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

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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

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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

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Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 128897
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 12913
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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 Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

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

Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 29, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	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  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - UET 2, 0183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005771
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 29, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	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  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - UET 2, 0183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005771
ER  - 
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