UET 5, 0043 (P414947)

Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-058

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] {d}suen-be-el-[ap-lim]
2. qi2#-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {d}suen-dingir-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,#-ka
5. a-nu-um-ma s,u2-ha-re-e#
6. a-na mi-im-ma s,i#-bu-tim
7. asz-ta-ap-ra-am
8. _1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. an-ni-a-am i-di-isz-szu#-nu#-szi-im-ma
10. s,i-bu-ti li-pu#-[szu]
11. szum-ma i-na ki-it-im
12. a-hi at-ta
13. la ta-ka-la#-szu#-nu-ti
14. _ku3-babbar_ i-di-isz-szu-nu-[szi-im]
15. asz-szum-i-ka _ku3-babbar_ u2-[pa-qi2]-da#-szu-nu-szi-im
16. um-ma a-na-ku-u2-[ma]
17. lu _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar#_ [lu _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar?_]
18. {disz}{d}suen-be#-[el-ap-lim]
reverse
1. u2-la i-ka-al-la-szu!-nu-[ti]
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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 5, 43

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: UM 52-30-058
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16837
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-12-26 at 07:32:50 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Allred, Lance CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0043 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414947.
UET 5, 0043 artifact entry (No. P414947). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414947 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414947 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414947},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414947
LB  - CDLI:P414947
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - UET 5, 0043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414947
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0043 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414947.
UET 5, 0043 artifact entry (No. P414947). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414947 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414947 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414947},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414947
LB  - CDLI:P414947
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - UET 5, 0043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414947
ER  - 
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