UET 5, 0009 (P414913)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057181

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 a-hu-ki-nu-um
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma lu2-{d}mar-tu-ma
4. isz-tu u4-mi-im
5. sza a-na ha-ra-ni-im
6. tu-s,u2-u2
7. wa-ar-ki-ka-a-ma
8. {disz}im-<gur>-{d}suen
9. il-li-ka-am-ma
10. um-ma szu-u2-ma
11. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
12. e-li-szu
13. i-szu-u2
14. asz-sza-at-ka
reverse
1. u3# ma-ra-at-ka
2. it-te-pe-e
3. al-ka-am-ma
4. la!-ma asz-sza-at-ka
5. u3 ma-ra-at-ka
6. i-na s,i2-bi-ti-im
7. i-na hi-ta-szu-li-im
8. i-mu-tu
9. asz-sza-at-ka
10. u3 ma-ra-at-ka
11. szu-s,i2-i
12. a-pu-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P414913

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 16519
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 057181
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17195

References

  • primary: UET 5, 9

    [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: 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-12-14 at 10:32:42 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0009 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414913.
UET 5, 0009 artifact entry (No. P414913). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414913 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414913 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414913},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414913
LB  - CDLI:P414913
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 5, 0009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414913
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0009 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414913.
UET 5, 0009 artifact entry (No. P414913). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414913 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414913 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414913},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414913
LB  - CDLI:P414913
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 5, 0009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414913
ER  -
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