UET 9, 1012 (P139142)

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. [...]
2. [...] x [x] 2/3(disz) x [...]
3. [...] iti ki-siki-{d}nin-[a-zu]
4. [n] 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) x [...]
5. [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi [x]-x
  blank space
6. [n] 1(gesz2) 5(asz) sila3? gur
7. [...] sze x [x] DA
8. [u4 n] 8(disz)-kam
9. [n] 1(barig) 2(ban2) ninda esz3-ta gur-ra nig2-ezem#!?-ma! {d}nin-gal
10. [...]-{d}szu-{d}suen x
11. [...] x x x
12. [...]
reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] nar e2# simug gu#-[la]-ke4-ne
3. [u4 n] 5(disz)-kam
4. [...] giri3# {d}nanna-[x] nar
5. [...] giri3# ki-lu5-[la] nar
6. [...] sila3 1(u) x [...]
7. [...] u4 3(u)-kam
8. [...] 5(disz) sila3
9. [...] nar-tur-tur-ne
10. iti# ezem-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
11. [iti ezem]-{d}szul-gi-sze3
12. [n] 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. [ur]-{d}ma-ma maszkim
14. [ugula] lugal#-a-kam

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/P139142

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 05080
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) 019768

References

  • primary: UET 9, 1012

    [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
2017-07-04 at 03:27:13 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, 1012 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139142.
UET 9, 1012 artifact entry (No. P139142). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139142
UET 9, 1012 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139142 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 1012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139142},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139142
LB  - CDLI:P139142
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 9, 1012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139142
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 1012 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P139142.
UET 9, 1012 artifact entry (No. P139142). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139142
UET 9, 1012 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139142 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UET 9, 1012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139142},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P139142
LB  - CDLI:P139142
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 9, 1012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139142
ER  -
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