UET 5, 0253 (P415140)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057301

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

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}x-x-tur-ra?_
  Spada reads: {gesz}asalx without comment
2. _1(bur3) kislah_
3. _da {gesz}kiri6_ la-qi3-pu-um
4. u3 _da {gesz}kiri6_ lu2-ma2-gur12-re
5. ($ blank space $) _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
6. _nig2 ki_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
7. _dumu_ dan-{d}lu2-lal3
8. {disz}{d}iszkur-gu2-gal _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni#
9. i-sza-mu
10. i-na s,i2-im-da-at szar-ri#-[im]
11. wa-ar-ki-tim
12. {disz}sze-ep-{d}suen
13. u3 i3-li2-im-gur#-an#-[ni]
14. _di-ku5-e-ne_ unug#[{ki}]
15. u3 larsa#[{ki}]
16. im-hu#-[ru-u2]
reverse
  4-5 lines broken
1'. x [...]
2'. nu-[...]
3'. _mu [lugal-bi-in-pa3_]
4'. _igi_ [...]
5'. {disz}[...]
6'. {disz}[...]
7'. {disz}x [...]
8'. {disz}x [...] x
9'. {disz}za-x-[...]-x-ma?
10'. {disz}{d}suen-pa-x-x-ku-usz
11'. _kiszib lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz_
12'. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
13'. _mu 6(disz)-kam-ma i3-si-in{ki}-na_
seal 1
1. la-qi2#-pu-um
2. _dumu_ dan-{d}la-ta-ra-ak#
3. _ARAD_ {d}x-[x?]-bu
seal 2
1. i3-li2-[x]-x-mi
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415140

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 13022
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 057301
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 13682

References

  • primary: UET 5, 253

    [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
2024-10-27 at 12:00:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-06-14 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
2022-11-01 at 10:04:20 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0253 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415140.
UET 5, 0253 artifact entry (No. P415140). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415140 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415140 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415140},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415140
LB  - CDLI:P415140
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - UET 5, 0253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415140
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0253 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415140.
UET 5, 0253 artifact entry (No. P415140). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415140 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0253 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415140 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415140},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415140
LB  - CDLI:P415140
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - UET 5, 0253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415140
ER  -
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