UET 5, 0046 (P414950)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-061

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 i3-li2-a-a-ba-asz
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}suen-u2-se2-li-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. a-nu-um-ma
6. {disz}{d}utu-dingir
7. qa2-du-um _ma2-1(u)-gur_
8. a-na s,e-ri-i-ka
9. at,-t,ar-da-ku-usz
10. i-na u4-mi-im
11. sza pa-ni-szu ta#-ma#-ru#
12. _1(u) sze gur_
13. a-na u2-ku-la-<at> bi-ti-ia
14. id#-na-szu-um#-ma
15. [ar]-hi-isz t,u3-<ur>-da-asz-szu
16. [ap]-pu-tum
17. [u2-la] ta#-asz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. la <<x>> ta#-[qa2-ab-bi]
  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/P414950

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 16811
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-061
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 419856
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-61
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17622

References

  • primary: UET 5, 46

    [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
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-12-26 at 07:32:51 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, 0046 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414950.
UET 5, 0046 artifact entry (No. P414950). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414950 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414950 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414950},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414950
LB  - CDLI:P414950
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 5, 0046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414950
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0046 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414950.
UET 5, 0046 artifact entry (No. P414950). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414950 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414950 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414950},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414950
LB  - CDLI:P414950
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 5, 0046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414950
ER  -
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