UET 3, 1657 (P137983)

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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 mu-tuku5
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. ki lu-[x]-x-ni dub-sar-ta
4. lu2-{d}szul lu2 azlag2
reverse
1. szu ba-an-ti
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. mu x x x
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. lu2 azlag2
3. dumu giri3-ni
seal 2
1. nu-ur2-{d}suen
2. dub-sar
3. dumu er3-ra-ba-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137983

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 02953
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) 011962
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) U.2953
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 2387

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1657

    [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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:41 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, 1657 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137983.
UET 3, 1657 artifact entry (No. P137983). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137983 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1657 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137983 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1657 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137983},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137983
LB  - CDLI:P137983
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 3, 1657 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137983
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1657 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137983.
UET 3, 1657 artifact entry (No. P137983). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137983 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1657 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137983 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 3, 1657 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137983},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137983
LB  - CDLI:P137983
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 3, 1657 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137983
ER  - 
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