UET 2, 0240 (P005835)

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 37-07-067

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. 1(N01@f) , AMAR AMAR
2. 1(N01@f) , SAL ALAN~a
3. 1(N01@f) , SZAH2~a SZAH2~a ASZ2
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N01@f) , SIG7 SAL IGI BUR~a
3. 1(N01@f) , LAM~c LAM~c SIG7

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/P005835

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 13930
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 37-07-067
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 411877
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.37-7-67
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 14249

References

  • primary: UET 2, 240

    [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 12:13:16 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, 0240 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005835.
UET 2, 0240 artifact entry (No. P005835). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005835 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005835 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005835
LB  - CDLI:P005835
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 2, 0240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005835
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0240 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005835.
UET 2, 0240 artifact entry (No. P005835). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005835 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005835 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005835
LB  - CDLI:P005835
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 2, 0240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005835
ER  -
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