UET 5, 191 (P283677)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057267

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}e2-[a-s,i-li2 mu]-ni
2. ARAD2 [ku3-{d}nin]-gal
3. egir ku3-{d}nin-gal nam-tar# nam-lu2-ulu3-sze3
4. i-im-gen-na
5. mu 2(u)-kam ba-zal-ma
6. ki e2-a-ga-mil szesz ku3-{d}nin-gal
7. {disz}e2-szu-luh-u18-ru e2-nam-ti-su13-ud
8. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu {d}suen-u2-se2-li
9. u3 li-pi2-it-e2-a dumu-mesz ku3-{d}nin-gal
10. 1(disz) sag-nita2 ARAD2-{d}ha-ia3 mu-ni
11. nam-du8-a-ni-sze3 im-ma-an-szum2-mu-usz-ma
12. ni2-te-ni in-du8
13. u4-kur2-sze3 e2-a-ga-mil szesz ku3-{d}nin-gal
14. {disz}e2-szu-luh-u18-ru {disz}e2-nam-ti-du3-ud
15. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu {disz}{d}suen-u2-se3-li
16. u3 li-pi2-it-e2-a dumu-mesz ku3-{d}nin-gal
17. ugu e2-a-s,i-li2 nig2 na-me nu-tuku-usz
18. inim-gal2-la sag-nita2 {disz}ARAD2-{d}ha-ia3
19. {disz}e2-a-s,i-li2 nam e2-a-ga-mil
20. {disz}e2-szu-luh-u18-ru {disz}e2-nam-ti-su3-ud
21. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li
22. u3 li-pi2-it-e2-a dumu-mesz ku3-{d}nin-gal
23. in-na-an-gub-bu-usz
24. ARAD2 e2 ad-da-me
25. nu-mu-na-an-du8-usz
26. mu {d}nanna {d}utu
27. u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal
28. in-pa3-de3-mesz
reverse
1. igi ib-ni-e2-a sanga
2. {disz}{d}utu-na-s,i-ir dub-gal2
3. {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in esz3-a-ab-du7
4. {disz}e2-igi-du8-bi-i3-silim abrig2
5. {disz}e2-me-szu-du7 abrig2
6. {disz}e2-gesz-hur-bi-nam-ti-la iszib
7. {disz}{d}utu-esz3-abzu-nir-gal2 iszib
8. {disz}{d}nanna-dingir gudu4-abzu
9. {disz}lu2-{d}ensi2-mah gudu4-abzu
10. {disz}gub-ba-ni-du10 gudu4-abzu
11. {disz}szu-{d}na-a-a en-nam
12. {disz}lu2-{d}mar-tu dumu {d}utu-an-dul3
13. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen gudu4-abzu
14. {disz}ku3-{d}en-ki-ka dumu lugal-ma-an-szum2
15. {disz}eridu-li-wi-ir szesz-a-ni
16. {disz}dingir-ma-an-szum2 nam-szita4
17. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal lu2-bappir
18. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}inanna gudu4 {d}inanna
19. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}sza-la szu-i
20. {disz}e2-ki-gal-la nam-szita4
21. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal ra2-gaba
22. {disz}{d}suen-ga-mil dumu {d}suen-sze-mi nar-sa {d}en-ki
23. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-ab-bi-mesz
24. iti bara2-za3-gar
25. mu ki 2(u) 5(disz) i3-si-in{ki}-na# in-dab5-ba
seal 1
1. {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
2. dub-gal2#
3. dumu {d}[...]
seal 2
1. e2-nam-ti-su13-ud
2. abrig2
3. {d}en-ki eridu{ki}-ga
4. dumu [ku3-{d}]nin-gal

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P283677
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P283677

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 07836γ
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 057267
Accession Number

References

history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 85-86

[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.
history: UET 5, 191

[Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich, and William J. 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	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-20 at 08:47:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-07-20 at 05:52:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-07-09 at 07:51:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283677.

UET 5, 191 artifact entry (No. P283677). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283677 (Original work published 2005)

UET 5, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283677 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {UET 5, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283677},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283677
LB  - CDLI:P283677
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 5, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283677
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283677.

UET 5, 191 artifact entry (No. P283677). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283677 (Original work published 2005)

UET 5, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283677 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {UET 5, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283677},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283677
LB  - CDLI:P283677
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - UET 5, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283677
ER  -