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UET 9, 0539 (P138670)

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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Chemical Data

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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'. [...] 1(disz) [...]
2'. [la2]-ia3 1(disz) ARAD2-mu
3'. ugula ha-ba-ad
4'. la2-ia3 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 la2-ia3 1(disz) {d}lamma-ra-ni-sa6
5'. ugula# lugal-he2-gal2
6'. ku3-dim2-me-esz2
1 line blank
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] 3(disz) [...] 2(disz) zi-ga
2'. sza3 gesz-kin-ti-me-esz2
3'. gurumx(|IGI.ERIM|) ak gaszam-e-ne
5'. ugula ARAD2-{d}nanna
6'. iti ezem-an-na u4 3(disz)-kam
7'. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
8'. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ra
9'. [{d}]nanna#-a#?
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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UET 9, 539

[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 06351
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.15.11.03
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-11-13 at 08:23:54	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:17:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:29:53	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		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 (019296) (019296)
Ur Online Project (5549) (5549)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0539 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138670.

UET 9, 0539 artifact entry (No. P138670). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138670 (Original work published 2001)

UET 9, 0539 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138670 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0539 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138670},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138670
LB  - CDLI:P138670
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - UET 9, 0539 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138670
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0539 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P138670.

UET 9, 0539 artifact entry (No. P138670). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138670 (Original work published 2001)

UET 9, 0539 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138670 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0539 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138670},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P138670
LB  - CDLI:P138670
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - UET 9, 0539 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138670
ER  -