UET 5, 0165 (P415058)

Legal 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131258

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] ki#-gal2
2. [...]-x-ba-ni
3. x [...] x-na-an-na-ti-ia
4. [...] x-x-la-a-lum
5. ki# lugal?-UD?-{d}nanna
6. [in]-szi-in-sa10
7. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
8. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
9. in-na-la2
10. u4 kur2-sze3
11. inim nu-ga2-ga2-a
12. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
reverse
1. igi {d}suen-ma-gir dumu i3-li2-a-li2
2. igi ha-la-a-bu szu-i
3. igi nam-ha-an-ni gudu4 abzu
4. igi sa3-am-ma-nu-um
5. kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz
  single ruling
  blank space
6. iti ab-e3
  blank space
7. mu us2-sa {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415058

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16575
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131258
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0093

External resources

References

  • primary: UET 5, 165

    [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.

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
2023-06-28 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
2021-06-16 at 17:41:13 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, 0165 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415058.
UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (No. P415058). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415058
LB  - CDLI:P415058
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UET 5, 0165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415058
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0165 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415058.
UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (No. P415058). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415058
LB  - CDLI:P415058
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UET 5, 0165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415058
ER  - 
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