UET 2, 0281 (P005871)

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 049681

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. [...] , |SAL.KUR~a| GISZ3~a KA~a
2. 1(N14@f)? , AMAR
3. 1(N14@f)? , NIN MU
4. 1(N14@f)? , LUGAL MU
5. 1(N14@f) 6(N01@f) , GAL~a SAG# NE~a PAP~a# [...]
6. [...] , [...] X AMA~b
column 2
1. 3(N01@f) , SAG NE~a KISAL~b1 X AN? SAG UR~a
2. 2(N01@f) , |NINDA2xX| A UR~a?
3. 2(N01@f) , ALAN~a A
4. 1(N01@f) , TUR UR~a
5. 2(N01@f) , U4 PA3 NE~a DUB~a# GA'AR~b1? DA~a
6. 1(N01@f) , LU2# X
7. , [...] X
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N01@f)? , ENGIZ AK~a
top
column 1
1. 3(N01@f) [...] ,

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/P005871

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 14731
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 049681
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 15087

References

  • primary: UET 2, 281

    [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 12:13:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0281 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005871.
UET 2, 0281 artifact entry (No. P005871). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005871 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0281 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005871 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005871
LB  - CDLI:P005871
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 2, 0281 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005871
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 2, 0281 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P005871.
UET 2, 0281 artifact entry (No. P005871). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005871 (Original work published 2001)
UET 2, 0281 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005871 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 2, 0281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P005871
LB  - CDLI:P005871
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 2, 0281 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005871
ER  -
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