UET 2, 0142 (P005724)

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 37-07-035

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. [...] , [...] GALGA~a#?
2. [...] , [...] A
3. [...] , AMAR |DUG~axHI|
4. 3(N14@f) , ENSI
5. 1(N14@f) , MUD KU6~a DIN |MAx2(N57)| AN IR~a MUSZ3~a#
6. 3(N14@f) , SANGA~a AMAR
7. 3(N14@f)# [...] , [...] ME~a EN~a PA~a KI
8. [...] 1(N14@f)# , KISAL~b1# AMAR
column 2
1. 3(N14@f) , ME~a SI NAGA~a
2. 1(N14@f) , SI |GA2~a1xNUN~a| AMA~b
3. 2(N14@f) , NI~b ZI~a
4. 2(N14@f) , ALAN~a AMA~b#
5. 2(N14@f) , MA |(ZU&ZU).SAR~a|
6. 1(N14@f) , SZAGAN
7. 1(N14@f) , AK~a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005724

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 12866
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 37-07-035
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 411847
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.37-7-35
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 13511

References

  • primary: UET 2, 142

    [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 12:13:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 2, 0142 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005724.
UET 2, 0142 artifact entry (No. P005724). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005724 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005724 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005724
LB  - CDLI:P005724
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - UET 2, 0142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005724
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 2, 0142 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005724.
UET 2, 0142 artifact entry (No. P005724). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005724 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005724 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005724
LB  - CDLI:P005724
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - UET 2, 0142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005724
ER  -
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