UET 3, 1403 (P137728)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 130436

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u)# 7(disz)# a2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
 de: 1047 Arbeitsleistung in Arbeiter zu 1 Tag:
2. a2 gurusz gid2-da iti 1(disz)-sze3
 de: Arbeitsleistung der Lang(stock)-Arbeiter,
3. 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-ta
 de: pro Monat je 5/6 Sekel Silber,
4. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
 de: das dazugehörige Silber(äquivalent): 1/3 mana 9 Sekel 15 Gran
  calculation: 1047 ÷ 30 x 5/6 = 29 15/180
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
 de: eingegangen.
2. nig2-ka9 e2-kiszib3-ba-ke4 ba-ab-IL2
 de: Es ist auf die Abrechnung des Lagerhauses (über)tragen worden.
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 de: Jahr: ‘Amar-Suen, der König, had Urbilum zerstört’ (Amar-Suen 2).

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, 1403

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

  • history: BBVO 10, p. 162

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 150-151

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

  • citation: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 118 n. 11

    [Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

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  • Museum No.: BM 130436
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 09431
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2012-06-04 at 22:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 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
2006-10-12 at 12:29:35 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, 1403 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137728.
UET 3, 1403 artifact entry (No. P137728). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137728 (Original work published 2001)
UET 3, 1403 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137728 (Accessed: November 8, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P137728},
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