UET 6, 0470 (P346508)
Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LiteraryLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] ki#? siskur2 DU nu#-[...]
en: ... where the siskur prayer/offering/ritual ... is not known, where rejoicing ... is not known
3'. [...] ki sza3 hul2-la nu-tum2
en: ... a place unsuitable for a rejoicing heart
4'. [...]-gu10 a ni2-gu10 a gesz-ge-ge-na-gu10#
en: ... alas, my ..., alas, myself, alas, my limbs
5'. [...]-gu10 a nu-tu5-tux(NAGA) i3 nu-szesz4#
en: My ... not bathed, not anointed in oil
6'. [...] x-gu10 a gesz-ge-na-gu10 HI-HI#?
en: ... alas, my ..., alas, my beautiful/scratched(?) limbs
7'. [...] uludin2# sa6-ga-gu10 x [...]
en: ... my beautiful features ...
8'. [...] ga#-am3-du11 a ama ugu#-[...]-x-x
en: I want to say ..., I want to say “Alas, my birth mother”
9'. [... ga]-am3#-du11 a nin9 ama5#? [...]-na# ga-am3-du11#
en: I want to say ..., I want to say alas, sister, mother(?) Geštinanna(?)
10'. [...] til#? sza3 sag3-ga-gu10 [ga]-am3#-du11 nu-til#?
en: I want to say ... my distress, it is unceasing(?)
11'. [...] x-e-ne mu-un-x-esz-am3#?
en: It is ... that ... (pl.) decreed(?)
12'. [...]-ni#-in-tu-u4-de3#?-en
en: ... bore me/you
13'. [...]-ba#? mu-un-DU
en: Who took away from(?) my ...?
14'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
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obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] ki#? siskur2 DU nu#-[...]
en: ... where the siskur prayer/offering/ritual ... is not known, where rejoicing ... is not known
3'. [...] ki sza3 hul2-la nu-tum2
en: ... a place unsuitable for a rejoicing heart
4'. [...]-gu10 a ni2-gu10 a gesz-ge-ge-na-gu10#
en: ... alas, my ..., alas, myself, alas, my limbs
5'. [...]-gu10 a nu-tu5-tux(NAGA) i3 nu-szesz4#
en: My ... not bathed, not anointed in oil
6'. [...] x-gu10 a gesz-ge-na-gu10 HI-HI#?
en: ... alas, my ..., alas, my beautiful/scratched(?) limbs
7'. [...] uludin2# sa6-ga-gu10 x [...]
en: ... my beautiful features ...
8'. [...] ga#-am3-du11 a ama ugu#-[...]-x-x
en: I want to say ..., I want to say “Alas, my birth mother”
9'. [... ga]-am3#-du11 a nin9 ama5#? [...]-na# ga-am3-du11#
en: I want to say ..., I want to say alas, sister, mother(?) Geštinanna(?)
10'. [...] til#? sza3 sag3-ga-gu10 [ga]-am3#-du11 nu-til#?
en: I want to say ... my distress, it is unceasing(?)
11'. [...] x-e-ne mu-un-x-esz-am3#?
en: It is ... that ... (pl.) decreed(?)
12'. [...]-ni#-in-tu-u4-de3#?-en
en: ... bore me/you
13'. [...]-ba#? mu-un-DU
en: Who took away from(?) my ...?
14'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
broken
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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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- Genre(s): Literary
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primary: UET 6, 0470
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U —
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2019-06-05 at 11:49:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“UET 6, 0470 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346508.
UET 6, 0470 artifact entry (No. P346508). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346508
UET 6, 0470 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346508 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
year = {2006},
month = {nov 2},
title = {UET 6, 0470 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346508},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346508},
}
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