UET 9, 0040 (P138171)

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1. [...] x-szu
2. [...] sahar zi-ga
3. [...] a-ab-ba-ha-ma-ti
4. [...] giri3 lugal {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-ra-ka
5. [...] e2# en {d}nanna-ka
6. [...] iti ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2
7. [...] mu# {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ra
8. [...] x tu a2 IM u18
9. [...] x-ta iri-na nu-zu
10. [...] ma-na-am3 [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P138171

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 03937
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) 018797
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 3436

References

  • primary: UET 9, 40

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:16:50 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, 0040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138171.
UET 9, 0040 artifact entry (No. P138171). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138171 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138171 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138171},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138171
LB  - CDLI:P138171
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 0040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138171
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138171.
UET 9, 0040 artifact entry (No. P138171). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138171 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138171 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138171},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138171
LB  - CDLI:P138171
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 0040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138171
ER  -
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