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UET 5, 0411 (P415289)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 131321

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(barig) 2(ban2) zubud-lugal{ku6}
2. sza _iti dub-sag-ga2_
3. sza _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
4. _ugu_ u-bar-{d}nin-a-zu
5. _{disz}kiszib-gal2_
reverse
1. i-szu
2. _giri3_ {d}suen-mu-da-mi-iq
blank space
3. _iti sze-sag11-ku4 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ ri-im-{d}suen _lugal uri2{ki}-ma e2-mud-kur-ra-ke4 ki-edin-sze3 bi2-in-gar_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(barig) 2(ban2) zubud-lugal{ku6}
2. sza _kiszib-gal2_
3. [_ugu_ u-bar]-{d}nin-a-zu
4. [i]-szu#
5. _giri3#_ [{d}suen]-mu#-da-mi-iq
6. sza _iti dub-sag-ga2_
blank space
7. _iti sze-sag11-ku4 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ ri-im-{d}suen _lugal uri2{ki}-ma e2-mud-kur-ra-ke4 ki-edin-sze3 bi2-gar_
seal 1
1. dingir-ma-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ u-bar-{d}nin-a-zu
3. _szu-ku6-ud-da*_ {d}nanna#
4. _ARAD_ {d}iszkur

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 & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: UET 5, 411

[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. 119

[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.: BM 131321
Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0156

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U 07795g
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin2.02.12.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-05 at 18:07:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	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
2019-07-09 at 07:51:58	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:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.131321) (BM.131321)
British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-156) (W_1953-0411-156)

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, 0411 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415289.

UET 5, 0411 artifact entry (No. P415289). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415289 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0411 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415289 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415289},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415289
LB  - CDLI:P415289
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - UET 5, 0411 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415289
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0411 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415289.

UET 5, 0411 artifact entry (No. P415289). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415289 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0411 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415289 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415289},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415289
LB  - CDLI:P415289
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - UET 5, 0411 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415289
ER  -