UET 3, 1673 (P137999)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130502

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. 1(disz) tug2 ta2-ki-ru-um gal szar3
2. ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
3. a-hu-ni szu ba-an-ti
4. ki lu2-ti-ni-mu-zu-ta
5. 1(disz) tug2 da-ba-ru-um gal szar3
reverse
1. ki-la2-bi 7(disz) ma-na
2. puzur4-ha-li2 szu ba-an-ti
3. ki ri-szi-in-ta
4. tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga mu-kux(DU)
5. ugula usz-bar-ra-ke4-ne
6. lu2 azlag2-e-ne szu ba-an-ti-esz2
7. nu-banda3 bi2-sza-hi-dingir
8. giri3 ur-dingir-ra dub-sar
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 1(u)-kam
10. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1673

    [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.: BM 130502
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 03675
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.08.10
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-08-21 at 17:47:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Lafont, Bertrand Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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
2016-07-28 at 16:15:08 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-09-21 at 07:51:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:42 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, 1673 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137999.
UET 3, 1673 artifact entry (No. P137999). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137999 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1673 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137999 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1673 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137999},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137999
LB  - CDLI:P137999
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - UET 3, 1673 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137999
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 3, 1673 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P137999.
UET 3, 1673 artifact entry (No. P137999). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P137999 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1673 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P137999 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1673 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P137999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P137999},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P137999
LB  - CDLI:P137999
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - UET 3, 1673 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P137999
ER  -
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