UET 2, 0070 (P005644)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 37-07-013

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
2. [...] , NE~a KA~a
3. 1(N01@f) , X X
4. 1(N01@f) , SI4~a SI4~a
5. 1(N01@f) , SANGA~a GI6 |NINDA2x1(N06)| BU~a
6. 1(N01@f) , ISZ~a X GUM~a? SANGA~a?
7. , UDU~a UDU~a
8. 1(N01@f) , 1(N57) AMA~b
9. 1(N01@f) , DU8~a AK~a IGI
10. 1(N01@f) , SAL? [...] NU AN X [...]
11. [...] , [...] AN SAG MUSZ3~a
column 2
1. [...] , [...] LAM~c#
2. , MUSZ3~a AN AK~a
3. 1(N01@f) , NIN LAM~c
4. 1(N01@f) , X AMA~b
5. , NAR AMA~b IGI GU4
6. 1(N01@f) , IGI GARA2~a
7. 1(N01@f) , PA~a DU KASKAL AMA~b
8. , MA# NUNUZ~a1
9. ,
column 3
1. 1(N01@f) , IGI BA DA~a
2. 1(N01@f) , LUGAL GAL~a GIR2~a
3. , AN AK~a MUSZ3~a
4. 1(N01@f) , SAL IGI BUR~a
5. 1(N01@f) , GESZTIN~c LU2
6. , MA NUNUZ~a1
7. 1(N01@f) , SI BAR?
8. 1(N01@f) , U4 USZ~b#
9. , UDU~a UDU~a#
10. , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005644

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 12578
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 37-07-013
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 257613
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.37-7-13
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 12993

References

  • primary: UET 2, 70

    [Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: 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
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0070 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005644.
UET 2, 0070 artifact entry (No. P005644). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005644 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005644 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005644},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005644
LB  - CDLI:P005644
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 2, 0070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005644
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0070 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005644.
UET 2, 0070 artifact entry (No. P005644). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005644 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005644 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005644},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005644
LB  - CDLI:P005644
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 2, 0070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005644
ER  -
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