UET 5, 0789 (P415659)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131413

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] zu2#-lum
3'. [{d}nanna]-igi-du
4'. [5(disz) sila3] i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 ga-ara3
5'. [3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3] zu2-lum
6'. [{d}]nanna-a2-dah
7'. [...] sila3 zu2-lum E2-NUN-mah
8'. sza#? {d}nanna
9'. [u3] {d}nin-gal-a2-an-da
10'. [...] sila3# 5(disz) gin2 gazi
11'. [...] mun
12'. [...] ki#? ga2
13'. [...]-ka#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2) i3-nun [1(ban2) ga-ara3]
2'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) zu2-lum 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
3'. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi 4(disz) sila3# mun#
4'. {d}nin-szubur#
5'. 1(ban2) i3-nun 1(ban2) ga-ara3
6'. 5(ban2) sila3 zu2-lum
7'. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz du10-ga i3-erin?
8'. {d}inanna
9'. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 ga-ara3
10'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11'. {d}na-na-a
12'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum {d}nin-e2-gal
13'. 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# zu2-lum {d}x [x?] x
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 3(ban2)# [5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum]
2'. {d}[...]
3'. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 [ga-ara3]
4'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum#
5'. 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi 2(disz) sila3 mun
6'. {d}ba-ba6
7'. 1(ban2) i3-nun 1(ban2) ga-ara3 1(barig) 1(ban2) zu2-lum
8'. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gazi 2(disz)? sila3 mun
9'. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10'. 1(ban2) i3-nun 1(ban2) ga-ara3 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11'. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gazi
12'. 5(disz) sila3 mun
13'. {d}alamusz
14'. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 ga-ara3
15'. [n] 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
16'. [{d}]nimin-tab-ba!
17'. [n i3]-nun# 5(disz) sila3 ga#-[ara3]
18'. [...] HE2-[x x?]
19'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ga-ara3
2'. [...] zu2-lum
3'. [...] x nu [...]
4'. [n i3]-nun 4(disz) sila3 ga-ara3
5'. [...] zu2-lum
6'. [...]-ru
7'. [...] PA?
8'. [...] na?
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

illegible

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415659

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 08811s
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131413
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0248

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131413
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-248

References

  • primary: UET 5, 789

    [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. 304-305

    [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
2024-10-27 at 12:00:59 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
2019-07-23 at 13:07:18 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, 0789 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415659.
UET 5, 0789 artifact entry (No. P415659). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415659 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0789 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415659 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0789 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415659},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/27/
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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UET 5, 0789 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0789 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415659.
UET 5, 0789 artifact entry (No. P415659). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415659 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0789 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415659 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UET 5, 0789 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415659
LB  - CDLI:P415659
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UET 5, 0789 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415659
ER  -
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