UET 5, 0203 (P283678)

Legal tablet 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 52-30-109

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}nin-sig7-ga
2. dam lugal-me-ur4-ur4
3. {disz}lugal-me-ur4-ur4
4. a2-dam
5. ur3 pu2-du-rum
6. in-dab5
7. {disz}lugal-me-ur4-ur4
8. a2-dam
9. lugal-e an-ta ib2-gi4
10. lugal mu!
11. pu2#-du-rum!
  last sign possibly over erasure
reverse
1. ur3 dam-a-ni-ta
2. i3-nu2-a
3. lugal-e nin-sig7-ga
4. u3 pu2-du-rum
5. di-da ba-an-dab5
6. nam {gesz}dim-sze3
7. ba-an-szum2-mu-usz
8. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
  blank space

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 (Rent)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: UET 5, 203

    [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. 471

    [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 52-30-109
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17215d
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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
2019-09-26 at 07:19:27 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-07-23 at 13:07:18 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, 0203 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283678.
UET 5, 0203 artifact entry (No. P283678). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283678 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0203 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283678 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283678},
}


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