UET 5, 0636 (P415508)

Administrative 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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131371

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17 ku3-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ un-qu2-um
3. _1(disz) tug2 bar#-si#_ za-ku-u2-um _ku3-bi 2(disz) gin_
4. _1(disz) tug2_ sza qa2-ab-li-im _ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2_
5. _1(disz) tug2 bar-si nig2-ba_ {disz}ap-lum
6. i-na szi-ni-[szu] x x x-im _3(disz) sila3 ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_
7. a-na _e2 dingir-re-e-ne#_ [i]-na# uri2{ki} u3 larsa{ki} ub-lu
8. u3 _1(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la# [ku3]-bi 1(disz) gin2_ a-na _dingir-re-e-ne_
9. i-na u4-[mi]-im sza bi-ib-la-am ub-lu-ni-im
10. sza bi-ib-la-am ub-lu-nim _1(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la_
11. ip-ta-asz-szu
12. 1(barig) pa*-an _dabin 1(barig) zi3-sig15 2(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_
13. _2(disz) udu ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_
14. _2(disz)* ninda-i3-de3-a_
15. 2(barig) [ninda] du8-hi-a_ sza-ak-na-a
16. a-[na] tak2#?-pi-ir-ti pa-szu-ri-im
17. x-x-kum* _szesz-a-ni_ u2-sza-bi-il
18. i#-nu#-um#-ti {disz}sza-at-{d}nin-szubur-ma-si2
19. il-li-ka-ni-im
20. _1(disz) udu ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 1(disz) kasz u2-sa-KA-NI
21. x [x] u3 _1(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_
22. x [x?] x x du
23. {disz}x-[...] a-na uri2{ki} il-li-kam-ma
24. 1(barig) [pa]-an _[dabin ... ku3-bi] 1/2(disz) gin2_
25. u3 _1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_ ub-lu-szum
26. a#-na# uri2#{ki} [um-ma]-szu il-li-kam-ma
27. _1(disz) udu ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_
28. u3 1(barig) pa-an _dabin_ ub-lu-szi-im
29. i-na _ka2_ {d}en-ki x x szu ip-szu-ur-ma
reverse
1. _2(disz) ninda 4(ban2) kasz u3 1(disz) udu_ te-er-s,um _ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_
2. ub-lu-szi-im
3. i-nu-um-ti ir-mu-ku-u2
4. 1(barig) pa-an _kasz_ a-na ki-ir-ri-im
5. i-nu-um it-ta-la-ku _2(ban2) ninda 1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI_
6. u3 _1(disz) udu_ te-er-s,um _ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_
7. u4-um a-na bi-ti-ia i-ru-ba-am
8. _1(disz) udu ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2_ t,a-bi-ih
9. 1(barig) pa-an _dabin_ e-pi _2(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI sza-ap-ku
10. _iti 4(disz)-kam_ a-na bi-ti-ia i-te-ru-ba-am-ma
11. i-na u4-ma-ka-asz _1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz)_ pi2-ih
12. ku-ru-ma-as-su2
13. sza _iti 4(disz)-kam 4(asz) gur ninda 8(asz) gur kasz 2(disz) szu-szu_ pi2-ih
14. _1(ban2)_ i3 gu-la ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 1(ban2) i3-gesz ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_
15. pi-sza-as-su2
16. _1(ban2) i3-szah ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2_ sza _iti 4(disz)-kam_ i-ta-ad-nu-szi-im
17. i*-nu*-um-ti it-ru-u2-szi
18. _1(ban2) i3-gesz ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 4(disz) sila3 i3 gu-la ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2_
19. a-na szi-iq-qa2-ti-szu
20. [_1(disz) udu ku3]-bi 2(disz) gin2 1(barig)_ pa-an _dabin_
21. u3 _1(disz) kasz u2-sa KA-NI
22. x-[x?]-szu-u2-a a-na uri2{ki} il-li-kam-ma
23. _1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz)_ pi2-ih _dabin_
24. ub-lu-szum
25. a-na _2(disz) tug2-hi-a_ s,u2-ba-tu? sza sza-ni-im
26. [...]
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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): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: UET 5, 636

[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. 66-67

[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.
history: JCS 20, p.55-72, p. 55-72

[Greengus1966marriage] Greengus, Samuel. 1966. “Old Babylonian Marriage Ceremonies and Rites.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (2): 55–72. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359030.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 131371
Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0206

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Excavation No: U 07726
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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 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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	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 07:51:59	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.131371) (BM.131371)
Ur Online Project (7021) (7021)
British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-206) (W_1953-0411-206)

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0636 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415508.

UET 5, 0636 artifact entry (No. P415508). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415508 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0636 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415508 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	title = {UET 5, 0636 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415508},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0636 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415508.

UET 5, 0636 artifact entry (No. P415508). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415508 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0636 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415508 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0636 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415508},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P415508
M1  - 2026/3/14/
TI  - UET 5, 0636 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415508
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