UET 2, 0261 (P005856)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 128972

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. [...] , [...] IG~a#
2. 1(N01@f)# , KU~b2 DU8~a SZITA~c
3. 1(N01@f) , AMAR AMAR
4. 1(N01@f) , IGI MA
5. 1(N01@f) , X
6. 1(N01@f) , UB# [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01@f) , [...] X
2. 1(N01@f) , X [...]
3. 1(N01@f) , U4? [...]
4. [...] , [...]

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/P005856

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 14712
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 128972
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.128972
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 15068
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1930-1213-652

References

  • primary: UET 2, 261

    [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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 12:13:17 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, 0261 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005856.
UET 2, 0261 artifact entry (No. P005856). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005856 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005856 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 2, 0261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005856},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005856
LB  - CDLI:P005856
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 2, 0261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005856
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 2, 0261 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005856.
UET 2, 0261 artifact entry (No. P005856). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005856 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005856 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 2, 0261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005856},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005856
LB  - CDLI:P005856
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 2, 0261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005856
ER  -
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