UET 5, 0077 (P414981)

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 131232

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 x [...]
2. qi2#-bi2#-[ma]
3. [um]-ma {d}suen-i-din-nam#-[ma]
4. [{d}]utu asz-szum-ia
5. [_mu] 1(szar2)-kam_ li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
6. [asz]-szum _a-sza3_-li-im
7. sza# ta-asz-pu-ra-am
8. sza# um-ma at-ta-ma
9. _a-sza3_-lam e-te-ri-isz szu-up-ra#-[am]
10. _szabra_ x x [...]
11. lu-um-ku-ur _i7_ x [...]
12. al-pu-u2 ri-qu2 [...]
13. szum-ma i-ni#-tum# [...]
14. la ik-szu-da-an-ni _mu [1(disz)-kam]_
15. i-zi-ba-am# a x [...]
16. [asz]-pu-ra#
reverse
1. {disz}si2-ia-tum
2. {disz}mu-na-wi-rum

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, 77

    [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 131232
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0067

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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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
2023-05-16 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0077 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414981.
UET 5, 0077 artifact entry (No. P414981). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414981 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414981 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414981},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414981
LB  - CDLI:P414981
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - UET 5, 0077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414981
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0077 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414981.
UET 5, 0077 artifact entry (No. P414981). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414981 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414981 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414981},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414981
LB  - CDLI:P414981
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - UET 5, 0077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414981
ER  - 
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