UET 5, 0268 (P415153)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131283

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. asz-szum _lu2-hun-ga2 {gi}dusu_
2. sza {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-ap-lim
3. {disz}{d}suen-li-wi-ir
4. u3 szum-ma-dingir
5. i-na kar-ra-{d}utu
6. _{gi}dusu_-szu-nu
7. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma
8. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _ugula szitim_
9. {disz}{d}suen-li-wi-ir is,-ba-at-ma
10. {disz}{d}suen-li-wi-ir
11. a-na u2-ba-a iq-bi-i-ma
reverse
1. um-ma szu-u2-x-ma
2. _1(disz) lu2-hun-ga2_ i-na _aga-us2_
3. a-gu-ur-ma
4. _udu niga u3 ku3-babbar_
5. sza _lu2-hun-ga2 3(disz)!_ ne2-ti
6. _sza3_-ka nu-t,a3-ab
7. _inim-ta_ {d}suen-li-wi-ir
8. a-na pi-ha-at _lu2-hun-ga2_
9. {disz}u2-ba-a iz-za-az
10. _igi_ [s,il2]-li2-{d}suen
11. {disz}[ta]-ri-bu-um _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
12. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
13. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal bad3-gal uri2{ki}-ma u3 larsa{ki} mu-un-gul_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
3. _ARAD_ {d}za-ba4-ba4

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415153

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 06315
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131283
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0118

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131283
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 5505
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-118

References

  • primary: UET 5, 268

    [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.

  • history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 155-156

    [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 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
2023-01-16 at 13:24:25 Deloucas, Andrew Transliteration Deloucas, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-07-13 at 07:45:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 0268 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415153.
UET 5, 0268 artifact entry (No. P415153). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415153 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0268 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415153 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415153},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415153
LB  - CDLI:P415153
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - UET 5, 0268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415153
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0268 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415153.
UET 5, 0268 artifact entry (No. P415153). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415153 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0268 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415153 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415153},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415153
LB  - CDLI:P415153
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - UET 5, 0268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415153
ER  -
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