UET 5, 0586 (P415460)

Administrative 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 131362

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gur ninda_
2. _sza3 esz3-ta gur-ra_
3. _gudu4{+ut} kiszib-gal2_
4. sza ka-ni-ku a-na _kurum6_ {d}suen-i-[...] _dumu_ du? [...]
5. i-na _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub_
6. ik-ka-an-ku-u2-ma ih-li-[qu2]
7. me-he-er ka-ni-ki ha-al#-[qi2]
8. {disz}e2-a-ri-im-i3-li2 _KA-ninda_
9. ka-ni-kam a-na _kiszib-gal2_
reverse
1. ik-nu-uk
2. ka-ni-ik _KA#-ninda_
3. i-li#-[a-am-ma]
4. i-he#-ep#-[pi2]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. da-a-[a]
2. _dumu_ la-la-[a?]
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415460

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 07795h
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131362
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0197

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131362
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-197

References

  • primary: UET 5, 586

    [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. 114

    [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
2023-05-16 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
2019-07-09 at 07:51:58 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, 0586 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415460.
UET 5, 0586 artifact entry (No. P415460). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415460 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0586 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415460 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415460},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0586 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415460.
UET 5, 0586 artifact entry (No. P415460). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415460 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0586 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415460 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0586 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415460},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415460
LB  - CDLI:P415460
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - UET 5, 0586 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415460
ER  -
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