UET 5, 0245 (P415132)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 131278

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-tab-ba-e-a!
2. dumu {d}utu-mu-s,a-mi-id
3. a2-bi iti 3(disz)-kam
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. su2-su2 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar szu ti-a
6. ki# {d}utu-mu-s,a-mi-id ad-da-ni
7. {disz}a-bu-ni
8. in-hun{un}
reverse
1. ig la-ba-an-KA2?
2. {disz}bu-s,i2-ia
3. dumu su-mu-na-ha-ra-al
4. i3-gub-bu
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. igi {d}suen-APIN {lu2}azlag2
7. igi dingir-na-szi
8. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
9. iti bara2-za3-gar u3 1(u)-kam
10. mu us2-sa [...]
  Spada notes Figulla's guess of "Rim-Sin 31"
left
  illegible
envelope
  (not copied, Figulla says: "no variants on case")

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415132

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131278
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0113

External resources

References

  • primary: UET 5, 245

    [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.

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
2023-06-14 at 07:13:58 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0245 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415132.
UET 5, 0245 artifact entry (No. P415132). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415132 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0245 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415132 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415132},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415132
LB  - CDLI:P415132
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415132
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0245 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415132.
UET 5, 0245 artifact entry (No. P415132). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415132 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0245 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415132 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415132},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415132
LB  - CDLI:P415132
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415132
ER  - 
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