UET 5, 0052 (P414956)

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 52-30-067

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] im-lik-[{d}x]
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma
4. szum-ma i-na ki-tim
5. a-hi at-ta
6. i-na a-li-im an-ni-im
7. ki-a-am ta-aq-ta-[na-bi]
8. um-ma at-ta
9. ma-ar szi-ip-ri-ka
10. u2-la ta-asz-pu-ra#-am#-ma#
11. mi-im-ma e-li-[ia]
12. u2-la ti-[szu ...]
13. a-na pi-i ti-ki-il#-ti-ka
14. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di [e]-le-ep-pi
15. u3 ag-ri
reverse
1. su-un-nu-qa2-a-ku#
2. a-wi-la-am sza at,-ru-da-ku
3. i-sza-ri-isz a-pu-ul-szu
4. ri-qa2-a-am sza-a-ti
5. la ta-t,a-ra-da-asz-szu
6. szi-i-ga isz-ku-na-am
7. ri-qa2-a-am ia-a-ti#
8. i-t,a-ra-da-an#-[ni]-ma
9. ne2-me2-le-et# a-li-ik# i-di-ni
10. an-ni-ki-a-am _ku3-babbar_-am
11. u2-sza-asz-qa2-al-ka
12. ap-pu-tum
13. e-le-ep-pa-szu szi-ma-am
14. u2-la tu-ma-al-li-am-ma
15. _ku3-babbar_-am ma-la u2-sza-asz-qa2-la-an-ni
16. u3 i-di ag-ri u3 e-le-pi2
17. _ku3-babbar_-am u2-sza-ad-da-an#-ka
18. szi-ma-am ma-la ta-na-di-nu-szu
19. me-he-er ku-nu-uk-ki szu-bi-lam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P414956

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 16826k
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-067
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 419862
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-67

References

  • primary: UET 5, 52

    [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
2024-09-05 at 15:33:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 07:32:50 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, 0052 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414956.
UET 5, 0052 artifact entry (No. P414956). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414956 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414956 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414956
LB  - CDLI:P414956
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - UET 5, 0052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414956
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0052 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414956.
UET 5, 0052 artifact entry (No. P414956). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414956 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414956 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414956
LB  - CDLI:P414956
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - UET 5, 0052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414956
ER  -
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