UET 9, 0458 (P138589)

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 {gesz}]gu#-za sir3-da x x
2. [n] {gesz}nu2 ha-lu-ub2 al-zi-ra
3. [n] 3(disz) gesz-zi nu2 ha-lu-ub2
4. [n] 1(disz)#? {gesz}nu2 lam
5. [n] {gesz}nu2 sza3-kal#
6. [n {gesz}]nu2 x
7. [n {gesz}]nu2# ildag2#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] ildag2
3'. [n] {gesz#}esi e2-ba-an
4'. [n] {gesz#}pa sza3-kal
5'. [n] {gesz}sila3 mes
6'. [n] {gesz}e2 zabar
7'. [n] 5(disz)? {gesz}gag ha-la2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P138589

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 21370
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) 019215
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52221

References

  • primary: UET 9, 458

    [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
2017-05-09 at 16:43:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-05-02 at 09:33:58 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, 0458 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138589.
UET 9, 0458 artifact entry (No. P138589). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138589 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0458 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138589 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0458 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138589},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138589
LB  - CDLI:P138589
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 9, 0458 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138589
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0458 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138589.
UET 9, 0458 artifact entry (No. P138589). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138589 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0458 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138589 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0458 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138589},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138589
LB  - CDLI:P138589
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 9, 0458 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138589
ER  -
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