UET 5, 0072 (P414976)

Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131227

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 szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
2. u3 _zabar-du8_
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma e2-a-na-s,ir
5. u3 dingir-szu-illat-su2-ma
6. a-na sza {disz}ku-ru-um
7. u3 e-ri-su2-um-ma-tim
8. sza i-li-ku-nim
9. la ta-pa-la-ha
10. u2-sze-ri-ib-szu-nu-ti-ma
11. i-na _e2_ {d}utu u2-ta-mi-szu-nu-ti-ma
12. um-ma szu-nu-u2-ma a-na a-wa-tim szi-na-ti
13. la ni-il-li-kam-ma
14. a-na s,i2-be2-ti-ni-ma
15. lu ni-il-<li>-kam
16. um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-sza-pa-ar-<ku>-nu-szi-im
17. u2-la i-qi2-pu-ni-in-<ni>-ma
reverse
1. um-ma szu-u2#-[ma ...]
2. it-ti {disz}szu-mu-um#-[li-ib-szi]
3. e-s,e2-il-ma um-ma [szu-u2-ma]
4. li-tam a-di a-na _tab-ba_-e-szu# [...]
5. el-qu2-ma at-ta u2-la x [...]
6. ia-szi-im u2-la# ta#-di-in-[ma]
7. isz-tu i-na-an-na a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_
8. a-na larsa{ki} a-al-la-kam
9. u3 a-na e-re-su2-um-ma-tim
10. aq-bi-i-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma#
11. mi-nu-um it-ta-ka
12. um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na _lu2-{uruda}szen-na_
13. it-ti {disz}{d}dingir-ga-mil _zabar-du8_
14. a-li-ik-ma mi-t,i-e-ti
15. li-qi2-a-am-ma i-na _iri e2-nim-ma_
16. szu#-ku-un
17. u3 a-na# x-na-ti-ka la te-gi4
18. u3 gu-ba-ri sza ni-iq-bu#-ma#
19. a-na a-wi-le-e
20. [x] ad-di-in
left
1. [la] ta-sa-la-ah
2. [x x] e-li-szu-nu ri-szi
3. la ta-szu-usz
4. ni-al-la-ka-ku

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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  • : 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.

  • : UET 5, 72

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 131227
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0062

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16527a
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-12-26 at 07:32:50 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els 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, 0072 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414976.
UET 5, 0072 artifact entry (No. P414976). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414976 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414976 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0072 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414976},
}

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