UET 9, 1159 (P139289)

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. 4(u)# 6(asz)# 2(disz) sila3! 1(u) gin2 x [...]
2. iti# a2-ki-ti
3. 2(u)? 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gesz-[...]
4. iti# ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 [...]
6. iti szu-esz5-sza#
7. 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. iti# 1(disz)-ta#
  rest broken
reverse
  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/P139289

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 21297
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) 019915
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52155

References

  • primary: UET 9, 1159

    [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
2017-08-02 at 01:30:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-21 at 11:45:23 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, 1159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139289.
UET 9, 1159 artifact entry (No. P139289). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139289 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 1159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139289 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 1159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139289},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139289
LB  - CDLI:P139289
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 1159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139289
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 9, 1159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P139289.
UET 9, 1159 artifact entry (No. P139289). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P139289 (Original work published 2001)
UET 9, 1159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P139289 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 9, 1159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P139289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P139289},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P139289
LB  - CDLI:P139289
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 9, 1159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P139289
ER  -
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