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UET 2, supp 42 (P250353)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 049699,3

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

33.0 mm × 17.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) gukkal 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3
2. e2-nig2-sze3
3. ba-gid2
4. lugal-e2-ni-sze3
reverse
1. maszkim-bi
2. iti amar-sag
rest of column blank

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Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 17.0 wide × 33.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UET 2, suppl. 42

[Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.
history: StPohl SM 13, 42

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 049699,3
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U 02860.13
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:05:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:37	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:38	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:25	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, Supp 42 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250353.

UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry (No. P250353). (2004, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250353

UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250353 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2004UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250353},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/11/5/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250353
LB  - CDLI:P250353
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250353
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, Supp 42 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250353.

UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry (No. P250353). (2004, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250353

UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250353 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2004UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250353},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/11/5/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P250353
LB  - CDLI:P250353
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - UET 2, supp 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P250353
ER  -