UET 5, 0044 (P414948)

Letter 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 52-30-059

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] {d}utu-dingir
2. u3 hu-um-ba-a
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {d}suen-ma-dingir-ma
5. {d}utu asz-szum-ia
6. li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu-u2-ma
7. szum-ma i-na ki-it-tim
8. a-hu-u2-a at-tu-nu
9. sza a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku-nu-szi-im
10. mi-im-ma la ta-ah-ha-ad-da-ra
11. a-nu-um-ma {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
12. _dumu e2-<dub>-ba!_ a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku-nu-szi-im
13. [ki]-am#! aq-bi-szum
14. [tup?-pa?]-ti bi-il-szu-nu-szi-im
15. [...] x x a ab a sza za za a ki
16. [...] x x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] u2-ul# [...]
2'. [x x] x ra am u2 szi x [...]
3'. [ma-ah]-ri-ia-ma wa-asz-ba-tu-[nu]
4'. [x]-la-x szar-ra-am u2-szi-isz-mi
5'. pi-ha-a-tum
6'. u3 pa-ni-ku-nu tu-ha-ad-da-ra-nim
7'. isz-tu i-na-an-na a-na _u4 2(disz)-kam_
8'. ma-ah-ri-ku-nu a-na-ku
9'. ap-pu-tum
10'. la te-eg-gi4-a
11'. a-wi-lam a-gu-ur
12'. _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-ab-ba-la-ak-ku-nu-szi-im
13'. szum-ma lu-usz-bi-la-ak-ku-nu-szi-im
14'. du!-mu-uq li-ib-bi-im
15'. e-li-ia ri-szi-ia
16'. ap-pu-tum
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P414948

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16825
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-059
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 568189
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-59
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17646

References

  • primary: UET 5, 44

    [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: NABU 2016/5

    [deBoer2016letters] Boer, Rients de. 2016. “Old Babylonian Letters from UET 5 in the Archibab Database.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016/5.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-12-26 at 07:32:50 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0044 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414948.
UET 5, 0044 artifact entry (No. P414948). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414948 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414948 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414948},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414948
LB  - CDLI:P414948
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - UET 5, 0044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414948
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0044 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414948.
UET 5, 0044 artifact entry (No. P414948). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414948 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414948 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414948},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414948
LB  - CDLI:P414948
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - UET 5, 0044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414948
ER  -
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