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UET 5, 0165 (P415058)

Legal 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 131258

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] ki#-gal2
2. [...]-x-ba-ni
3. x [...] x-na-an-na-ti-ia
4. [...] x-x-la-a-lum
5. ki# lugal?-UD?-{d}nanna
6. [in]-szi-in-sa10
7. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
8. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
9. in-na-la2
10. u4 kur2-sze3
11. inim nu-ga2-ga2-a
12. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
reverse
1. igi {d}suen-ma-gir dumu i3-li2-a-li2
2. igi ha-la-a-bu szu-i
3. igi nam-ha-an-ni gudu4 abzu
4. igi sa3-am-ma-nu-um
5. kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz
single ruling
blank space
6. iti ab-e3
blank space
7. mu us2-sa {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am lugal

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

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (sale)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UET 5, 165

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 131258
Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0093

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U 16575
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sin-eribam.02.10.00 (us2 year) ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-05 at 18:07:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2021-06-16 at 17:41:13	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Allred, Lance		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.131258) (BM.131258)
Ur Online Project (17291) (17291)
The British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-93) (W_1953-0411-93)

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0165 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415058.

UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (No. P415058). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415058
LB  - CDLI:P415058
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - UET 5, 0165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415058
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0165 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415058.

UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (No. P415058). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415058 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415058},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415058
LB  - CDLI:P415058
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - UET 5, 0165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415058
ER  -