UET 2, 0253 (P005848)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 37-07-071Period
ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
column 1
1. , A NUN~a APIN~a
2. , NANNA~a UR~a SAG
3. , X X [...]
4. , SAL
5. , NANNA~a
6. , AN NA~a AMA~b
column 2
1. , AN AMA~b SI
2. , SZE~a NU KIN
3. , SI AMA~b
4. , BULUG3? SZE~a#?
5. , X X AMAR#
6. , SI E2~a [...]
7. , SI MASZ
column 3
1. , EN2 E2~a SI AMA~b
2. , X E2~a AMA~b SI
3. , GAL~a AMA~b NUN~a#
4. , [...] X
5. , U4 [...] X
6. , X [...]
reverse
column 1
1. , SU~a X
column 1
1. , A NUN~a APIN~a
2. , NANNA~a UR~a SAG
3. , X X [...]
4. , SAL
5. , NANNA~a
6. , AN NA~a AMA~b
column 2
1. , AN AMA~b SI
2. , SZE~a NU KIN
3. , SI AMA~b
4. , BULUG3? SZE~a#?
5. , X X AMAR#
6. , SI E2~a [...]
7. , SI MASZ
column 3
1. , EN2 E2~a SI AMA~b
2. , X E2~a AMA~b SI
3. , GAL~a AMA~b NUN~a#
4. , [...] X
5. , U4 [...] X
6. , X [...]
reverse
column 1
1. , SU~a X
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UET 2, 253
[Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: UM 37-07-071
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No: U 14180
- Findspot Square:
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- Period: ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:16 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (242920) (242920)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.37-7-71) (UM.37-7-71)
- Ur Online Project (14512) (14512)
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Cite this Artifact
“UET 2, 0253 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005848.
UET 2, 0253 artifact entry (No. P005848). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005848 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005848 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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year = {2023},
month = {jun 28},
title = {UET 2, 0253 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005848},
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