UET 5, 0005 (P414909)

Letter 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 057177

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na e2-a-na-s,i-ir#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-ap-pa-a-ma
4. we-ra-a-am ia-am
5. a-na nig2-gur11-{d}nanna
6. i-di-in
7. du-mu-qa2-am
8. ki-ma li-[ib]-bi-i
9. la i-ma-ra-s,u2-u2
10. u3 we-ra-a-am
11. sza _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
12. {disz}{d}nanna!-illat-su2
13. na-da-a-na-am
14. iq-bi-a-am
reverse
1. a-nu-u2-ma [...]
2. a-na-ku-u2 u3 at#-[ta]
3. u2-la ni-na-me2-er#-[ma]
4. u2-la aq-bi-kum
5. it-ti we-ri-ia
6. sza _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ we-ra#-a-am
7. i-di-in-ma
8. i-na ma-ah-<ri>-ka
9. ka-as-pa-am
10. lu-usz-qu2-ul
11. u3 _1(disz) szen{uruda}_
12. sza _1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ me-e
13. i-s,a-ba-tu
14. _1(u) ma-na_ we-ra-a-am a-hi-am
15. szu-bi-lam-ma
16. ka-as-pa-am
17. lu#-usz#-qu2-[ul]

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)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P414909
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P414909

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 16814b
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 057177
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 5, 5

[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.
history: NABU 2016/5

[deBoer2016letters] Boer, Rients de. 2016. “Old Babylonian Letters from UET 5 in the Archibab Database.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016/5.
history: Leemans, Foreign trade, p. 43

[Leemans1960trade] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1960. Foreign Trade in the Old Babylonian Period as Revealed by Texts from Southern Mesopotamia. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen VI. Leiden: E. J. Brill. https://brill.com/display/title/5668.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-12-14 at 10:32:42	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0005 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414909.

UET 5, 0005 artifact entry (No. P414909). (2010, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414909

UET 5, 0005 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414909 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

@misc{2010UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {UET 5, 0005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414909},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/12/15/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414909
LB  - CDLI:P414909
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - UET 5, 0005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414909
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0005 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414909.

UET 5, 0005 artifact entry (No. P414909). (2010, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414909

UET 5, 0005 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414909 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

@misc{2010UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {UET 5, 0005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414909},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/12/15/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414909
LB  - CDLI:P414909
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - UET 5, 0005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414909
ER  -