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UET 5, 0178 (P415071)

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 131259

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)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz gub-bu
2. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 kislah
wr. KI <x> UD
3. da {gesz}kiri6 {d}en-lil2-ku!-szu
4. da {gesz}kiri6 szu-dingir-ra
5. da {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am dumu ur-{d}nin-a-zu
6. u3 igi-dan?-na
so copy, but Spada reads: IGI.KIB.NA
7. ki ma-a-nu-um
8. {disz}ha-la-la
9. u3 ku3-{d}nanna
10. dumu-mesz {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
11. {disz}ar-ni-tu-ra-am
12. in-szi-sa10
13. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
14. sa10# til-la-a-ni-sze3
15. [in]-na-la2
reverse
1. [u4-kur2-sze3?] inim-gal2-la {gesz}kiri6
2. [in]-na-gub-bu
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi szu-mi-a-bu-um dumu puzur4-{d}utu
5. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}suen dumu mi-il-kum
6. {disz}za-ap-pi-ia
7. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir14 dumu szu-dingir-ra
8. {disz}na-an-ne2
9. {disz}a-at-ta-a dumu {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
10. {disz}AN-da-ku-ul-lum
11. {disz}a-hi-ia dumu ur-gar-ra-am
12. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni szandana
13. iti kin-{d}inanna
14. mu abul 2(disz)-a-bi masz-gan2-szabra{ki} ba-du3
illegible seal impression

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
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
illegible
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UET 5, 178

[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 131259
Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0094

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: U —
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.07.06.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period:

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
2023-06-14 at 07:13:58	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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
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.131259) (BM.131259)
The British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-94) (W_1953-0411-94)

Seals

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

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

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0178 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415071.

UET 5, 0178 artifact entry (No. P415071). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415071 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0178 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415071 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415071},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415071
LB  - CDLI:P415071
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - UET 5, 0178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415071
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 5, 0178 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415071.

UET 5, 0178 artifact entry (No. P415071). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415071 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0178 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415071 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415071},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415071
LB  - CDLI:P415071
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - UET 5, 0178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415071
ER  -