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

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

-

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P414961

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-072
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 419865
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-72

References

  • 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.

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, 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: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	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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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	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  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - UET 5, 0057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414961
ER  -
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