UET 6, 0469 (P346507)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

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
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...] x
en: ...
3'. [...] x x x [...] x x-en
en: ...
4'. [...] x-na IGI#? x x nu-hul2-e
en: ... does not rejoice
5'. [...] siskur2# DU nu-zu ki sza3 hul2 DU nu-zu
en: ... where the siskur prayer/offering/ritual ... is not known, where rejoicing ... is not known
6'. [...]-gu10 a gesz-ge-ge-na-gu10
en: My ..., my limbs
7'. [... nu]-tu5#-tu5# i3 nu#-szesz4-szesz4
en: not bathed, not anointed in oil
8'. [... gesz]-ge#-ge#-na-gu10 x? hur-hur
en: ... my scratched up(?) limbs
9'. [... ga-am]-du11# a ama ugu-gu10# ga-am3-du11
en: I want to say ..., I want to say “Alas, my birth mother”
reverse
1. [...] a# nin ama5#? {d#}gesztin?-an#-na ga#-am3#-du11
en: I want to say ..., I want to say alas, sister(!) mother(!?) Geštinanna(?)
2. [...] sza3 sag3-ga-gu10 ga-am3-du11 nu-til
en: I want to say ... my distress, it is unceasing(?)
3. [...] x-e-ne mu-un-tar-re-esz-am3#
en: It is ... that ... (pl.) decreed(?)
4. [...] mi-ni-in-tu-de3-en#
en: ... bore me/you
5. [...] a#-ba# mu-un-DU
en: Who took away from(?) my ...?
6. [...] x-gu10-ta#? a-ba mu-un-DU
en: Who took away from(?) my ...?
7. [...]-ta#? a-ba mu-un-DU#
en: Who took away from(?) my ...?
8. [...] x-e
en: ...
9. [...] x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346507
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346507

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, 0469

[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
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0469 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346507.

UET 6, 0469 artifact entry (No. P346507). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346507

UET 6, 0469 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346507 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0469 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346507},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346507
LB  - CDLI:P346507
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 6, 0469 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346507
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0469 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346507.

UET 6, 0469 artifact entry (No. P346507). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346507

UET 6, 0469 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346507 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0469 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346507},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346507
LB  - CDLI:P346507
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 6, 0469 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346507
ER  -