UET 5, 0074 (P414978)

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 131229

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 a-hi-i-a
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ah#-mar-szi-ma
4. {d}utu asz-szum-i-a
5. li-ba-il-it,-ka
6. a-nu-um-ma
7. {disz}dingir-ni-szu#
8. u3 i3-li2-tab-ba-e
9. a-na s,e-ri-i-ka
10. at,-t,ar-da-[asz]-szu#-nu-ti
11. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar <<babbar>>_
12. sza ma-ah-ri-ka
13. il?-li?-kam
14. id?-na-szu-nu-ti-ma
reverse
1. li#-ib#-lu!-ni-im
2. ap-pu-u2-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/P414978

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16810
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131229
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0064

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131229
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17621
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-64

References

  • primary: UET 5, 74

    [Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich, and William James 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 13:32:21 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
2023-05-16 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 07:32:50 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, 0074 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414978.
UET 5, 0074 artifact entry (No. P414978). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414978 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0074 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414978 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414978},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0074 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414978.
UET 5, 0074 artifact entry (No. P414978). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414978 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0074 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414978 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414978},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414978
LB  - CDLI:P414978
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414978
ER  -
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