UET 9, 0042 (P138173)

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
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. x [...]
2. [...] um
3. [x] lu2-sa6-sa6
4. [x {d}]nanna#-sa6-ga
5. [...] x te
6. [...] x
7. [...]
8. [...] SA6#
9. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 2'
1. 4(ban2) lugal#-[x ...]
2. x x x
3. nu-banda3 lu2-[kal]-la
4. 3(ban2) ur-gar
5. 3(ban2)# lugal-i-ti
6. 3(ban2) lu2-[x x?]
7. sag-e-ki-ag2
8. x szu#-gi-gi
9. x [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
1. [...]
2. x [...]
3. 3(ban2) [...]
4. 3(ban2) x [...]
5. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. lu2#-{d}nanna#-[x-x]
2'. 2(ban2) BI-[...]
3'. 2(ban2) lugal-a-[...]
4'. 2(ban2) ur-e2-an-[na]
5'. 2(ban2) ARAD2-{d}nanna#
6'. 2(ban2) ku3-{d}[...] 2(ban2) lu2-[...]
7'. dub-sar [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szunigin 3(gesz2) gurusz x [...]
2'. szunigin 3(gesz2) gurusz 4(ban2) sze 1(ban2)# zu2-lum-ta
3'. szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz n(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze 1(ban2)# zu2-lum-ta
4'. szunigin [n] gurusz 2(ban2) kasz-ta#!
5'. szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz 3(ban2) kasz-[ta]
6'. szunigin# 2(gesz2)# gurusz 2(ban2) kasz-[ta]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. [sze]-ba dah-hu
2'. [erin2] lagasz#{ki}
3'. [iti] ezem#-mah
4'. [mu] {d}i-bi2-{d}suen [lugal] uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 [nibru{ki} uri5{ki}-ma bad3] gal-bi mu-[du3]
  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/P138173

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 04677
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) 018799

References

  • primary: UET 9, 42

    [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
2017-08-11 at 08:03:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 08:25:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:02:56 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, 0042 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138173.
UET 9, 0042 artifact entry (No. P138173). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138173
UET 9, 0042 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138173 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138173},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138173
LB  - CDLI:P138173
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 0042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138173
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0042 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138173.
UET 9, 0042 artifact entry (No. P138173). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138173
UET 9, 0042 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138173 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138173},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138173
LB  - CDLI:P138173
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 0042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138173
ER  -
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