UET 2, 0089 (P005664)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

BM — + IM 049733

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 X
2. [...] 2(N01@f) , [...] X
3. 3(N14@f)#? [...] , [...] SZIR~a#?
4. [...] X , [...] DAG
5. , AK~a# MUSZ3~a# AN [...]
column 2
1. 1(N14@f) 1(N22@f) , X AN# AMAR [...]
2. 7(N14@f)#? , SAL AK~a ALAN~a#? [...]
3. 1(N14@f) 1(N22@f) , E2~a# [...]
4. 1(N14@f) , GAL~a [...]
5. 2(N45@f) 2(N14@f)# [...] , SAL# [...]
6. [...] , [...] X X
7. 2(N22@f)#? , AK~a# X E2~a#?
8. 1(N22@f) 1(N01@f) , X X
9. 2(N22@f) 2(N01@f) , |SALx1(N58)| |DUG~axHI|# |DUG~axHI|#
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 2(N14@f) , SUM~b SUM~b
3. 1(N14@f) , BU~a AK~a DU DU
4. [...] , [...] LU2 X |DUG~axHI|
column 2
1. 6(N14@f)# [...] , [...]
2. 4(N14@f) [...] , X [...]
3. [...] , [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P005664
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P005664

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 12817a + U 12819
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	BM — + IM 049733
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 2, 89

[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
2006-10-12 at 12:13:12	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005664.

UET 2, 0089 artifact entry (No. P005664). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005664

UET 2, 0089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005664 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {UET 2, 0089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005664},
}

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TI  - UET 2, 0089 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005664.

UET 2, 0089 artifact entry (No. P005664). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005664

UET 2, 0089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005664 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2001UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {UET 2, 0089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005664},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005664
LB  - CDLI:P005664
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - UET 2, 0089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005664
ER  -