UET 4, 0156 (P414852)

Tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131204

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P414852
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P414852

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17238.02
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 131204
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.131204
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1953-0411-39

References

primary: UET 4, 156

[Figulla1949UET4] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1949. Business Documents of the New-Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations. Texts 4. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 680

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-22 at 14:46:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-29 at 14:48:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 4, 0156 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414852.

UET 4, 0156 artifact entry (No. P414852). (2025, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414852 (Original work published 2010)

UET 4, 0156 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414852 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 22},
	title = {UET 4, 0156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414852},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/22/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P414852
LB  - CDLI:P414852
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - UET 4, 0156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414852
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 4, 0156 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414852.

UET 4, 0156 artifact entry (No. P414852). (2025, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414852 (Original work published 2010)

UET 4, 0156 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414852 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 22},
	title = {UET 4, 0156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/22/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P414852
LB  - CDLI:P414852
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - UET 4, 0156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414852
ER  -