UET 5, 0057 (P414961)

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 52-30-072

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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}iszkur-ra-bi
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma tasz-me-{d}nin-gal-ma
4. ki-ma li-bi
5. ma-ar-s,u2 at-ta
6. u2-la ti-de
7. a-na a-wa-tim
8. sza e-zi-ba#-ku-um
9. la te-gi4#
10. isz-tu wa-ar-ki-ia
11. s,u2-ha-ar-ta-am
reverse
1. a-na bi-ti ta-am-ka-ri-im
2. usz-te-ri-bu
3. pi zu ti u2 x (x) bi la? ka
4. a-di-na-ni-ia
5. gi-mi-la-am
6. da-ri-am e-li-ia
7. szu-ku-un
8. AN ni-mu-ur2
9. x x x x ka
10. x x x x
11. x x [x] x

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, 57

    [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 52-30-072
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 15:33:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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, 0057 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414961.
UET 5, 0057 artifact entry (No. P414961). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414961 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414961 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414961},
}

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M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0057 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0057 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414961.
UET 5, 0057 artifact entry (No. P414961). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414961 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414961 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414961},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414961
LB  - CDLI:P414961
M1  - 2025/11/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414961
ER  - 
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