UET 5, 0027 (P414931)

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 057198

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] ur#-{d}nanna
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ki-ma-a-hu-um-ma
4. asz-szum sze-im
5. sza bi-il-tim
6. sza sza-ad-da-aq-di-im
7. u3 sza-at-tam
8. sza a-wi-li-im
9. sza i-ru-ba-kum-ma
10. ta-am-hu-ra#
11. um-ma szu-u2-ma#
12. sze-a-am ma-la ib-[ba-szu-u2]
Charpin Clerg d'Ur reads: ur-[{d}nanna]
13. im-hu-ru-szu
reverse
1. szu-pu-ur-ma
2. li-il-ma-ad
3. t,e4-[...] nam [x] x [...]
4. u3 ma#-la qa2-tu-ka
5. x [...]
6. u3 x [x] x [...]
7. mu ni gi ib
8. x x x [...]
9. szu-bi#-lam#

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	P414931
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P414931

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 07802p
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 057198
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 5, 27

[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. 46

[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: 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	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-17 at 17:47:12	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2018-12-16 at 08:27:30	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0027 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414931.

UET 5, 0027 artifact entry (No. P414931). (2010, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414931

UET 5, 0027 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414931 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {UET 5, 0027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414931},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0027 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414931.

UET 5, 0027 artifact entry (No. P414931). (2010, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414931

UET 5, 0027 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414931 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2010UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {UET 5, 0027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/12/15/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414931
LB  - CDLI:P414931
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - UET 5, 0027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414931
ER  -