UET 9, 0017 (P138148)

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

Lineart

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. [...]
2. iti# [...]
3. [...] 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) [x] x x
4. iti masz-ku3-gu7#
5. sze-ba libir
6. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
  some text moved to next line
7. iti sze#-sag11-ku5
8. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
  some text moved to next line
9. iti# masz#-ku3-gu7
10. sze-ba e x-x dumu ba-usz2-ke4-ne
  blank space
reverse
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur?
2. sze-ba lu2 azlag2#-e-ne
3. i3-ba bar UD
4. giri3 na-silim
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. u3 iti masz-ku3-gu7
  blank space
7. mu bad3-gal# [ba-du3]
seal 1
1. szu-e2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ha-ab-zi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Ibbi-Suen.06.01.00 to Ibbi-Suen.06.02.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004167 (composite) (P456877) S004167 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P138148

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 21283
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) 018774
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52141

References

  • primary: UET 9, 17

    [Loding1976UET9] Loding, Darlene. 1976. Economic Texts from the Third Dynasty. Ur Excavations. Texts 9. Philadelphia: 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
2019-12-01 at 17:08:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0017 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138148.
UET 9, 0017 artifact entry (No. P138148). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138148 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138148 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138148
LB  - CDLI:P138148
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - UET 9, 0017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138148
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0017 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138148.
UET 9, 0017 artifact entry (No. P138148). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138148 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138148 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138148
LB  - CDLI:P138148
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - UET 9, 0017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138148
ER  -
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