UET 9, 0259 (P138390)

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
1. [n] gada hal saga [n] 2(disz) tug2 ge6 e2#-ba-an
2. lu2-{d}nin-isin2#
3. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-[kam us2]
4. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 x-[x?]
5. ip-ti-dingir#
6. e2-kiszib3#-ba# {d}nin-[gal-e-gar]-ra#-ta
reverse
1. <a2 gesz-gar>-ra-asz [...] szu [ba]-an-ti
2. [x] x [x] x [x]
3. mu us2-sa bad3-[gal] ba-du3-a [mu] us2-sa-bi

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/P138390

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 05381
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) 019016

References

  • primary: UET 9, 259

    [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
2017-04-30 at 17:47:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-04-23 at 12:13:24 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, 0259 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138390.
UET 9, 0259 artifact entry (No. P138390). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138390
UET 9, 0259 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138390 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138390},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138390
LB  - CDLI:P138390
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - UET 9, 0259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138390
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0259 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138390.
UET 9, 0259 artifact entry (No. P138390). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138390
UET 9, 0259 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138390 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138390},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138390
LB  - CDLI:P138390
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - UET 9, 0259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138390
ER  -
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