UET 3, 1671 (P137997)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 47-29-243

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 bar-si gal
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 nin
3. 1(disz) tug2 bar-si nin
4. ki-la2-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na
5. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 guz-za us2
6. ki-la2-bi 6(disz) ma-na
7. ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
8. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 ba-tab duh-hu-um us2
9. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
10. ki ri-szi-in-ta
11. a-hu-ba-qar szu ba-an-ti
12. [...] bi2-sza-hi-dingir
reverse
1. [x] tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um tab-ba gesztu szar3
2. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
3. [x] tug2 bar-dul5 gesztu us2
4. ki-la2-bi 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
5. [...]-a szu ba-an-ti
6. ki tu-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
7. giri3 tu-ra-am-i3-li2
8. tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga mu-kux(DU)
9. ugula usz-bar-ra-ke4-ne
10. lu2 azlag2-e-ne
11. szu ba-an-ti-esz2
12. giri3 ur-dingir-ra dub-sar
13. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
14. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P137997

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 04699
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 47-29-243
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 011976
Penn Museum (Penn) 413342
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.47-29-243

References

  • primary: UET 3, 1671

    [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
2023-01-19 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
2011-07-22 at 14:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:42 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, 1671 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137997.
UET 3, 1671 artifact entry (No. P137997). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137997 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1671 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137997 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 3, 1671 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137997
LB  - CDLI:P137997
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 3, 1671 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137997
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 3, 1671 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137997.
UET 3, 1671 artifact entry (No. P137997). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137997 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1671 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137997 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 3, 1671 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137997
LB  - CDLI:P137997
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 3, 1671 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137997
ER  -
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