UET 5, 0150 (P283674)

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 131252

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)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. da ha-la nig2-gi-na
3. u3 da ha-la bu-la-lum
4. ki a-la-a dam szu-mi-a-hi-ia
5. u3 be-li2-uru4 dumu-ni
6. {disz}im-li-kum
7. {disz}a-at-ta-a
8. u3 il3-szu-na-s,ir
9. in-szi-sa10-me-esz
10. 1(u)* gin2 ku3-babbar
11. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
12. in-na-la2
13. inim-gal2-la e2-a-ne-ne
14. in-na-gub-bu-me-esz
reverse
1. u4-kur2 lu2 lu2-ulu3
2. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi bu-la-lum dumu ur-esz3#-ban2{da}
5. {disz}nig2-gi-na szesz-a-ni
6. {disz}hu-sza-szum
7. {disz}a-bu-ni szu-ku6
8. {disz}{d}ha-ia3-ba-ni
9. {disz}e2-ra-bi dumu {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
10. {disz}sza-gi4-<isz>-a-bu-szu
11. {disz}{d}i-szum-ga-mil
12. {disz}{d}en-lil2-sipa
13. iti ab-e3
14. mu i7 edin-na i7 he2-gal2-la mu-un-ba-al
seal 1
1. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. {d}nin-a2#-zi-mu2-a
seal 2
1. a-hu-[...]
2. ARAD {d}nin-[...]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (sale)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: UET 5, 150

    [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. 109-110

    [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 131252
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0087

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 16826g
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2019-07-09 at 07:51:58 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0150 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283674.
UET 5, 0150 artifact entry (No. P283674). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283674 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0150 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283674 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {UET 5, 0150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283674},
}

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