UET 2, 0183 (P005771)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 128897

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) , SZE~a |NINDA2xSZIM~a| ENSI
2. 5(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , AN MUSZ3~a AK~a
3. 4(N14@f) 4(N01@f) , LA~e LA~e NI~b
4. 3(N14@f) 2(N01@f) 1(N08@f) , MA NUNUZ~a1
5. 3(N14@f) 3(N01@f) , SAL E2~a TI
6. [...] 2(N01@f)# 1(N08@f) , GAL~a GARA2~a
column 2
1. 2(N19@f) 3(N04@f) , AN MUSZ3~a AK~a
2. 2(N19@f)? 3(N04@f) , LA~e LA~e NI~b
3. 3(N19@f) 3(N04@f) , MA NUNUZ~a1
4. 1(N19@f) , SAL E2~a TI
5. 2(N19@f) , GAL~a GARA2~a
6. 1(N19@f) , SZAGAN
7. , SZE~a SANGA~a AB~a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20130126 englund: collated rke BM 5.89; rev. was completely inscribed, then mutilated; discussed by J. Friberg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) 053

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005771

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 12913
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 128897
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.128897
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 13562
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1930-1213-577_1

References

  • primary: UET 2, 183

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

  • history: Reading the Past, 022

    [Walker1990ReadingthePast] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1990. “Cuneiform.” Reading the Past: Ancient Writing from Cuneiform to the Alphabet.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:08:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 12:59:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 12:13:15 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0183 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005771.
UET 2, 0183 artifact entry (No. P005771). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005771 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0183 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005771 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {UET 2, 0183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005771},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005771},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005771
LB  - CDLI:P005771
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UET 2, 0183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005771
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0183 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005771.
UET 2, 0183 artifact entry (No. P005771). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005771 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0183 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005771 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {UET 2, 0183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005771},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005771},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005771
LB  - CDLI:P005771
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UET 2, 0183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005771
ER  -
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