UET 2, 0259 (P005854)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

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. , [...] UDU~a [...] A
2. , MA NUNUZ~a1
3. , LUGAL SI NUN~a#? SA~a?
4. , SZIR~a SZIR~a
5. , HI GURUSZ~a
6. , USZUMGAL
7. , ABZU SI EN~a
8. , GESZTIN~c
9. , [...] TU~b#?
10. , [...] X [...]
column 2
1. , SI GA2~a1 A
2. , SI AMA~b E2~a
3. , GESZTIN~c A
4. , AMAR AMAR
5. , AK~a UDU~a
6. , 1(N57) X [...]
7. , RA KUR~b DUB~a?
8. , [...]
9. , SI GAR#?
10. , KA~a KA~a
11. , IGI BUR~a KI
12. , NE~a PAP~a GISZ~v GAL~a GIR2~a
column 3
1. , SAL ZI~a
2. , IGI [...] AK~a
3. , DA~a URI3~a SAG
4. , NU LU2 SI# GAR#
5. , [...] AMA~b X X
6. , KISZ#? A DA~a# TUR
7. , X SZA3~a1
8. , SZE3 KU3~a? E2~a
9. , AB~a AMA~b
10. , SAL DUG~a?
column 4
1. , GAL~a AMA~b MUSZ3~a
2. , KISZ A DA~a AL
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N14@f) 3(N01@f) , IR11
2. 1(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , |SAL.KUR~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/P005854

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 14549
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 14904

References

  • primary: UET 2, 259

    [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
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 Artifacts

“UET 2, 0259 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005854.
UET 2, 0259 artifact entry (No. P005854). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005854 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0259 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005854 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005854
LB  - CDLI:P005854
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - UET 2, 0259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005854
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 2, 0259 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005854.
UET 2, 0259 artifact entry (No. P005854). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005854 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0259 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005854 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005854
LB  - CDLI:P005854
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - UET 2, 0259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005854
ER  -
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