UET 5, 0367 (P283686)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-151

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
2. 5(asz) i3-gesz gur
3. 3(u) tug2-hi-a
4. kaskal dilmun{ki}-sze3
5. nam uruda! sa10-de3
6. ku3 nam-tab-ba
7. ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
8. {disz}lu2-{d}mesz-lam-ta-e3
9. u3 nig2-si-sa2-ab-diri
10. szu ba-an-ti-esz
11. kaskal-ta silim-ma-bi
12. i-bi2-za dam-gar3-ra
13. nu-mu-un-ta-zu-zu
14. inim sze-ga-ne-ne
15. 1(disz) gin2-e 4(disz) ma-na uruda
reverse
1. [sa10] nig2 gi-na
2. {disz}ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
3. al-du10-ge-esz
4. mu lugal-bi tesz2-be2 in-pa3-de3-esz
5. igi {d}suen-dingir
6. {disz}{d}suen-a-sza-re-ed
7. {disz}{d}suen-mu-tab-bil
8. {disz}{d}suen-[i-din-na]-asz-szu
9. {disz}x-[... ma]-gir#
  blank space
10. kiszib lu2#-[inim-ma-bi]-mesz#
11. iti sze-sag11-[ku5] u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
12. mu bad3 zar-bi2-lum mu-un-du3-a

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283686

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 17212n
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-151
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 411947
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-151

References

  • primary: UET 5, 367

    [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. 477-478

    [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
2024-09-05 at 15:33:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2019-07-23 at 13:07:18 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, 0367 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283686.
UET 5, 0367 artifact entry (No. P283686). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283686 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0367 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283686 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283686},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0367 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283686.
UET 5, 0367 artifact entry (No. P283686). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283686 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0367 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283686 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283686},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P283686
LB  - CDLI:P283686
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - UET 5, 0367 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283686
ER  -
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