UET 9, 0272 (P138403)

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
1'. x x [...]
2'. 1(disz) tug2 x x x x
3'. [sze]-bi 4(ban2)
4'. 1(disz)# tug2 guz-za 8(disz)-kam us2
5'. [sze]-bi# 2(ban2)#
6'. [n?] 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
7'. [x] sag
8'. [n] 3(disz)#? tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
9'. sze#-bi# 4(barig) 2(ban2)#
10'. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
11'. sze-bi [...]
reverse
1. 1(u) [n] tug2 guz-za
2. sze-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2)
7. 1(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
8. sze-bi 3(ban2)
9. 5(disz) tug2 usz-bar
10. sze-bi [...]
  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/P138403

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 21289
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) 019029
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52147

References

  • primary: UET 9, 272

    [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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-04-24 at 07:15:36 Firth, Richard Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0272 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138403.
UET 9, 0272 artifact entry (No. P138403). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138403 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0272 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138403 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138403},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138403
LB  - CDLI:P138403
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - UET 9, 0272 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138403
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0272 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138403.
UET 9, 0272 artifact entry (No. P138403). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138403 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0272 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138403 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138403},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138403
LB  - CDLI:P138403
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - UET 9, 0272 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138403
ER  -
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