UET 9, 0050 (P138181)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
1. [...] sze
2. iti# sze-sag11-ku5#
3. 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
4. iti masz-ku3-gu7
5. 1(gesz2) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. iti ses-da-gu7
7. 1(u) [...] 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur#
10. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
11. 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. 5(asz)#? 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 i3-gesz# [gur]
13. sze i3-bi 4(u) 3(asz)? [...] n(ban2) [...]
14. iti ezem#-{d#}nin#-[a-zu]
15. 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)# [...]
16. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) x x [...]
17. sze i3-bi 3(u)# 8(asz)# [...]
18. [iti] a2#-ki-[ti]
19. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2'. 2(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) zu2-[lum]
3'. iti ezem-[mah]
4'. 5(asz) [n] 5(ban2) 1(disz) [...]
5'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz)? 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3] zu2-[lum]
6'. iti ezem-an-[na]
7'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig) [n] 5(disz) sila3 [...]
8'. 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
9'. iti ezem-{d}me-[ki-gal2]
  blank space
10'. x 3(gesz2)#? 2(u)# [...] 3(ban2)# sze [gur ...]
11'. 2(u) [...] NIG2 [...]
12'. szunigin 2(gesz2) [...] zu2-[lum ...]
13'. szunigin 2(u)#? [...] i3-gesz [...]
14'. szunigin sze i3#-bi [x x] 8(asz)#? 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 ...]
15'. sze-ba i3-ba geme2 ARAD2-e-ne#
16'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-[kam]
17'. [e2] kar#-zi#-da#
18'. [...] lugal x [...]
19'. [...]
  rest broken
left
1. gaba-ri

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 9, 50

    [Loding1976UET9] Loding, Darlene. 1976. Economic Texts from the Third Dynasty. Ur Excavations. Texts 9. Philadelphia: The Trustees of the two museums.

  • citation: JCS 36 (pp. 211-242), 224

    [Gomi1984JCS36] Gomi, Tohru. 1984. “On the Critical Economic Situation at Ur Early in the Reign of Ibbisin.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 36 (2): 211–42. https://doi.org/10.2307/1360057.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM — ?
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 05112
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.06.01.00, Ibbi-Suen.06.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Ibbi-Suen.06.01.00 to Ibbi-Suen.06.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 10:02:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-08-11 at 08:03:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 08:26:47 Firth, Richard Atf Reckling, Lucas CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 08:25:11 Firth, Richard Atf Reckling, Lucas CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:48 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 9, 0050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P138181.
UET 9, 0050 artifact entry (No. P138181). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138181 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138181 (Accessed: September 27, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {UET 9, 0050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P138181
LB  - CDLI:P138181
M1  - 2025/9/27/
TI  - UET 9, 0050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138181
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P138181.
UET 9, 0050 artifact entry (No. P138181). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138181 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138181 (Accessed: September 27, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {UET 9, 0050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P138181
LB  - CDLI:P138181
M1  - 2025/9/27/
TI  - UET 9, 0050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138181
ER  -
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