UET 9, 0278 (P138409)

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'. [...]
2'. [...] tug2 usz-bar
3'. [...] tug2 ge6
4'. [...] x
5'. [...] us2#
6'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) tug2 [...]
2'. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) tug2 x [...]
3'. 1(u) tug2 bur2-zi x [...]
4'. 4(u) tug2 bar-si {gesz}a-ab du#? [...]
5'. 1(disz) gada 3(disz)-kam us2# [x?]
6'. 1(disz) gada 4(disz)-kam us2# [x?]
7'. 1(disz) gada du dam-szi-lum
8'. [x?] 2(disz)#? gada du
9'. [n] gada x tag du [...]
10'. [x] x ba [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P138409

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 21244
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) 019035
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52105

References

  • primary: UET 9, 278

    [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
2017-04-30 at 17:47:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-04-25 at 10:15:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-04-25 at 10:13:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0278 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138409.
UET 9, 0278 artifact entry (No. P138409). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138409 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138409 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138409},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138409
LB  - CDLI:P138409
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - UET 9, 0278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138409
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0278 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138409.
UET 9, 0278 artifact entry (No. P138409). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138409 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138409 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138409},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138409
LB  - CDLI:P138409
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - UET 9, 0278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138409
ER  -
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