UET 5, 0095 (P414997)

Legal tablet & envelope 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 52-30-081

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_
2. {disz}isz8-tar2-um-mi-e-ni-isz-ti _mu-ni_
3. {disz}el-lu-mu-szu
4. {disz}{d?}suen-e-li-i-na-ma-ti!
5. u3 {d}suen?-sza-am-szi _szesz-a-ni_
6. _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-bu-um
7. a-na te-be2-e _ama-ne-ne_
8. a-na ki-ma ku-ru-ma-ti
9. u3 _siki-ba-a-ni-sze3_
10. a-na i-ta-szi-sza id-di-nu-szi
11. u4-um mu-tu-u2-um
12. i-ha-zu-u2-szi
13. _sag-geme2_ ma-ru-u2-sza
reverse
1. i-ta-ba-lu
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_
3. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
4. _igi_ ha-ta#-x-bi _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur
5. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _ra2#-gaba_
6. {disz}a-pil-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ e#-gi#-gi#
7. {disz}ur-du-u2 _gudu4-abzu_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal
10. {disz}{d}suen-uru4 _nu-{gesz}kiri6*_
11. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-sze#-mi#
12. {disz}a-ap-[pa]-a _dumu_ e-tel-ku-bi
Charpin reads: -{d}ku-bi contra copy
13. {disz}sze20-ep*-{d}suen _dumu_ da-da-a
14. {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2#* _nar a-u3-[a]_
15. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
16. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
17. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
envelope
obverse
1. [_1(disz) sag]-geme2_
2. [{disz}isz8-tar2-um-mi-e]-ni-isz-ti _mu-ni_
3. [{disz}el-lu-mu]-szu#
4. [{disz}{d?}suen-e-li-i-na]-im-ma-ti
5. [u3 {d}suen-{d}]utu#-szi
6. [_dumu-mesz_] ta#-ri-bu-um
7. [a-na te-be2]-e _ama-ne-ne_
8. [a-na ki-ma] _kurum6-ni-sze3_
9. [u3 _siki]-ba#-a-ni-sze3_
10. [a-na i-ta]-x-sza
11. [in-na-an-szum2]-mu-usz_
12. [u4-um mu-tu-u2]-um
13. [i-ha-zu-u2]-szi
14. [_sag-geme2_ ma-ru-u2]-sza#
reverse
1. [i]-ta#-ba-lu
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_
3. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
4. _igi_ ha-ta-[x]-bi _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra
5. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li _ra2-gaba_
7. {disz}ur-du-u2 _gudu4-abzu_
8. {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu_
6. {disz}a-pil-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ e-gi-gi
9. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}suen
10. {disz}{d}suen-uru4 _dumu_ a-bi-na-da
11. {disz}a-ap-pa-a _dumu_ e-te-el-ku-bi
12. [{disz}{d}]suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
13. [{disz}sze20]-ep*-{d}suen _dumu_ da-da-a
14. [{disz}...]-er#-s,e-tim _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
15. [{disz}i-din]-isz8-tar2 _nar a-u3-a_
16. [{disz}a-na-{d}]suen#-e-mi-id _KA-KI_
17. [_iti kin-{d}]inanna u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam ba-zal_
18. [_mu i7_] ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2-[nu]-hu#-usz-ni-szi-szu _mu-un-ba-al_
seal 1
1. ha-ka-ah?-[...]
rest broken
seal 2
1. ur-dub-szen-na
2. _gudu4#-abzu {d}nanna
rest broken
seal 3
1. [s,i]-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2
2. [_gudu4]-abzu {d}nanna#*
3. _dumu_ lu2-dingir-ra
4. _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur
seal 4
1. [a-na]-{d}suen-e-[mi-id]
2. _dumu#_ [szu-mu-um]-li-ib#-szi
3. _KA-[KI]_
4. _ARAD_ {d}nin?-ra-gan?
seal 5
1. [...] at?-ri-is?-x [...]

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
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Related publications

primary: UET 5, 95

[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: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 135-136

[Charpin1986Clergé] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 52-30-081
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Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U 07836epsilon
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-05 at 15:33:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
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
2019-07-13 at 07:37:52	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (60659) (60659)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.52-30-81) (UM.52-30-81)

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0095 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414997.

UET 5, 0095 artifact entry (No. P414997). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414997 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0095 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414997 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414997},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414997
LB  - CDLI:P414997
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - UET 5, 0095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414997
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0095 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414997.

UET 5, 0095 artifact entry (No. P414997). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414997 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0095 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414997 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414997},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414997
LB  - CDLI:P414997
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - UET 5, 0095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414997
ER  -