UET 5, 0070 (P414974)

Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131225

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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na ku-uk-{d}szu#-[szi-na-ak?]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma li#-sze-er-x-[...-ma]
4. {d}utu asz-szum-ia
5. ma-di-isz u4-mi
6. li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
7. a-wa-tim sza a-na-ku-u2
8. u3 at-ta ni-ad-bu-bu
9. ki-ma sza a-na i3-li2 t,a2!-bu
10. aq-bi-i-ma
11. i-na e-ka-li-im
12. im-ta-ag#-ru-ni-in-ni
13. a-na s,i#-bu#-ti-ia
14. x x tu-li x x_ tur gal_
15. isz-ta-ak-nu-ni-im
16. pa sar ri ga-am-ru
17. a-na _a-sza3_-ia ad di x
18. x x x x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. asz-pu-ra-ak#-kum!
3'. i-na ma-ah-ri i3-li2
4'. qa2-al-lu-u2-ma
5'. ga-mi-ir-ta-szu
6'. li-iq-bi-<<ku>>-kum
7'. a-wa-tim sza asz-pu-ra-kum
8'. sza ha-di-ma-la-szu
9'. isz-tu i-na-an-na
10'. a-na ha-mi-isz-tu-mi
11'. pa-ni-ka lu-mi-ur
12'. un-ne2-du-ki i-na a-ma-ri-ka
13'. u4-mi sza-ti la tu-ha-<ra>-am
14'. pa-ni-ka lu-mi-ur
15'. ap-pu-u2-tum
16'. ma-di-isz ha-ma-t,a-am
17'. e-li-ka i-[szu]

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, 70

    [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.: BM 131225
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0060

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17201
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 18:07:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 07:32:51 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0070 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414974.
UET 5, 0070 artifact entry (No. P414974). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414974 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414974 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414974},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414974
LB  - CDLI:P414974
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414974
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0070 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414974.
UET 5, 0070 artifact entry (No. P414974). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414974 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414974 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414974},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414974
LB  - CDLI:P414974
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - UET 5, 0070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414974
ER  -
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