UET 5, 0249 (P415136)

Legal tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057297

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}suen _engiz!_
2. {disz}lu2-{d}en-ki-ka _sanga_
3. {disz}{d}suen-ra-bi _nam-iszib_
4. {disz}e2-sag-ku3-gal2
5. {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2
6. {disz}{d}en-ki-he2-gal2
7. {disz}be-li2-i-din-nam
8. {disz}lugal-lu2-ti-ti
9. {disz}lugal-ezem
10. {disz}a-at-ta-a
11. {disz}mu-dingir-mu
12. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
13. {disz}su-ku-bu-um
14. {disz}i-ba-asz-szi-dingir
15. {disz}zi-ki-ir-i3-li2-szu
16. {disz}{d}suen-ma-dingir _szesz-a-ni_
17. {disz}{d}suen-ba-ni _a-u3-a_
18. {disz}{d}iszkur-na-s,ir _szu-i_
19. {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni {disz}ip-qu2-<<an>>-{d}na-na-a
reverse
1. [{disz}{d}suen]-na-szi
2. [...] x a
3. [...] x usz
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...] x
7. [...]
8. [...] pa-at,-ri-im
9. [...] x
10. [...] x
11. [...] gal
12. [...]
13. [...]-ak-nu-ma
14. [...] x
15. [...]
16. isz? ma x x na? a?-di?-ti-szu
17. u2-bi-ib
18. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
19. _mu bad3 iri_ <da>-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu _ba-an-dab_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Rim-Sin.25.02.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P415136
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P415136

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 07836eta
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 057297
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 5, 249

[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: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 56-57

[Charpin1986Clerge] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-27 at 12:00:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2021-05-26 at 14:12:48	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-07-09 at 07:51:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0249 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415136.

UET 5, 0249 artifact entry (No. P415136). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415136 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415136 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415136},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415136
LB  - CDLI:P415136
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UET 5, 0249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415136
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0249 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415136.

UET 5, 0249 artifact entry (No. P415136). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415136 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415136 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415136},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415136
LB  - CDLI:P415136
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UET 5, 0249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415136
ER  -