UET 5, 0215 (P283679)

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 52-30-111

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _a-sza3_ szu-luh-bi-u18-ru
3. u3 <e2>-nam-ti-su-ud
4. _ki_ e2-nam-ti-su-ud
5. {disz}am-ri-i3-li2-a
6. a-na bi-il-ti-im
7. a-na _5(asz) gur sze_
8. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
reverse
1. _igi_ e2-dim-an-ki
2. {disz}{d}utu-da-a-an
3. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam _gudu4_
  blank space
4. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u)-kam_
5. _mu us2-sa-a-bi mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
  (seal impression on all sides)
seal 1
1. am-ri-i3-li2-szu
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2-{i7}a-ra-ah-tum
3. _ARAD_ AN {d}mar-tu

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 (Rent)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: UET 5, 215

    [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. 83

    [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.

  • history: MVS 17, no. 77

    [Colbow1995MVS17] Colbow, Gudrun. 1995. Die Spätaltbabylonische Glyptik Südbabyloniens. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 17. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


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  • Museum No.: UM 52-30-111
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 07827d
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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 07:51:58 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0215 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283679.
UET 5, 0215 artifact entry (No. P283679). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283679 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0215 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283679 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283679},
}

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