UET 6, 0406 (P247834)

Lexical tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Q000090 = ur5-ra 15; Q000091 = ur5-ra 16; Q000092 = ur5-ra 17; Q000093 = ur5-ra)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  n lines blank
1. %a pi-i-szu2 tar-s,i SZA3-ba-szu2 la ki-i-ni
2. %a pi-i-szu2 an-ni SZA3-ba-szu2 ul-lu-u2
3. %a ina gab-bi-szu2 i-ta-mu-u2 la ki-na-a-ti
4. %a qe?-na U2-ru-u4 i-kat3-tu-tu
5. %a i-ba-tu i-t,ar-ra-du u2-hal-la-qu
6. %a u2-kan-na u2-ba-ra u2-sza2-as,-ba-ra
7. %a i-hab-bi-lu i-tab-bi-lu u2-szat-ba-lu
8. %a u2-szam-szu-u2 u2-raq-qu
9. %a ana!(U) |IGI.UR|-tim SZU-szu u2-bala!(|U.GUD|)-lu
  ruling
10. %a ma-mit ru-u8-u2-a u3 i-di-bar-ra u2
11. %a ma-mit kit-tum u sa-ar-tum u2
12. %a ma-mit ka-bit-tum u qal-lat u2
13. %a ma#-mit# mar#-ri na-szu-u2 u 2(u) AN za-ka-ri u2
14. %a [...] NE RU u2
15. %a [...] x u2
16. %a [...] u#
reverse
1'. {uzu}|HIxSZE|{kin} [szag4-ga] = %a MIN#<(ka-li-tum)> li#-[ib-bi]
2'. {uzu}|HIxSZE|{{MIN<(kin)>}} bar-ra = %a MIN<(ka-li-tum)> bir-[ki]
  ruling
3'. {uzu}ubur = %a tu-lu-[u]
4'. {uzu}akan = %a s,ir-ti
5'. {na4}bala = %a ab-nu tas-niq-ti#
6'. {na4}nuz = %a e-rim-ma-tum#
7'. {na4}nuz gu2 = %a ni-i-ri#
8'. {na4}nuz tab-ba = %a MIN<(ni-i-ri)>
9'. {na4}nuz 3(disz) tab-ba = %a MIN<(ni-i-ri)>
10'. {na4}nuz |TUR.TUR| = %a MIN<(ni-i-ri)>
11'. {u2}kul = %a isz-bab-tum
12'. {u2}kul dib-ba = %a MIN<(isz-bab-tum)>
13'. {u2}UD-a = %a MIN<(isz-bab-tum)>
14'. {u2}|KI.A| = %a MIN<(isz-bab-tum)>
15'. {u2}KUL sag = %a qaq-qa-da-nu
16'. {u2}KUL sag la2 = %a qaq-qa-da-ni-tum
17'. mi-si-isz{ku6} = %a gi-ri-tum
18'. uh nag-e{ku6} = %a MIN<(gi-ri-tum)> ta-'-i
19'. a-ta-gur4{ku6} = %a MIN<(gi-ri-tum)> MIN<(ta-'-i)>
20'. mi-ir-tun3-na{ku6} = %a al-lu-ut-tu2
21'. tun3-dili{ku6} = %a is-qu
22'. a-gar-gar{ku6} = %a a-gar-gar-ru-u

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Q000090 = ur5-ra 15; Q000091 = ur5-ra 16; Q000092 = ur5-ra 17; Q000093 = ur5-ra)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P247834

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P247834
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P247834

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0406

    [Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.

  • history: MSL 10, 004 S10

    [Landsberger1970MSL10] Reiner, Erica, and Benno Landsberger. 1970. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Tablets XVI, XVII, XIX and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 10. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-10 at 16:50:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:31:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-07-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0406 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P247834.
UET 6, 0406 artifact entry (No. P247834). (2025, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247834 (Original work published 2004)
UET 6, 0406 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247834 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {UET 6, 0406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247834},
}


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TI  - UET 6, 0406 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0406 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P247834.
UET 6, 0406 artifact entry (No. P247834). (2025, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247834 (Original work published 2004)
UET 6, 0406 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247834 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {UET 6, 0406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247834},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P247834
LB  - CDLI:P247834
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 6, 0406 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247834
ER  -
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