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UET 5, 0268 (P415153)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0268 |
|---|---|
| ID | P415153 |
| Museum no. | BM 131283 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum _lu2-hun-ga2 {gi}dusu_ | Concerning the hirelings of reed baskets |
| 2 | sza {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-ap-lim | of Sîn-nādin-aplim |
| 3 | {disz}{d}suen-li-wi-ir | Sîn-liwir |
| 4 | u3 szum-ma-dingir | and Šumma-ilum |
| 5 | i-na kar-ra-{d}utu | at Karra-šamaš |
| 6 | _{gi}dusu_-szu-nu | their figurines |
| 7 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma | there is none, |
| 8 | {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _ugula szitim_ | Ibbi-Ninšubur, foreman of builders |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-li-wi-ir is,-ba-at-ma | Sîn-liwwir seized, and |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-li-wi-ir | Sîn-liwir |
| 11 | a-na u2-ba-a iq-bi-i-ma | said to Ubâ, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-u2-x-ma | Šu-, thus |
| 2 | _1(disz) lu2-hun-ga2_ i-na _aga-us2_ | 1 hireling in a soldier |
| 3 | a-gu-ur-ma | agūr, and |
| 4 | _udu niga u3 ku3-babbar_ | grain-fed sheep and silver |
| 5 | sza _lu2-hun-ga2 3(disz)!_ ne2-ti | of the hirelings, 3 nēti |
| 6 | _sza3_-ka nu-t,a3-ab | your heart is not happy. |
| 7 | _inim-ta_ {d}suen-li-wi-ir | by the command of Sîn-liwwir |
| 8 | a-na pi-ha-at _lu2-hun-ga2_ | into the responsibility of the hireling |
| 9 | {disz}u2-ba-a iz-za-az | Ubaya will stand |
| 10 | _igi_ [s,il2]-li2-{d}suen | before Ṣillī-Sîn |
| 11 | {disz}[ta]-ri-bu-um _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut, | Tarībum son of Ibaluṭ |
| 12 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_ | The month of Dumuzi, the day 19 |
| 13 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal bad3-gal uri2{ki}-ma u3 larsa{ki} mu-un-gul_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the great wall of Ur and Larsa he destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 | servant of Zababa. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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