UET 6, 0148 (P346233)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Wisdom frgs.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x LA#? GIM#? x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] x x-un-GIR2 PA GURUN!? MU x [...]
 en: ...
3'. [...] x RI-RI#? x MU x x x [...]
4'. [...] su3#-u4 ge6-u3-ba lu2-ra nu#-szum2#-mu#
 en: Distant/remote/undulating/sprinkling(?) ... at nighttime(!?) ... does not give to man/anyone
5'. [...] x MU BA#? zi-ni zi-ga-kam#!?
 en: ... is of one having raised his throat(!?) ...
6'. [...] NE#? u3 ku-ku ellag?-gu10 bala mu-e-gig-ga
 en: ... sleeping ... my kidneys/testicles(?) ... hurt
7'. [...] x x zi ir-ir-da zi-gu10 ba-e#-til
 en: ... with distress, my life has ended
8'. [...] x nam-ab-ba-sze3 ba-an-ku4-re
 en: ... enters old age
9'. [...] x ki-tusz-bi mi-ni-in#-x-[...]
 en: ... its dwelling
10'. [...] x gig#?-ga# KA2? SU#? MU ba?-x-szesz4?
 en: ...
11'. [...] TU#-ra GA2 x x mi#-ni#-in#?-x-x
 en: ...
12'. [...] x NE NI me-en nu-me-en x x x x [...]
 en: ..., I am/you are ... (and) I am/you are not(?) ...
13'. [...] x |GISZGALxGU|#?-gin7 x [...] x [...]
 en: ... like a churn/henbane(?) ...
14'. [...] x x [...]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] sag#?-ki#?-[...]
 en: ... my? brow(?) ...?
2'. [...] x-gu10 mu-e-[...]
 en: ... I ... my ...
3'. [...] x mu-da-ab-x-[...]
 en: ...
4'. [...] ga#? [...] giri3#?-gu10 u3-ub#?-[...]
 en: ... after ... my foot(?) ...
5'. [...] x-gu10 szegx(|IM.A|) sza3 MU [...]
 en: ... my ..., the wind ... my field(?)
6'. [...] x-e# tum12#{muszen}-gin7 sze mi-ni-[...] x igi nu-bar#?-bar#?-[...]
 en: ... moaned like a dove ... does not see(?) ...
7'. [...] immen2 szagar-gu10 ba-da-an-sal#?
 en: ... my thirst and hunger thinned (me) out(?)
8'. [...] umbin su-gu10 mu-da-ab-x
 en: ... (my?) nails ... my flesh
9'. [...]-ni#? ki-sze3? ba-ab-gar sza3-gu10 a-nir-ra mu-da#?-ab-su3-su3
 en: ... my(!?) neck? set to the ground, my heart emptied (itself) with lamentations
10'. [...]-re-en igi-gu10 dungu usz2-a ba-kesz2-kesz2
 en: ... my eye/face is bound to a cloud of death(?)
11'. [...]-re-en SZE3 a-gin7 a-gin7 ba-ak-ak
 en: ... thus, thus was done(?)
12'. [...] x-ra sza3-ga er2-gu10 la2-ab nam-ti-gu10 sza3-gu10 nu-gal2-la
 en: ... “diminish the tears of my heart”, (but?) my life and heart are not present
13'. [...] x NIG2-gu10 <ma>-mu2-da gar-ra ensi-ta szu suh3 nu-u4-de3!?
 en: ... my ... established in a dream(!?), which will not be confused (i.e., misunderstood?) by the dream interpreter
14'. [...]-gu10 zi ir-ir-da zi-gu10 ba-e-til musz3-me-gu10 gig-e ba-kur2
 en: My ..., I end(?)) my life with distress, pain changed my face(?)
15'. [...] x IL2 lugal-gu10 sza3 {d}MUSZ2 he2-em-ma-hun-e
 en: ... may my king pacify the heart (of) Tišpak
16'. [...] x ba-ab-gu7-e e-ne-esz2 nam-gur4?-zu ba-e-su-su
 en: And therefore I(?) ... shall eat ... on her behalf(?) you restore your(i.e., my?) thickness
17'. [...] x x-ma hu-mu-un-na-ab-DU
 en: ...
18'. [...] ir#? x [...]
 en: ...

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (Wisdom frgs.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346233

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

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0148

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0148 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346233.
UET 6, 0148 artifact entry (No. P346233). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346233
UET 6, 0148 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346233 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346233},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346233
LB  - CDLI:P346233
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UET 6, 0148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346233
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0148 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346233.
UET 6, 0148 artifact entry (No. P346233). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346233
UET 6, 0148 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346233 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346233},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346233
LB  - CDLI:P346233
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UET 6, 0148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346233
ER  -
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