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

Measurements

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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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:

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 131402
  • Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0237

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 16:02:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-05 at 15:15:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-16 at 06:32:59 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
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 View
2017-09-11 at 22:09:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-09-05 at 09:21:49 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-09-05 at 09:15:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-09-04 at 02:02:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Allred, Lance CDLI approved View

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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 Artifact
“UET 5, 0778 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P415648.
UET 5, 0778 artifact entry (No. P415648). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P415648 (Original work published 2010)
UET 5, 0778 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P415648 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {UET 5, 0778 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P415648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P415648},
}


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