UET 5, 0042 (P414946)

Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057213

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] {d}suen-a-bu-[szu]
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma {d}suen-bad3?-ma
4. {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ka
5. ki-ma bi-ti
6. e-pu-szu
7. u3 ma-ar-ti
8. a-na mu-ti-im
9. a-na-di-nu
10. at-ta u2-la ti#-de#
11. a-nu-um-[ma]
12. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-[ba-am]
13. u3 {d}suen-ga-mil#
reverse
1. qa2-du-um [...]
2. a-na s,e-[ri-ka]
3. at,-t,ar-da-[asz-szu-nu-ti]
4. mu-hu-ur-szu#-[nu-ti-ma]
5. sza _5(disz) ku3-babbar_ [...]
6. u3 sza _5(disz) ku3-babbar_ [...] x
7. u3 sza _5(disz) ku3-babbar_ [...] x
8. sza-ma-asz-szu#-[nu-szi]-im-ma
9. li-sza-qu-ni-im#
10. ap-pu-tum
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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 5, 42

    [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: NABU 2016/5

    [deBoer2016letters] Boer, Rients de. 2016. “Old Babylonian Letters from UET 5 in the Archibab Database.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016/5.

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  • Museum No.: IM 057213
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 18793
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-12-26 at 07:32:50 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Allred, Lance CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0042 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414946.
UET 5, 0042 artifact entry (No. P414946). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414946 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414946 (Accessed: April 5, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 5, 0042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414946},
}


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