UET 5, 0021 (P414925)

Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057192

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-ap-pa-a
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma dingir-szu-illat-su-ma
4. {d}utu asz-szum-ia
5. li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
6. asz-szum re-szi-im
7. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
8. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
9. re-sza-am szu-ri-a-am
10. asz-szum {d}utu
11. sza u2-ba-al-la-t,u3-u2-ka
12. re-sza-am sza-ti
13. isz-tu _u4 1(u)-kam_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ at-ta-di-isz-szu
14. szum-ma ni-t,i-il-ka
15. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-up-ra#-am-ma
16. re-sza-am
17. sza e-li-szu-u2 da-am-qu
18. lu-sza-ma-am-ma
19. lu-sza-ri-a-ak-ku-u2 ap-pu-tum
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 5, 21

    [Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo H., and William J. Martin. 1953. Letters and Documents of the Old-Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations. Texts 5. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: NABU 2016/5

    [deBoer2016letters] Boer, Rients de. 2016. “Old Babylonian Letters from UET 5 in the Archibab Database.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016/5.

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  • Museum No.: IM 057192
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16881
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-12-16 at 08:27:30 Woestenburg, Els Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Allred, Lance CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0021 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414925.
UET 5, 0021 artifact entry (No. P414925). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414925 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414925 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414925},
}


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