UET 5, 0063 (P414967)

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 52-30-078

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 ...]-x-{d}suen
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma ...]-x-ig-tum-ma
4. [{d}utu] li#-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. [x x u2?]-ku-ul-la-a-am
6. [x x e]-zi-ba-am
7. [am-mi-ni-im?] la ti-de-e
8. [x x x] _u4 7(disz)-kam_ a-ha!-ta-am
9. [x x x] u2 szi
10. a-na#-ku-u2 i-na di-ni-im
11. a-ma-at
12. sza sza-ka-na-ak-ki-im
13. il-li-ka-am-ma
14. um-ma szu-u2-ma
15. [x] am qa2-ne2-e
reverse
1. [x x] x-na-am
2. [x x] ag#-ra-am
3. a-na bi-ti {d}nin-a-a-an-na
4. i-ri-szu-ni-ni-ma
5. da-al-ta-am ka-la-sza
6. it-ta-aq-ru
7. sza#-ka-na-ak-ku-um
8. [ag]-ri e-ka-li it,-ru-da-am-ma
9. [um]-ma# szu-u2-ma
10. [x x x x] x ag-ra-am
11. [...] i
12. [...] x-ni-in-ni-ma
13. [...] x
14. [...] _ku3-babbar_
15. [...] am#
left
1. a!-na-ku-u2 ul# [...]
2. mi ta nu 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/P414967

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 16883b
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 52-30-078
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 411909
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.52-30-78

References

  • primary: UET 5, 63

    [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, 0063 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414967.
UET 5, 0063 artifact entry (No. P414967). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414967 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414967 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414967},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0063 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414967.
UET 5, 0063 artifact entry (No. P414967). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414967 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414967 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414967},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414967
LB  - CDLI:P414967
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - UET 5, 0063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414967
ER  -
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