UET 9, 0559 (P138690)

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. 1(disz) ba-an-zi-ge tibira
2. 1(disz) ha-ba-ad
3. 1(disz) puzur4-{d}ma-ma
4. la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-szum
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}amar-{d}suen
6. 1(disz) ARAD2-mu
7. 1(disz) e2-de2 lu2-{d}utu
8. ugula [ha-ba]-ad
9. [1(disz)] lugal#-he2-gal2
10. [1(disz) {d}lamma]-ra#-ni-sa6#
11. [...]-me-esz2#
13. [1(disz) ...]-x-za-x-ma
14. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 {d}nanna]-ar [{d}nun-me-te]-an-na mu-na#-dim2#

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/P138690

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 04017
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) 019316

References

  • primary: UET 9, 559

    [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
2019-11-13 at 08:24:20 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:15:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-16 at 09:36:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-16 at 09:01:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0559 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138690.
UET 9, 0559 artifact entry (No. P138690). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138690
UET 9, 0559 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138690 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138690
LB  - CDLI:P138690
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UET 9, 0559 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138690
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0559 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138690.
UET 9, 0559 artifact entry (No. P138690). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138690
UET 9, 0559 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138690 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138690
LB  - CDLI:P138690
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UET 9, 0559 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138690
ER  -
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