UET 5, 0125 (P283671)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131248

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2_
2. _1(disz) kusz3 6(disz) szu-szi sag_
3. _iz-zi dal-ba-na_
4. _nig2_ lu2-{d}nin-gublaga
5. u3 e-la-a
6. {disz}e-la-a
7. _ni2-te-e-ne2-ne_
8. _in-du3-a-en_
9. _a2-kusz2 iz-zi_
10. _nam 1(disz) ninda sukud-bi_
11. _sza3_ e-la-a
reverse
1. {disz}lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. _al-du10-ge-esz_
3. {disz}e-la-a
4. _{gesz}si4-gar_ lu2-{d}nin-gublaga
5. i-ra-ka-as
6. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-lu2-ti _nimgir?_
8. {disz}{d}suen-i-mi-el _dumu_ lu2-ma2-gur8*-re
9. {disz}ga2-bur-zi-mu _dumu ku3-dim2_
  Charpin reads lix-bur- without comment
10. {disz}e2-gir4-mu2-tar-ra
11. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
12. {disz}{d}suen-sze-mi _dumu_ be-li2-i-din-na-am
13. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni _KA-KI*_
14. _lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
15. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
16. _mu iri{ki}-sag-rig7 ki-bi-sze3 bi-in-gi4-a_
seal 1
1'. [...] x-tu-kul2-ti# [...]
  (rest illegible)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283671

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 07827
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131248
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0083

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131248
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 7291
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-83

References

  • primary: UET 5, 125

    [Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich, 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. 100-101

    [Charpin1986Clerge] 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-07-09 at 07:51:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0125 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283671.
UET 5, 0125 artifact entry (No. P283671). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283671 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0125 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283671 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283671},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283671},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283671
LB  - CDLI:P283671
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 5, 0125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283671
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0125 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283671.
UET 5, 0125 artifact entry (No. P283671). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283671 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0125 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283671 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283671},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283671},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283671
LB  - CDLI:P283671
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 5, 0125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283671
ER  -
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