UET 9, 0578 (P138709)

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-at#
3. 1(disz) ma-[szum]
4. 1(disz) puzur4-ma#-[ma]
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}amar-[{d}suen]
6. 1(disz) lugal#-nesag#-[e]
7. la2-ia3 1(disz) lu2-x-[...]
8. [ugula] ha#-ba#-[at]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [sza3 gesz]-kin#-[ti-me-esz2]
2'. gurum2-ak gaszam#-[e?-ne]
3'. ugula ARAD2-{d}nanna#
4'. iti a2-ki-ti u4 2(u)-kam#
5'. 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/P138709

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 04012
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) 019335

References

  • primary: UET 9, 578

    [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
2017-08-11 at 08:03:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-24 at 03:25:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:54 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 0578 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138709.
UET 9, 0578 artifact entry (No. P138709). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138709
UET 9, 0578 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138709 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0578 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138709
LB  - CDLI:P138709
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 0578 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138709
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0578 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138709.
UET 9, 0578 artifact entry (No. P138709). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138709
UET 9, 0578 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138709 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0578 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138709
LB  - CDLI:P138709
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 0578 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138709
ER  -
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