UET 5, 0124 (P283670)

Legal tablet & envelope 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-089

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _5/6(disz) sar 4(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-gal
3. _ha-la_ an-na-ne-sag
4. _nig2_ ku3-{d}nin-gal
5. _szu-bi ti-a_
6. _da_ e-la-a _sza3-tam_
7. u3 _da e2_ ku3-{d}nin-gal
8. _dumu-mesz_ ku3-{d}nin-gal
9. _nam_ {d}suen-uru4 _dumu_ an-na-ne-sag
10. _in-ne-szum2-mu-usz_
11. u4-um _1(disz) sar 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
12. sza ki-ma ku3-{d}nin-gal
13. _nam_ {d}suen-uru4
14. _in-na-gar-re-esz_
15. _dumu-mesz_ ku3-{d}nin-gal
16. _e2_ {d}suen-uru4-ra
17. _in-na-gar-re-esz_
18. {disz}{d}suen-uru4 _dumu_ an-na-ne-sag
19. _e2-ta ba-ra-e3_
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. _igi_ qi2-sza-at-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
3. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 sagi!(|SILA3.DU8|)
4. {disz}hi-su2-u2 _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
5. {disz}ur-du6-ku3-ga _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. {disz}a-at-ta-a _dumu_ lu2-{d}lamma _sanga_
7. {disz}e2-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
8. {disz}sza-gi-isz-ki-nu-um _szitim_
9. {disz}dub-la2-mah-ma-an-szum2
10. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
11. {disz}lugal-tug2-mah _dumu_ hi-li-ma-an-szum2-ma
12. {disz}e-la-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
13. {disz}e2-kur-ra-i3-sa6
14. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni _KA-DI*_
15. {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi _dumu_ i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
16. {disz}{d}nanna-lu2-ti _dumu_ bi-tum-ba-ni
17. {disz}{d}suen-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-gublaga
18. {disz}a-hu-la-ap-uri2{ki} _dumu_ uz x x
19. _iti udru{duru5}
20. _mu us2-sa 6(disz)-kam-ma i3-si-in{ki} ba-an-<dab>_
left
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envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. [...] nu-ub-[ta]-e3#
3'. [_mu lugal]-bi in-pa3#_
4'. [_igi_ qi2]-sza#-at-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
5'. [{disz}na-bi-{d}]en-lil2 sagi!(|SZU.SILA3.GABA|)
6'. [{disz}hi-su2]-u2 _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
7'. [{disz}sza]-gi-isz-ki-nu-um _szesz-a-ni_
8'. [{disz}ur]-du6-ku3-ga _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
9'. [{disz}a]-at#-ta-a _dumu_ lu2-{d}lamma _sanga_
10'. [{disz}e2]-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
11'. {disz}dub-la2-mah-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
12'. [{disz}]lugal#-tug2-mah _dumu_ hi-li-ma-an-szum2
13'. [{disz}]e-la-li2 _szesz-a-ni_
14'. [{disz}]e2-kur!-ra-i3-sa6 _dumu_ szesz-ra-i3-du10
15'. [{disz}{d}suen]-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ lu2-{d#}nin#-gublaga#
16'. [{disz}a-hu]-la#-ap-uri2{ki} _dumu_ bu x ta? x
17'. [{disz}il3-szu-ba]-ni# _KA-DI_
18'. [...] x
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}ha-ia3
2. _zabar-dab5_ {d}en-ki

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: UET 5, 124

    [Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo H., 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. 70-71

    [Charpin1986Clergé] 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.

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  • Museum No.: UM 52-30-089
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 07836α
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 15:33:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-07-09 at 07:52:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0124 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283670.
UET 5, 0124 artifact entry (No. P283670). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283670 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0124 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283670 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283670},
}


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TI  - UET 5, 0124 artifact entry
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