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UET 7, 0163 (P333173)

Lexical 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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Ea similarities)

Language(s)

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column 1
1. # me " ~ ME
2. # iszib " si2-ib ~ ME
3. # tuba " tu-ba ~ ME
4. # lal " la!(E)-al ~ LAL
5. # masz " ma-asz2 ~ MASZ
6. # ba7 " ba ~ MASZ
7. # gidri " gesz-tu-ru ~ PA
8. # pa " pa ~ PA
9. # sag3 " sa-ag ~ PA
10. # lug2 " lu ~ PA
11. # 3(ban2) " ba-an-esz ~ ASZ2
12. # ziz2 " zi-da? ~ ASZ2
13. # asz2 " a-asz2 ~ ASZ2
14. # masz " ~ MASZ
15. # szu2 " szu?#-szu ~ SZU2
16. # LISZ " [...] ~ LISZ
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column 2
1. # engur! " en-gu-ur ~ |LAGABxA|
2. # zar " za-ar ~ |LAGABxSUM|
3. # bun " bu-mi ~ |LAGABxIM|
4. # szukumx(|LAGABxKUL?#|) " szu-ku-um ~ |LAGABxKUL?#|
5. # i8 " i-da-a ~ |LAGABxA|
6. # esir " e-sze-er-a ~ |LAGABxKUL?#|
7. # gug2 " gu-ug ~ [LU3?]
8. # szu-nigin2 " szu-ni-szu-en ~ [|SZU.LAGAB|?]
9. # bara2 " pa-ra ~ [BARA2]
10. # [...] " du ~ [...]
11. # [...] " ku-[x] ~ [...]
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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): Lexical (Ea similarities)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: UET 7, 163

    [Gurney1974UET7] Gurney, Oliver R. 1974. Middle Babylonian Legal Documents and Other Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 7. London: The Trustees of the two museums.

  • history: MSL 14, 112 03

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-06-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 7, 0163 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333173.
UET 7, 0163 artifact entry (No. P333173). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333173 (Original work published 2006)
UET 7, 0163 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333173 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {UET 7, 0163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333173},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333173
LB  - CDLI:P333173
M1  - 2025/4/18/
TI  - UET 7, 0163 artifact entry
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