UET 5, 0856 (P254848)
Mathematical 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, IraqMetadata / catalogue
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
As ATF As JTFLinked annotations
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML
Museum Collection(s)
National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, IraqMuseum Number
IM 057600Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-
tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 [us2]
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 [sag]
3. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3#
4. sahar-bi 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2
5. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1(disz) ninda sag
6. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
7. sahar-bi 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 7(disz) sar
8. 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 us2
9. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 sag
10. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
11. sahar-bi 3(u) 6(disz) sar
12. 2(u) 2(disz) ninda us2 1(disz) ninda sag
13. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
14. sahar-bi 4(u) 4(disz) sar
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) ninda us2
16. sahar-bi 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
reverse
1. sza3-ba 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2
2. 1(disz) ninda sag 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
3. sahar-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sar ki 1(disz)
4. 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 sag
5. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
6. sahar-bi 1/2(iku) GAN2 ki 2(disz)
7. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 4(disz) kusz3 sag
8. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
9. sahar-bi 1(u) 1(disz) sar
10. 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) 6(disz) sar#
11. kal-{d}szu-bu-la
12. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1(disz) ninda sag
13. sahar-bi 2(u) 9(disz) sar
14. 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 [sag]
15. sahar-bi 3(u) 9(disz)# 1/3(disz) sar#
16. 1(u) 7(disz) ninda us2 [4(disz) kusz3 sag]
17. sahar-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)# [sar]
18. 1/2(iku) 2(u) 9(disz)# [2/3(disz) sar]
left
column 1
1. ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
2. szunigin 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sar us2
column 2
1. i7 buranun-na
2. iti du6-ku3
3. mu e2 {d}inanna sza3 larsa{ki}-ma ba-du3
obverse
1. 6(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 [us2]
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 [sag]
3. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3#
4. sahar-bi 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2
5. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1(disz) ninda sag
6. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
7. sahar-bi 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) 7(disz) sar
8. 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 us2
9. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 sag
10. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
11. sahar-bi 3(u) 6(disz) sar
12. 2(u) 2(disz) ninda us2 1(disz) ninda sag
13. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
14. sahar-bi 4(u) 4(disz) sar
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) ninda us2
16. sahar-bi 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
reverse
1. sza3-ba 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2
2. 1(disz) ninda sag 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
3. sahar-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sar ki 1(disz)
4. 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 sag
5. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
6. sahar-bi 1/2(iku) GAN2 ki 2(disz)
7. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 4(disz) kusz3 sag
8. 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
9. sahar-bi 1(u) 1(disz) sar
10. 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) 6(disz) sar#
11. kal-{d}szu-bu-la
12. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1(disz) ninda sag
13. sahar-bi 2(u) 9(disz) sar
14. 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda us2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 [sag]
15. sahar-bi 3(u) 9(disz)# 1/3(disz) sar#
16. 1(u) 7(disz) ninda us2 [4(disz) kusz3 sag]
17. sahar-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)# [sar]
18. 1/2(iku) 2(u) 9(disz)# [2/3(disz) sar]
left
column 1
1. ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
2. szunigin 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sar us2
column 2
1. i7 buranun-na
2. iti du6-ku3
3. mu e2 {d}inanna sza3 larsa{ki}-ma ba-du3
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
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (model doc.)
- Language(s):
-
primary: UET 5, 856
[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.: IM 057600
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No: U 17215f
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.04.07.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-20 at 08:40:27 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
 |
|
| 2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
-
There is no external resource for this artifact yet.
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0856 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254848.
UET 5, 0856 artifact entry (No. P254848). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254848
UET 5, 0856 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254848 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2005UET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
year = {2005},
month = {feb 1},
title = {UET 5, 0856 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P254848},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254848},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2005/2/1/ PY - 2005 ID - P254848 LB - CDLI:P254848 M1 - 2025/8/19/ TI - UET 5, 0856 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P254848 ER -