UET 6, 0151 (P346236)

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

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a#-na-asz-am3 ur5#?-[gin7 ...]
 en: Why do you behave like this?
2. lu2 lu2-u3 za3 in-ne-[...]
 en: One has rejected the other, cursed the other, insulted the other
3. e2-dub-ba-a za-pa-ag2 mu#?-x-[...]
 en: You put an outcry in the scribal school
4. sza3 gin6-na-bi eme-gir15-ra bi2-in#-[...]
 en: "By (the possessor of?) a truthful heart he been taught(?) Sumerian
5. sag-ki tum2 a2 ag2-ga2-ta ba-e-da-an#-[...]-sze#?
 en: The one who, he ... away from(?) the assignment” it was said
6. zar nu-ub-ra-ah-a x-ni nu-szub-ba
 en: The sheaf that was not threshed, his ... which did not fall off(?)
7. a2 u4-da-bi-sze3 he2-tud2-za-na SU? KA? he2?-en-[...]
 en: You should be beaten on account of (the output of) this daily assignment, ...
8. za-pa-ag2-e sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-am3
 en: The outcry has not(!) been a regular occurrence(?)
9. a-na-asz-am3 {lu2}szesz-gal-zu al-me-a
 en: Why, the one who is your “big brother”
10. u3 nam-dub-sar-ra-ba? diri-zu-usz an-zu-a
 en: And the one who knows the scribal art better than you
11. a-na-asz-am3 ka-tar-re-a-bi in-ne-du11
 en: Why did you speak with (empty?) praise(?)
12. sag in-ta-tum2 asz2 in-ne-mu2 in in-ne-dub2
 en: You have offended(?) him, you have cursed him, you have insulted him
13. um-mi-a nig2-na-me-a-bi ba-ak
 en: The master did(?) everything
14. diri-sze3 sag ba-gid2 nig2 sza3-zu ak-mu-un
 en: And grew exceedingly angry (saying?) “do as you wish”
15. tukumbi nig2 sza3 ak-en
 en: If you do as you wish
 en: For this auxiliary construction see Attinger ZA 95, 244.
16. lu2 za-e-gin7 ak szesz-gal-la-na sag im-ta-de6-a-asz
 en: Because of the fact that the one who acted like you offended(?) his “big brother”
17. gesz-dub-dim2-ta {gesz}tukul gesz2-am3 u3-ba-ab-ra#?-ah
 en: After being struck with the “tablet shaping board” (as) a weapon sixty times
18. {uruda}szir3-szir3 giri3-na u3-ub-si
 en: After chains were placed on his feet
19. e2 an-ni10-ni10-ma e2-dub-ba-a-ta iti#? min-am3 nu#!-ub-ta-e3
 en: He was confined in the house and did not leave the scribal school for two months
reverse
1. i3#-[ne]-esz2 nam-tag ba-e-ra-ab-duh#
 en: Now, the sin has been released for you
2. u4-da-ta gesz igi-ne-ne bi2-hur#
 en: From this day onwards, their faces have been incised
3. lu2-u19 sikil#-du3-a-bi na-an#-ak#-e#
 en: Do not behave insultingly to each other(?)
4. szesz szesz-da#? nam-ba-an-ne2-ta#?-du11 di nam#-mu-e
 en: Do not speak out(?) brother with (against) brother, do not initiate legal proceedings (against each other)
5. du14 mu2 {disz}giri3-ni-sa6 {disz}{d}en-ki-ma-an-szum2 e-ne-bi
 en: (As for) the quarrel of both Girini'isag and Enkimanšum
6. um-mi-a di# in-ne-en-dab5-be2
 en: The master arrives at a verdict(?) for them
7. {d}nisaba za3-mi2
 en: Nisaba, praise!

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346236

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16838
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17728

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0151

    [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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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, 0151 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346236.
UET 6, 0151 artifact entry (No. P346236). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346236 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346236 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 6, 0151 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346236},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346236
LB  - CDLI:P346236
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0151 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346236
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0151 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346236.
UET 6, 0151 artifact entry (No. P346236). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346236 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346236 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 6, 0151 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346236},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346236
LB  - CDLI:P346236
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0151 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346236
ER  - 
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