UET 2, 0081a (P005655)

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 37-07-018

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. 4(N14@f) , GAN2 |SZESZ~a+IB~a| GESZTIN~c
2. 1(N14@f) 1(N22@f) 3(N01@f) , ME~a UDU~a
3. 2(N14@f) , SZESZ~a# X
4. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N14@f) [...] , [...]
2. , ME~a AN# [...]
3. 7(N14@f) , X LUGAL# [...]
4. 1(N14@f) X [...] , [...]

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/P005655

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 12816a
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 37-07-018
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 411832
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.37-7-18

References

  • primary: UET 2, 81a

    [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
2023-01-19 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
2010-07-13 at 10:01:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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, 0081a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005655.
UET 2, 0081a artifact entry (No. P005655). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005655 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0081a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005655 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 2, 0081a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005655},
}


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TI  - UET 2, 0081a artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0081a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005655.
UET 2, 0081a artifact entry (No. P005655). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005655 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0081a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005655 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 2, 0081a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005655},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005655
LB  - CDLI:P005655
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 2, 0081a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005655
ER  -
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