(u) tug2 aga3 {kusz}suhub2-ba [e2-ba-an]
4'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) [n]
5'. 2(disz) gada a-dab6#!
6'. a2-bi u4 1(disz) [n]
7'. 2(disz) gada 3(disz)-kam us2
8'. a2-bi u4 [n]
9'. 1(u) 5(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
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1'. a2-[bi x]
2'. 5(disz) gada bar-si [x x]
3'. a2-bi u4 2(disz)
4'. 5(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 3(disz)-kam us2
5'. a2-bi u4 1(u) [n]
6'. 2(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 du
7'. a2-bi u4 [n]
8'. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) [x]
9'. gurusz gurusz# nu#-banda3#{da}-bi [x]
10'. iti 1(disz)
11'. szunigin 1(gesz2) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 [ba-tab duh]-hu-um szar3
12'. szunigin [...]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. [szunigin n] 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 bar-si nin
2'. [szunigin n] 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 bar-si us2 nin
3'. [szunigin n] tug2 bar-si 3(disz)-kam us2
4'. szunigin 3(disz) tug2 bar-si-nig2-la2 du
5'. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 bar-si gu2-e3 3(disz)-kam us2 e2-ba-an
6'. szunigin 1(gesz2) tug2 du5-dul5 szar3 e2-ba-an
7'. szunigin 2(gesz2) tug2 aga3 {kusz}suhub2-ba e2-ba-an
8'. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gada a-dab6
9'. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gada 3(disz)-kam us2
10'. szunigin 3(gesz2) gada du
11'. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 su3-a szar3
12'. [szunigin n] gada bar-si su3-a szar3
13'. [szunigin n] gada sza3-ga-du3 3(disz)-kam us2
14'. [szunigin n] gada sza3-ga-du3 du
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1607

    [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 04812
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-01-16 at 20:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-26 at 02:48:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1607 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137933.
UET 3, 1607 artifact entry (No. P137933). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137933 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1607 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137933 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 3, 1607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137933},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137933
LB  - CDLI:P137933
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - UET 3, 1607 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137933
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1607 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137933.
UET 3, 1607 artifact entry (No. P137933). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137933 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1607 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137933 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 3, 1607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137933},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137933
LB  - CDLI:P137933
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - UET 3, 1607 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137933
ER  -
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