UET 5, 0379 (P415259)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-154

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur
2. szu-la2
3. ki {d}iszkur-ba-ni
4. {disz}gi-re-e
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. iti sig4-a
reverse
1. sze i3-ag2-en#
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
3. igi a-ap-pa-a
4. DISZ im-gur-e2-a#
5. DISZ ga-az-zu-u2
6. iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 9(disz)#?-kam
7. [mu] ki#-sur-ra [(...)] in-[dab5]-ba#

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415259

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 17249.67
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-154
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 568224
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-154

References

  • primary: UET 5, 379

    [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 15:33:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2018-08-22 at 07:40:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 0379 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415259.
UET 5, 0379 artifact entry (No. P415259). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415259 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0379 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415259 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415259},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415259
LB  - CDLI:P415259
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0379 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415259
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0379 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415259.
UET 5, 0379 artifact entry (No. P415259). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415259 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0379 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415259 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415259},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415259
LB  - CDLI:P415259
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0379 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415259
ER  - 
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