UET 5, 0253 (P415140)

Legal 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 057301

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}x-x-tur-ra?_
  Spada reads: {gesz}asalx without comment
2. _1(bur3) kislah_
3. _da {gesz}kiri6_ la-qi3-pu-um
4. u3 _da {gesz}kiri6_ lu2-ma2-gur12-re
5. ($ blank space $) _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
6. _nig2 ki_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
7. _dumu_ dan-{d}lu2-lal3
8. {disz}{d}iszkur-gu2-gal _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni#
9. i-sza-mu
10. i-na s,i2-im-da-at szar-ri#-[im]
11. wa-ar-ki-tim
12. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen
13. u3 i3-li2-im-gur#-an#-[ni]
14. _di-ku5-e-ne_ unug#[{ki}]
15. u3 larsa#[{ki}]
16. im-hu#-[ru-u2]
reverse
  4-5 lines broken
1'. x [...]
2'. nu-[...]
3'. _mu [lugal-bi-in-pa3_]
4'. _igi_ [...]
5'. {disz}[...]
6'. {disz}[...]
7'. {disz}x [...]
8'. {disz}x [...] x
9'. {disz}za-x-[...]-x-ma?
10'. {disz}{d}suen-pa-x-x-ku-usz
11'. _kiszib lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz_
12'. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
13'. _mu 6(disz)-kam-ma i3-si-in{ki}-na_
seal 1
1. la-qi2#-pu-um
2. _dumu_ dan-{d}la-ta-ra-ak#
3. _ARAD_ {d}x-[x?]-bu
seal 2
1. i3-li2-[x]-x-mi
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: UET 5, 253

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: IM 057301
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 13022
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 12:00:59 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-06-14 at 07:13:58 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2022-11-01 at 10:04:20 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. Lafont, Bertrand 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, 0253 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415140.
UET 5, 0253 artifact entry (No. P415140). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415140 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415140 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415140},
}

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