UET 5, 0061 (P414965)

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 52-30-076

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}x-ba]-ni-i
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma ...] x-bi-mu-un-ba-ma
4. [un-ne-du]-uk-ki
5. i-na a-ma-ri-i-ka
6. {disz}i3-li2-i-ma-a-hi
7. sza {d}suen-ma#-gir _dumu_ hu-ba-bu-um
8. ki-la-a-ma
9. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
10. t,u3-ur-da-am
11. ap-pu-tum la ta-ka-la-asz-szu
reverse
  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/P414965

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 08810a
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-076
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 419868
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-76

References

  • primary: UET 5, 61

    [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
2022-04-19 at 19:38:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI 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, 0061 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414965.
UET 5, 0061 artifact entry (No. P414965). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414965 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414965 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414965},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0061 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414965.
UET 5, 0061 artifact entry (No. P414965). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414965 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414965 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414965},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414965
LB  - CDLI:P414965
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 5, 0061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414965
ER  -
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