UET 9, 0053 (P138184)

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'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ab-ba
3'. [...] NA IGI
4'. [...] A [x x?]
5'. [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] x [...]
3'. 5(ban2) a-hu-ba-[qar ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. 4(ban2) {d}ku3-[nun ...]
3'. ($ blank space $) du11-ga-ni-[zi] dumu [...]
4'. muszen-du3-me
  blank space
5'. giri3-se3-ga {d}nanna#
6'. GA AN x
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] NI [...]-ta#
2'. [...] x NI [...] AN
3'. [...] x NI [...]-ta
  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/P138184

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 05146
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) 018810

References

  • primary: UET 9, 53

    [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
2017-04-17 at 09:32:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-04-11 at 11:28:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 0053 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138184.
UET 9, 0053 artifact entry (No. P138184). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138184
UET 9, 0053 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138184 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138184},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138184
LB  - CDLI:P138184
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UET 9, 0053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138184
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0053 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138184.
UET 9, 0053 artifact entry (No. P138184). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138184
UET 9, 0053 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138184 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138184},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138184
LB  - CDLI:P138184
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - UET 9, 0053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138184
ER  -
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