UET 5, 0778 (P415648)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131402

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
3. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
4. {d}nin-gal-a2-an-da
5. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
6. 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
7. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
8. {d}ad-mu-sahar-ra
9. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
10. 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
11. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
reverse
1. [{d}nin-ki-ur3-ra?]
2. [...]
3. [ki-a-nag en-me-gal-an-na]
4. [sa2]-du11 [dingir esz3 didli]
5. ga2-nun-mah# [{d}nin]-gal#-ta
6. gudu4-e-[ne]
7. szu ba-an-[ti]
8. kiszib3 dumu na-[silim]
9. iti kin-{d}inanna#
10. mu i7 {d}nin-ki ba-ba-al#
seal 1
1. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
2. lugal iri{ki}

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Frayne, RIME 4.01.05.2004, ex. 01; Frayne reads l.2 as lugal kal-ga, but Figulla had access to BM tablet
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Iraq 15 (pp. 88-122), 108-109

[Figulla1953Iraq15Part1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1953. “Accounts Concerning Allocation of Provisions for Offerings in the Ningal-Temple at Ur.” Iraq 15 (1): 88–122. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199568.
history: UET 5, 778

[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 131402
Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0237

Provenience

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

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lipit-Ishtar.D.06.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-05 at 16:02:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-05 at 15:15:20	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
2017-09-11 at 22:09:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-05 at 09:21:49	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-05 at 09:15:28	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-04 at 02:02:12	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		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.131402) (BM.131402)
The British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-237) (W_1953-0411-237)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 012216 (composite) (P500950)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Lipit-Eshtar.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0778 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415648.

UET 5, 0778 artifact entry (No. P415648). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415648 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0778 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415648 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0778 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415648},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 5, 0778 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P415648.

UET 5, 0778 artifact entry (No. P415648). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415648 (Original work published 2010)

UET 5, 0778 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415648 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0778 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415648},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P415648
LB  - CDLI:P415648
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - UET 5, 0778 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P415648
ER  -