UET 3, 1399 (P137724)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130435

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) gurusz szesz-tab-ba
2. erin2-me
3. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz sag-tag
4. ug3-IL2-me
5. u4 1(disz)-kam
6. gurusz-bi 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. iti 1(disz)-kam
8. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
9. a2-bi 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 u2-nin9
11. 6(asz) gu2 mangaga
12. 2(asz) gu2 pesz-murgu2
13. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
14. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) pesz-murgu2
15. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na bur2
16. ki ad-kup4-ta
17. 3(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) 7(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
18. 1/3(disz) 7(disz) gin2 pesz-murgu2
19. ki a-sza3 sanga szabra-e-ne
20. szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) 9(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
21. szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 u2-nin9
22. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 mangaga
23. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) 7(disz) gin2 pesz-murgu2
24. szunigin 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na bur2
25. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
26. sza3-bi-ta
27. 1(u) ESZ gan mangaga
28. mu dug kur-ku-du3-sze3
column 2
1. gurusz 1(disz)-sze3 u4 3(disz)-a 1(disz)-ta
2. a2-bi u4 3(u)
3. 4(disz) sa mangaga dug gal
4. gurusz 1(disz)-sze3 u4 1(disz)-a 1(disz)-ta
5. a2-bi u4 4(disz)
6. 2(disz) sa mangaga dug 5(disz) sila3
7. gurusz 1(disz)-sze3 u4 1(disz)-a 2(disz)-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(disz)
9. mu bala-a-sze3
10. esz2-la2-bi 3(u) gu2 3(u) [ma-na ...]
11. bi2-gu7-bi 2(u) 1(asz) [gu2] 1(u) 8(disz) [ma-na]
12. 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na pesz# [...]
13. bi2-gu7-bi 3(disz) [...]
14. pesz-murgu2-bi [...]
15. gurusz 1(disz)-sze3 [...]-ta!
16. a2-bi [...]
17. gu2 kesz2 dug kur-ku-du3 e2-kiszib3-ba-ka#
18. u3 nig2-gu3-de2 didli-sze3
19. 3(gesz2) gi kin gur-ra dur2 dug kur-ku-du3
20. gi-bi 3(gesz2) sa
21. gug4-bi 3(gesz2) sa
22. gurusz 1(disz)-sze3 u4 1(disz)-a 2(disz)-ta
23. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
24. dug kur-ku-du3 i3 e2-kiszib3-ba-ka gal2-la ba-an-lah5
26. 3(u) 4(disz) dug szakkan
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. nig2-ka9-ak
2'. i3-ra2-ra2 dug szakkan kesz2-kesz2-ra2-ke4-ne
3'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
4'. mu gu-za-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 3, 1399

    [Legrain1937UET3] Legrain, Léon. 1937. Business Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Ur Excavations. Texts 3. London: The Trustees of the two museums.

  • history: UET 1, 0202

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 130435
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 06729
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-10-10 at 09:06:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:16:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-05-23 at 17:00:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:29:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 3, 1399 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137724.
UET 3, 1399 artifact entry (No. P137724). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137724 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137724 (Accessed: February 15, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {UET 3, 1399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137724},
}


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