UET 9, 0593 (P138724)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [n] puzur4#-[{d}en-lil2 lu2-za-su6-ma]
2'. 1(disz) {d}utu-ba-an-e3
3'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
4'. zadim-me-esz2
5'. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
6'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
7'. nagar-me-esz2
8'. <n> ib-ni-{d}iszkur {gesz}ban!-dim2
9'. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu simug
10'. [x] szesz-du10-ga an-dim2-dim2
11'. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 5(disz) gub-ba
12'. [dux(GIN2)]-la2-me-esz2
13'. [x] {d}amar-{d}suen-ma-lik
reverse
1. [n] ki#-ag2
2. tibira#-me-esz2
3. [n] i3-li2-an-dul3
4. [...] {d}iszkur-ba-ni
5. 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}nanna
6. ku3-dim2-me-esz2
7. 1(disz) ma-nu-um-ki-{d}amar-{d}suen
8. 1(disz) a-ab-ba-mu
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
10. [aszgab]-me-esz2
11. [...] aszgab#? hun-ga2
12. [x u3]-na
  rest broken

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/P138724

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 04695
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) 019350

References

  • primary: UET 9, 593

    [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
2017-08-02 at 00:37:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-24 at 08:41:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:17:09 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, 0593 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138724.
UET 9, 0593 artifact entry (No. P138724). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138724
UET 9, 0593 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138724 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0593 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138724
LB  - CDLI:P138724
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - UET 9, 0593 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138724
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0593 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138724.
UET 9, 0593 artifact entry (No. P138724). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138724
UET 9, 0593 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138724 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0593 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138724
LB  - CDLI:P138724
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - UET 9, 0593 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138724
ER  -
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