UET 5, 0128 (P415024)

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 52-30-090

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Other)

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[x] a-gar3 us2 gid2-da_
2. _ki-gar_ {d}suen-ma-gir
3. ma-la qa2-as-su2-nu i-sza-ka-nu
4. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir
5. u3 e2-a-kur-i
6. i-na# [...]
7. x x [x] e2#-a-kur-i
8. _gu4-hi-a_ {disz}suen-ma-gir ub-ba-lam
9. _sze-numun# gu4#-hi-a_ it-ta-t,a-lu
10. szi*-it*-ti er-re-szu
11. sza*-lu*-usz*-ta# be-el _a-sza3{+lim}_
12. a-hu-um ma-la a-hi
13. mu-na-ha-a-tim
14. i-sza-ka-nu
reverse
1. _[mu] lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. _igi_ e2-nam-ti-su13-ud
3. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}suen [_dumu_ ip]-qu2-{d}nin-gal
4. {disz}li-ib-lu-ut,-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
5. _kiszib lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
6. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal uri2{ki}-ma e2-mud-kur-ra-ke4 ki-edin-sze3 bi2-in-gar-ra_
seal 1
1. s,i-li2-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal
3. _ARAD_ {d}lugal-banda3{da}

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 (Other)
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Related publications

primary: UET 5, 128

[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. 139

[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 52-30-090
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin2.02.08.20
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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 (419877) (419877)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.52-30-90) (UM.52-30-90)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0128 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415024.

UET 5, 0128 artifact entry (No. P415024). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415024 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0128 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415024 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415024},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415024
LB  - CDLI:P415024
M1  - 2026/3/30/
TI  - UET 5, 0128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415024
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0128 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415024.

UET 5, 0128 artifact entry (No. P415024). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415024 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0128 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415024 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415024},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415024
LB  - CDLI:P415024
M1  - 2026/3/30/
TI  - UET 5, 0128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415024
ER  -