UET 5, 0028 (P414932)

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 057199

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 al-la-ra-pi# [x]
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ku-uk-szi-ga-at
4. ma-ru-ka-a-ma
5. {disz}{d}iszkur-ra-bi
6. szar#-ra-am im-hu-ur-ma
7. ia#-szi-im ip-qi2-da-asz-szu
8. [a]-nu-um-ma
9. [x] x szar-ri-im it-ta-al-ka-kum
10. [a]-wa-ti-szu li-ka-li-im-ka
11. a-na# re-di-i-im
12. id#-na-asz-szu-u2-ma
13. a-na larsa{ki} li-ir-di-a-szu
14. an#-ni-ki-a-am a-wa-tim#
15. li-ig-mu-ru
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] da-a-a-nu-tam
3'. li-sza-hi-zu-x
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P414932

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 15089
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 057199
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 15467

References

  • primary: UET 5, 28

    [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
2018-12-16 at 08:27:30 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0028 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414932.
UET 5, 0028 artifact entry (No. P414932). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414932 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414932 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414932},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414932
LB  - CDLI:P414932
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 5, 0028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414932
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0028 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414932.
UET 5, 0028 artifact entry (No. P414932). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414932 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414932 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414932},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414932
LB  - CDLI:P414932
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 5, 0028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414932
ER  -
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