UET 9, 1031 (P139161)

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'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [...] NE NI
3'. [...] 4(barig) zu2-lum [...]-ma-ma
4'. [... masz-kan2]-szabra#{ki} [...]-x-na
5'. [...] zu2-lum [...] sze
6'. [... zu2]-lum [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] sila3 sze 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
2'. ku6 zu2-lum a-hu-wa-qar
3'. 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ku6 zu2-lum {d}nanna ba-an-zi-ge
4'. 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ku6 zu2-lum a-da-lal3
5'. 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ku6 zu2-lum {d}szul-gi-li-ti-isz mu kal-la-x
6'. [...] sila3# sze# 7(disz)# [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. 5(ban2) sze 9(disz)#? [...]
2'. {d}szu-{d}suen-x-[...]
3'. 5(ban2) sze 9(disz) sila3 ku6 [...]
4'. {d}szu-{d}suen-HAR-[...]
5'. 5(ban2) sze 9(disz) sila3 ku6 zu2-[lum] szu-ma-ma
6'. 5(ban2) sze 9(disz) sila3 [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. [...]-x-gi-la-x-[x]
2'. [masz-kan2]-szabra{ki} a-ha-ni-szu#
3'. [n sze] 9(disz) sila3 ku6 zu2-lum# szu-x-[...]
4'. masz-kan2-szabra{ki} [...]
5'. 5(ban2) sze 9(disz) sila3 ku6 zu2-[lum {d}i]-bi2-{d}suen#-[...]
  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/P139161

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 00440
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) 019787
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 472

References

  • primary: UET 9, 1031

    [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
2017-07-06 at 09:27:12 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, 1031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139161.
UET 9, 1031 artifact entry (No. P139161). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139161 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 1031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139161 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 1031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139161},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139161
LB  - CDLI:P139161
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - UET 9, 1031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139161
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 1031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139161.
UET 9, 1031 artifact entry (No. P139161). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139161 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 1031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139161 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 1031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139161},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139161
LB  - CDLI:P139161
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - UET 9, 1031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139161
ER  -
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