UET 4, 0167 (P414863)

Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-040

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P414863
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P414863

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 08860
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	UM 52-30-040
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	568174
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.52-30-40
Ur Online Project (UrOnline)	8515

References

primary: UET 4, 167

[Figulla1949UET4] Figulla, Hugo H. 1949. Business Documents of the New-Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations. Texts 4. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-22 at 14:46:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 4, 0167 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414863.

UET 4, 0167 artifact entry (No. P414863). (2025, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414863 (Original work published 2010)

UET 4, 0167 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414863 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 22},
	title = {UET 4, 0167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414863},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 4, 0167 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414863.

UET 4, 0167 artifact entry (No. P414863). (2025, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414863 (Original work published 2010)

UET 4, 0167 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414863 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2025UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 22},
	title = {UET 4, 0167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414863},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/22/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P414863
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 4, 0167 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414863
ER  -