UET 5, 0149 (P283673)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131251

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. da e2 ha-am-ma-du
3. u3 da e2 {d}suen-i-din-nam
4. ki a-ap-pa-a
5. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
6. {disz}nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
7. {disz}nu-t,u3-up-tum ama-a-ni
8. u3 {d}a-a-re-me-et
9. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
10. in-szi-sa10
11. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
12. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
13. in-na-la2
14. inim-gal2-la e2-ne-ne
15. in-na-du-bu-esz
reverse
1. u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-um-ga2-ga2
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
3. igi {d}a-a-re-me-et dam a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
4. {disz}a-pil-ku-bi _dumu_ a-wi-il5-dingir
5. {disz}ARAD-{d}nanna lu2-DU-DU
6. {disz}a-at-ta-a dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
7. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu erisz-dingir
8. {disz}at-ta-mu aszgab
9. {disz}ARAD-{d}nanna gudu4-abzu
10. {disz}{d}suen-uru4 dumu lu2-ga-a-a
11. {disz}il3-szu-ba-ni KA-DI
12. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}na-na-a szesz-a-ni
  blank space
13. lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz
14. iti NE-NE-gar
15. mu dam {d}iszkur sza IM{ki}
  illegible seal impression

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (sale)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: UET 5, 149

    [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. 154-155

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 131251
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0086

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 06314 ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-11-16 at 21:02:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2019-07-13 at 07:37:52 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, 0149 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283673.
UET 5, 0149 artifact entry (No. P283673). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283673 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283673 (Accessed: August 25, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283673},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283673
LB  - CDLI:P283673
M1  - 2025/8/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283673
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0149 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283673.
UET 5, 0149 artifact entry (No. P283673). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283673 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283673 (Accessed: August 25, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283673},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283673
LB  - CDLI:P283673
M1  - 2025/8/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283673
ER  - 
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