UET 5, 0069 (P414973)

Letter 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 131224

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
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x] di
2'. [x x] li#-ba-tum
3'. [x x] e2-sze-mi-ma
4'. asz-szum _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5'. sza te-el-qu2-u4
6'. a-wi-lu-u2
7'. as,-ba-tu-ne2-ti-ma
8'. um-ma szu-nu-u2-ma
reverse
1. u2 szum-ma ul-li-a-am
2. la# ni-le-qe2
3. an-ni-a-am ni-le-qe2
4. szum-ma i-na ki-tim
5. a-hu-ni at-ta
6. i-na# [_1(u)] gin2# ku3-babbar_
7. [li-ib-bi a]-wi-le-e t,i-ib#
8. [...] ZI ...
  rest broken

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/P414973

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16830q
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131224
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0059

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131224
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-59

References

  • primary: UET 5, 69

    [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
2024-09-05 at 18:07:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 07:32:51 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, 0069 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414973.
UET 5, 0069 artifact entry (No. P414973). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414973 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414973 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414973},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414973
LB  - CDLI:P414973
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414973
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0069 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414973.
UET 5, 0069 artifact entry (No. P414973). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414973 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414973 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414973},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414973
LB  - CDLI:P414973
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414973
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.