UET 2, supp 21 (P250344)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 128931

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) zi3
2. da-zi-zi
3. 1(ban2@c) sze kunga2
4. 2(ban2@c) dabin-sa
column 2
1. 5(ban2@c) zi3 SI-A
2. 1(ban2@c) zi3
3. szubur-tur
4. 3(ban2@c) dabin 1(ban2@c) sze
5. {d}nin-ga2#?
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) sze szah2
2. x x x
3. 1(asz@c) sze gu4 [gur?] x x
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(barig@c) sze [...]
3. 4(ban2@c) sze kasz
4. 2(barig@c) sze-ba
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
2. nig2-sa10 mun
3. 2(asz@c) sze numun gur

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 22.0 wide × 50.0 thick
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  • primary: UET 2, suppl. 21

    [Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: StPohl SM 13, 21

    [Alberti1986Ur] Alberti, Amadeo, and Francesco Pomponio. 1986. Pre-Sargonic and Sargonic Texts from Ur Edited in UET 2, Supplement. Studia Pohl: Series Maior 13. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 128931
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 14131
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-06 at 16:49:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:37 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:38 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 2, Supp 21 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P250344.
UET 2, supp 21 artifact entry (No. P250344). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250344 (Original work published 2004)
UET 2, supp 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250344 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 2, supp 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250344},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P250344
LB  - CDLI:P250344
M1  - 2025/5/20/
TI  - UET 2, supp 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250344
ER  -
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