UET 9, 0817 (P138947)

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(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun#?
2. 1(ban2) ga-gazi#
3. 1(ban2) ga-UD@g
4. 3(barig) ga-ar3
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 1(ban2) {gesz}haszhur had2
7. 2(barig)? {gesz}ge6-par4
8. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 [x] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x x [...]
2'. a-ra2 4(disz)-[kam]
3'. szunigin 2(ban2) i3-nun du10-ga
4'. szunigin 2(barig) [n] 3(disz)# 1/3(disz) [sila3] i3-nun#?
5'. szunigin 1(barig) [n] zu2-[lum] saga#
6'. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [ga-gazi]
7'. szunigin 2(ban2) ga-UD@g#
8'. szunigin 3(barig) ga-[ar3]
9'. [...] x
10'. [...] kasz#-de2-a# lugal
11'. a#-ra2# [x] 2(disz)-kam sza3 e2 x
12'. [...] iti ezem-[...]
13'. mu dumu-munus lugal ensi2 za#-[ab-sza]-li#{ki}-ke4 ba-an-[tuku]

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/P138947

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 05557
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) 019573

References

  • primary: UET 9, 817

    [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
2017-07-24 at 11:51:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-06-29 at 06:58:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-09 at 16:43:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-08 at 09:47:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 0817 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138947.
UET 9, 0817 artifact entry (No. P138947). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138947
UET 9, 0817 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138947 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0817 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138947
LB  - CDLI:P138947
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - UET 9, 0817 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138947
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0817 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P138947.
UET 9, 0817 artifact entry (No. P138947). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P138947
UET 9, 0817 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P138947 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0817 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P138947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P138947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P138947
LB  - CDLI:P138947
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - UET 9, 0817 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P138947
ER  -
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