UET 5, 0076 (P414980)

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 131231

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] a-na-{d}suen-u2-szu-ur
2. [{disz}]a-bu-ni
3. [{disz}]im-li-kum
4. [{disz}]sza-gi-isz-a-bu-szu
5. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
6. u3 a-at-ta-a
7. qi2-bi2-ma
8. um-ma {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
9. um-ma ur-ri-ki
10. um-ma {d}i-szum-a-bi-ma
11. a-sza-ar! ta-asz-pu-ra-ne2-szi
reverse
1. {disz}nu-ga-gu-um#
2. a-an-na-am i-ta-ap-la-<ne2>-ti
3. a-li-ku-um
4. li-el-li-kam-ma
5. u4-mu-um la i-ta-s,u2-ma
6. i ni-ta-la-ak
7. qi3-isz-ti-ku-nu
8. re-isz-ku-nu-u2 u2-ka-al
9. e-le-pu-u2
10. u3# _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. [x] x-al

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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, 76

    [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 131231
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0066

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16826v
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 18:07:06 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Allred, Lance CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0076 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414980.
UET 5, 0076 artifact entry (No. P414980). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414980 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414980 (Accessed: November 29, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414980},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414980
LB  - CDLI:P414980
M1  - 2025/11/29/
TI  - UET 5, 0076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414980
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0076 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414980.
UET 5, 0076 artifact entry (No. P414980). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414980 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414980 (Accessed: November 29, 2025).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414980},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414980
LB  - CDLI:P414980
M1  - 2025/11/29/
TI  - UET 5, 0076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414980
ER  - 
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