UET 5, 0868 (P415727)

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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057604

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
 en: In 1 month,
2. _u4 1(u)-kam iti dub-sag-ga2_
 en: 10 days of month tablet-heading:
3. mu-na-wi-ru-um i-za-az
 en: Munawwirum;
4. _u4 1(u)-kam iti murub4_
 en: 10 days of month middle:
5. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ku3!-{d}nin-gal
 en: Apil-ilišu, son of Ku-Ningal;
6. _u4 1(u)-kam iti egir_
 en: 10 days of month trailing:
7. {disz}da-aq-qi2-ia _dumu_ dingir-szu-ga-mil
 en: Daqqiya, son of Ilšu-gamil
8. isz-tu _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_
 en: from month “Ploughs freed”
9. _sza3 mu kur gu2-si-a_
 en: in year “Lands in revolt”
10. a-di _iti bara2-za3-gar_
 en: to month “Dais-shrine”
11. _sza3 mu-bala_
 en: of the term year;
reverse
1. a-na pa-ha-at
 en: for replacement
2. u3 hi-t,i-im
 en: or absence
3. sza _kisal-luh_ u3 _i3-du8_
 en: of sweepers and doormen
4. sza i-na _e2_ {d}nin-gal
 en: that in the house of Ningal
5. i-ba-asz-szu-u2
 en: exist
6. _e2-gal_-lam i-pa-lu
 en: they shall satisfy the palace;
7. _igi nam-ti gudu4_ {d}nin-gal
 en: before Destiny, gudu(-priest) of Ningal,
8. {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _sza3-tam_
 en: Nidnat-Sîn, šatam(-official),
9. {disz}sze20-ep-{d}suen _lu2 lunga_
 en: Šep-Sîn, brewer,
10. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _gudu4 dub-la2-mah_
 en: Sîn-magir, gudu(-priest) of Big-pilaster;
11. _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 3(disz)-kam_
 en: month “Ploughs freed,” 3rd day,
12. _mu kur gu2-si-a_
 en: year “Lands in revolt.”
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period Samsu-iluna.12.08.00 to Samsu-iluna.13.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P415727

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 06398
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 057604
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 40303

References

  • primary: Iraq 15 (pp. 88-122), 095

    [Figulla1953Iraq15Part1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1953. “Accounts Concerning Allocation of Provisions for Offerings in the Ningal-Temple at Ur.” Iraq 15 (1): 88–122. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199568.

  • primary: UET 1, 0246

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: UET 5, 868

    [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
2024-09-05 at 16:02:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-04 at 08:08:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-06-04 at 07:44:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Lafont, Bertrand 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
2017-12-16 at 12:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 0868 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415727.
UET 5, 0868 artifact entry (No. P415727). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415727 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0868 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415727 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0868 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415727.
UET 5, 0868 artifact entry (No. P415727). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415727 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0868 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415727 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415727},
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