UET 9, 0957 (P139087)

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(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2. mu-ni-mah
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kiszib3 da-da usz2
4. 4(barig) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lugal-igi-nin
5. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lu2-zu usz2
6. [...] 5(disz) sila3 kiszib3 {d}nanna-dalla
reverse
1. [...] HI sze
  blank space
2. szunigin 4(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. sag x zu2-lum
4. ur-ma#-ma SU lum? [(x)]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P139087

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 05932
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) 019713
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 23395

References

  • primary: UET 9, 957

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:17:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0957 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139087.
UET 9, 0957 artifact entry (No. P139087). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139087 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0957 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139087 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0957 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139087},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139087
LB  - CDLI:P139087
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 9, 0957 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139087
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 9, 0957 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139087.
UET 9, 0957 artifact entry (No. P139087). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139087 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 0957 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139087 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 0957 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139087},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139087
LB  - CDLI:P139087
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 9, 0957 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139087
ER  -
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