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UET 9, 0420 (P138551)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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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'. [...] ku3-sig17 [...]
2'. [...] 3(disz)? gin2 sa10 [...]
3'. [... {na4}]nir7# a2-suh babbar 4(disz)-ta#
4'. [... {na4}]nir7# a2-suh babbar 4(disz)-ta
5'. [... {na4}]nir7# a2-suh [babbar n]-ta
6'. [... {na4}]nir7# a2-suh a-x-[...]
7'. [... {na4}]nir7# a2-suh a-[...]
8'. [...] x x [...]
9'. [...] x {na4}nir7 babbar [n-ta]
10'. [...] {na4}nir7 babbar [n-ta]
11'. [...] {na4}nir7 babbar [n-ta]
12'. [...] {na4}[...]
13'. [...] {na4}[...]
14'. [...] ba [...]
15'. [...] {na4}[...]
16'. [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] x 1(disz) hi-in#-[tum]
3'. u3 {za}ellag2 5(disz) sze-ta 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) [...]
4'. mu {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-[sze3]
5'. [...] gesz-bu10 {na4}nir7 [...]
6'. [... {na4}]nir7# gid2-da#
7'. [... {na4}]nir7# babbar
8'. [... {na4}]nir7# a-ri2-lum
9'. [...] {na4#}nir7 a2-suh a-ri2-lum
10'. tu-dur {na4}nir7 a-ri2-lum
11'. gesz-bu10 {na4}nir7 ma-da-lum
12'. 2(disz) {na4}gug gid2-da
rest broken

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
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UET 9, 420

[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 05085
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-12-02 at 15:43:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2017-04-30 at 17:47:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2017-04-30 at 02:43:42	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 (019177) (019177)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0420 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138551.

UET 9, 0420 artifact entry (No. P138551). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138551

UET 9, 0420 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138551 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138551},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138551
LB  - CDLI:P138551
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - UET 9, 0420 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138551
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0420 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138551.

UET 9, 0420 artifact entry (No. P138551). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138551

UET 9, 0420 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138551 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138551},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138551
LB  - CDLI:P138551
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - UET 9, 0420 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138551
ER  -