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UET 9, 0258 (P138389)

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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Chemical Data

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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
column 1
1. [n tug2] a2-gu4-hu-um szar3
2. [n tug2] a2#-gu4-hu-um szar3
3. [n] tug2# a2-gu4-hu-um szar3#-ka#
rest broken
column 2
1. 3(disz) tug2# x [...]
2. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) tug2 [...]
3. 2(u) la2 [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. szunigin x [...]
3'. x x x te te [...]
4'. szunigin 4(disz) gada {u2}[|KI.KAL| ...]
5'. AN ensi2#? [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [n] 7(gesz2)# 5(u)# 2(disz)# [x?] nig2-sig#-sig#
2'. [x?] gada nam-ra ba-ak#?
3'. [x?] lu2 azlag2-e-ne
4'. [sza3] ki-mu-ra-ka
5'. iti ezem-mah
6'. mu us2-sa bad3-gal ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UET 9, 258

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM — ?
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: U 05081
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.08.10.00 (us2-us2 year)
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-04-30 at 17:47:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2017-04-27 at 03:01:49	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2017-04-23 at 12:13:23	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (019015) (019015)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0258 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138389.

UET 9, 0258 artifact entry (No. P138389). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138389

UET 9, 0258 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138389 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138389
LB  - CDLI:P138389
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - UET 9, 0258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138389
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0258 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138389.

UET 9, 0258 artifact entry (No. P138389). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138389

UET 9, 0258 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138389 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138389
LB  - CDLI:P138389
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - UET 9, 0258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138389
ER  -