UET 9, 0983 (P139113)

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
column 1'
1. [n] x x gur
2. [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1. 4(barig)# sze 1(u) 4(disz)# x x
2. ha-NI ugula gu4
3. 1(barig) sa2-hi-in
4. lu2-ba-a bar-tab
5. [n] sze 2(barig) sa2-hi-in
6. [...] x
  rest broken
column 3'
1. 3(barig) sze [x] x [...]
2. 2(barig) 5(ban2) sza3 e2-[...]
3. 2(barig) 2(ban2) ki-im-du-[...]
4. lu2-{d}en-lil2 2(disz)? x
5. 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze e2 ri-BI?-[x] DU-a
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) [...]
2. lu2-x-[...]
3. 3(barig) sze x [...] gir2-su{ki!} [...]
4. 1(asz) 4(ban2) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] 2(disz) sila3 ziz2
2. 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
3. inim-sa6 szu-ku6
4. 1(u) sze gur 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3#?
5. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [... sa2-hi]-in [...]
  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/P139113

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 05323
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) 019739

References

  • primary: UET 9, 983

    [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
2017-07-03 at 03:38:28 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, 0983 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139113.
UET 9, 0983 artifact entry (No. P139113). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139113
UET 9, 0983 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139113 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0983 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139113},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139113
LB  - CDLI:P139113
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 9, 0983 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139113
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 0983 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139113.
UET 9, 0983 artifact entry (No. P139113). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139113
UET 9, 0983 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139113 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 0983 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139113},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139113
LB  - CDLI:P139113
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 9, 0983 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139113
ER  -
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