UET 5, 0119 (P283668)

Legal 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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131247

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2 e2 du3-[a]
2. sza3-bi-ta 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-[a]
3. da diri nam-szesz-gal-a-ni
4. da [e2] {d}utu-da-nu-me-a
5. 1(disz) {gesz}ig# mi-ri2-za e2-gal
6. 1(disz) {gesz}ig-dib ka2 bar-ra
7. 1(disz) sag-nita2 a-li2-a-hu-u2-a mu-ni
8. ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
9. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ki-ta-ki-am3 x
  Reading with Charpin, but last sign is like NANNA
10. {d}suen#-sza-di-i
11. {disz}[ma-ti]-lu#-um-szi-ra szesz-a-ni
12. in-ne-szum2
13. x [x x] x gesz? ma za ku? nu x x
14. 1(disz) [ma2-gur8 szu]-ku6
15. 1(disz) [{gesz}banszur] za3-gu-la2
16. 1(disz) [x x] x x? {gesz}szinig
17. 1(disz) x [x x u2]-ru-ba-an-nu#
18. 1(disz) x x x 1(disz) gesz-rin2-gaba zabar
19. [u3 {gesz}pa]-ku5 a-na gal2-la-a-bi
20. [ha-la {d}suen]-sza-di-i szesz-gal
21. [n sar n] gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze e2# du3-a
22. [da e2] i#?-ba-asz-szi-LI?
23. [1(disz) {gesz}]ig e2-ki x
reverse
1. [1(disz)] {gesz#}ig e2-ur3#-[ra]
2. [1(disz)] sag-geme2 la-sza-x mu-ni#
3. [ku3]-bi 1(u) 6(disz) gin2
4. [1(disz) {gesz}]ig i7-da#? 2(disz) {gesz}ig [...]
5. [n] 2/3(disz) gin2! ku3-babbar# ki#-ta#-ki#-am3 [x] x
6. {disz}ma-ti-lu-um-szi
7. {disz}{d}suen-sza-di-i-ra in-ne-szum2
8. 1(disz) ma2-gur8! szu-ku6
9. 1(disz) apin-KA-BU-za3!
10. 1(disz) {gesz}illar 2(disz) {gesz}sag-du
11. 1(disz) {uruda}dur10-tab-ba zabar
12. 2(disz) ka-ar-ru
13. u3 {gesz}pa-ku5 a-na gal2-la-am3-bi#
14. ha-la ma-ti-lu-um-ti
15. e2 nig2-gur10 ARAD u3 {gesz}szu-kar2
16. gesz-szub!-ba i3-szub-bu-ne
17. ba-be2-e-esz
18. u4-kur2-sze3 {disz}ma-ti-lu-um-szi
19. e2 nig2-gur10 u3 {gesz}szu-kar2
20. ha-la {d}suen-sza-di-i-ra
21. inim-ma nu-um-ga2-ga2
22. dam-gar3 {d}suen-sza-di-i
23. {disz}ma-ti-lu-um-szi
24. nu-ha-sa-ab-ze2-en#
25. dam-gar3 ma-ti-lu-um-[szi]
26. {disz}suen-sza-di-i nu-ha-sa#-[ab-ze2-en]
27. mu lugal-bi in-pa3

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
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  • primary: UET 5, 119

    [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: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 468-469

    [Charpin1986Clergé] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

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  • Museum No.: BM 131247
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0082

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17213e
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-07-23 at 13:07:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0119 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283668.
UET 5, 0119 artifact entry (No. P283668). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283668 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0119 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283668 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283668},
}


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