UET 6, 0168 (P346253)
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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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 5.01.06 Edubba Rules)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. e2#?-dub#?-ba?-a-sze3 x [...]
en: ... going(?) towards the eduba'a school ...
2'. szu MU x x szu#? [...]
en: ...
3'. lu2 kisal-la2-ke4 szu x [...]
en: The “man of/attached to the courtyard”... touched/adorned/chose the ground(?) ...
4'. lu2 pa muszen-na-x [...] mu x [...]
en: “The man of the bird feather” ... ... brings out ... at? the “place of kneeling”
5'. ki dub3 gam-ma-ka# [...]
en: At the “place of kneeling” ... struck(?) ...
6'. tukumbi [...]
en: If ... touched ...
7'. im pa muszen-[na ...]
en: The “clay of the bird feather”/clay ... on the bird feather(?) ... stood/positioned/entered (on a tablet?)
8'. ki dub3 gam-ma#-[...]
en: From the “place of kneeling” ... bring out(?)
9'. lu2 kisal-la2#-[...]
en: The “man of/attached to the courtyard”... touched/adorned/chose the ground(?) ...
10'. tusz-u3 IGI [...]
en: Sit!(?) ...
11'. tukumbi# [...]
en: If ...
12'. dur2-ru-un# [...]
en: Sit! (pl.)(?) ...
13'. lu2# x [...]
en: ...
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. szesz gal-e [...]
en: The “big brother” ...
3'. im#!?-szu-ka-ne-ne-a-ka x [...] an#?-na x e#?-NE [...]
en: Their “tablets of the hand” ...
4'. umun2 ke3-da-ni x x x [...] al-du-un x [...]
en: His instruction to be given(?) ... comes ...
5'. lu2 tag-tag-ge-da-ke4#? x [...] sahar SZESZ ab-DU x [...]
en: The man “who is to (repeatedly) touch” ...
6'. lu2 bur2-ra-bi# al-DU-x [...] im-ma# bi2-in-x-[...]
en: The man ... the solution/release(?) ... on(?) clay
7'. dumu e2#?-dub#!?-ba#?-a#?-ke4#? x [...] x x [...]
en: Member of the eduba'a school(?) ...
8'. x x-na [...] x [...] x [...]
en: ...
9'. [...] x [...]
obverse
beginning broken
1'. e2#?-dub#?-ba?-a-sze3 x [...]
en: ... going(?) towards the eduba'a school ...
2'. szu MU x x szu#? [...]
en: ...
3'. lu2 kisal-la2-ke4 szu x [...]
en: The “man of/attached to the courtyard”... touched/adorned/chose the ground(?) ...
4'. lu2 pa muszen-na-x [...] mu x [...]
en: “The man of the bird feather” ... ... brings out ... at? the “place of kneeling”
5'. ki dub3 gam-ma-ka# [...]
en: At the “place of kneeling” ... struck(?) ...
6'. tukumbi [...]
en: If ... touched ...
7'. im pa muszen-[na ...]
en: The “clay of the bird feather”/clay ... on the bird feather(?) ... stood/positioned/entered (on a tablet?)
8'. ki dub3 gam-ma#-[...]
en: From the “place of kneeling” ... bring out(?)
9'. lu2 kisal-la2#-[...]
en: The “man of/attached to the courtyard”... touched/adorned/chose the ground(?) ...
10'. tusz-u3 IGI [...]
en: Sit!(?) ...
11'. tukumbi# [...]
en: If ...
12'. dur2-ru-un# [...]
en: Sit! (pl.)(?) ...
13'. lu2# x [...]
en: ...
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. szesz gal-e [...]
en: The “big brother” ...
3'. im#!?-szu-ka-ne-ne-a-ka x [...] an#?-na x e#?-NE [...]
en: Their “tablets of the hand” ...
4'. umun2 ke3-da-ni x x x [...] al-du-un x [...]
en: His instruction to be given(?) ... comes ...
5'. lu2 tag-tag-ge-da-ke4#? x [...] sahar SZESZ ab-DU x [...]
en: The man “who is to (repeatedly) touch” ...
6'. lu2 bur2-ra-bi# al-DU-x [...] im-ma# bi2-in-x-[...]
en: The man ... the solution/release(?) ... on(?) clay
7'. dumu e2#?-dub#!?-ba#?-a#?-ke4#? x [...] x x [...]
en: Member of the eduba'a school(?) ...
8'. x x-na [...] x [...] x [...]
en: ...
9'. [...] x [...]
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: UET 6, 0168
[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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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | 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, 0168 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346253.
UET 6, 0168 artifact entry (No. P346253). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346253
UET 6, 0168 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346253 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-26]},
year = {2006},
month = {nov 2},
title = {UET 6, 0168 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346253},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346253},
}
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