UET 9, 0918 (P139048)

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'. [...]
2'. la2-ia3 1(u) gu2 2(disz)#? [...]
3'. ur-{d}[...]
4'. la2-ia3 6(asz) 4(ban2) sze [gur]
5'. na-silim
6'. la2-ia3 1(asz) sze gur
7'. la2#-[ia3] x i3-gesz
8'. [ha]-na-lu5-ge2
9'. [la2-ia3 ...] n sze gur
10'. [x] x siki
11'. diri# 2(asz)#? i3-szah2
12'. diri 5(asz)#? naga gur
13'. la2-ia3 4(u) im-babbar2
14'. lugal-dumu-[gi7]
15'. la2-ia3 2(asz) 2(barig) [...]
16'. la2-ia3 4(u)? [...]
17'. la2-ia3 x [x]
18'. {d}suen-kal#
reverse
1. diri# 4(disz) sila3 i3
2. ur-{d#}nin#-mug
3. diri 1(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3] i3-szah2#?
4. x [...]
5. lugal-[a2-zi]-da
6. la2-ia3 2(asz)? 1(barig) 2(ban2) naga gur
7. la2-ia3 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 im-babbar2
8. lu2-[...] lu2#? sa2-du11
9. la2-ia3 2(asz) [...] naga gur
10. la2-ia3 4(asz)#? gu2 im-babbar2
11. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu he2-sa6
12. la2-ia3 1(ban2) i3-szah2 x?
13. la2-ia3 2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
14. la2-ia3 1(asz) [...] naga gur
15. la2-ia3 3(asz) gu2 im-babbar2
16. lu2-{d}[...] dumu giri3-[ne2]
17. la2-ia3 1(asz) sze gur#
18. la2-ia3 6(asz) gu2 [...]
19. e2-x-[...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P139048

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 21251
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) 019674
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52112

References

  • primary: UET 9, 918

    [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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-06-28 at 01:25:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0918 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139048.
UET 9, 0918 artifact entry (No. P139048). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139048 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0918 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139048 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0918 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139048},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139048
LB  - CDLI:P139048
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 9, 0918 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139048
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0918 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139048.
UET 9, 0918 artifact entry (No. P139048). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139048 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0918 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139048 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0918 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139048},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139048
LB  - CDLI:P139048
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 9, 0918 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139048
ER  -
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