UET 5, 0079 (P414983)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131234

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. tup-pu-um sza da-mi-iq-{d}marduk
2. {disz}sin-uru4
3. {disz}a-bi-a-hu-ia
4. asz-szum isz-me _ku3-babbar_
5. sza szar-rum
6. i-qi2-szu-szum
7. {disz}dumu-er-s,e-tim!
8. _szesz-a-ni!_
reverse
1. {disz}sza-at-e2-a
2. _dam_ ir3-su-tim
3. sza s,il2-li2-esz18-dar e-mu-sza
4. it-ti a-ta-am-rum
5. i-na _iri_ ma-ri{ki}
6. im-qu2-tu
left
1. a-na _ugula gidri_
2. isz-ku-nu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P414983

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131234
Accession Number 1953-04-11, 0069

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.131234
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1953-0411-69

References

  • primary: UET 5, 79

    [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 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

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0079 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414983.
UET 5, 0079 artifact entry (No. P414983). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414983 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414983 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414983},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0079 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414983.
UET 5, 0079 artifact entry (No. P414983). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414983 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414983 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414983},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414983
LB  - CDLI:P414983
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - UET 5, 0079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414983
ER  -
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