UET 5, 0062 (P414966)

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 52-30-077

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 ...]
2. qi2-[bi2-ma]
3. um-ma [...]-bu#-um#-ma#
4. asz-szum _lu2 [(x)] x ri-mesz_
5. sza {d}nin-e2-nim-ma
6. sza ta#-asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am
7. i-na# iri#{ki} nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
8. {disz}a-zi-i-a
9. u3 e-la-a
10. a-di# x x tum#? ig-ga-am-ru usz-bu
11. am-mi#-[ni] a-na a-bi a-mu-ur-ri-im
12. la iq-bu-u2-ma
13. i-nu-ma at-ta ta-al-li-kam
14. am-mi-ni a-na szar-ri-im
15. u3 a-bi a-mu-ur-ri-im la# ta#-aq-bi
16. _erin2 hi-a_ i-na _dub_ la-bi-ri#-im#
17. a-na _erin2_ ba-ah-ri-im sza-at,-ru#
18. esz-szi-isz-ma a-na _erin2_ ba-ah-ru-um
19. isz-t,u3-ru-szu-nu-ti
20. sza i-na _erin2_ ba-ah-ru-um sza-at,-ru
21. a-na#-[ku-(u2)] ba-lum szar-ri-im
reverse
1. u3 a-bi a-mu-ur-ri-im
2. ma-la na-sa3-hi-im ma-s,i-a-ku-ma
3. am-mi-ni a-na szar-ri-im
4. u3 a-bi a-mu-ur-ri-im
5. la ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-am-ma
6. a-na ia-a-tim u3 la ia-a-tim
7. ta-asz-ta-<<ap>>-na-ap-pa-ra-am-ma
8. at-wa-a-am e-li s,e2-ri-ia
9. tu-us,-s,a-ab
10. a-na e-pe-szi-im an-ni-im
11. u2-ul i-t,a-ap-<pa>-lu-ka
12. a-na _zabar-dab_ szu-up-ra-am-ma
13. _zabar-dab_ li-iq-bi
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P414966

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 07804.10
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-077
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 419869
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-77

References

  • primary: UET 5, 62

    [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.

  • history: Iraq 31 (pp. 68-73), 70-71

    [Rowton1969Iraq31] Rowton, Michael B. 1969. “The Abu Amurrim.” Iraq 31 (1): 68–73.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-09 at 16:46:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 Artifact

“UET 5, 0062 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P414966.
UET 5, 0062 artifact entry (No. P414966). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414966 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0062 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414966 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414966},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0062 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P414966.
UET 5, 0062 artifact entry (No. P414966). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414966 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0062 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414966 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {UET 5, 0062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414966},
}


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DA  - 2026/6/9/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P414966
LB  - CDLI:P414966
M1  - 2026/8/19/
TI  - UET 5, 0062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414966
ER  -
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