UET 6, 0470 (P346508)

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 x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] ki#? siskur2 DU nu#-[...]
en: ... where the siskur prayer/offering/ritual ... is not known, where rejoicing ... is not known
3'. [...] ki sza3 hul2-la nu-tum2
en: ... a place unsuitable for a rejoicing heart
4'. [...]-gu10 a ni2-gu10 a gesz-ge-ge-na-gu10#
en: ... alas, my ..., alas, myself, alas, my limbs
5'. [...]-gu10 a nu-tu5-tux(NAGA) i3 nu-szesz4#
en: My ... not bathed, not anointed in oil
6'. [...] x-gu10 a gesz-ge-na-gu10 HI-HI#?
en: ... alas, my ..., alas, my beautiful/scratched(?) limbs
7'. [...] uludin2# sa6-ga-gu10 x [...]
en: ... my beautiful features ...
8'. [...] ga#-am3-du11 a ama ugu#-[...]-x-x
en: I want to say ..., I want to say “Alas, my birth mother”
9'. [... ga]-am3#-du11 a nin9 ama5#? [...]-na# ga-am3-du11#
en: I want to say ..., I want to say alas, sister, mother(?) Geštinanna(?)
10'. [...] til#? sza3 sag3-ga-gu10 [ga]-am3#-du11 nu-til#?
en: I want to say ... my distress, it is unceasing(?)
11'. [...] x-e-ne mu-un-x-esz-am3#?
en: It is ... that ... (pl.) decreed(?)
12'. [...]-ni#-in-tu-u4-de3#?-en
en: ... bore me/you
13'. [...]-ba#? mu-un-DU
en: Who took away from(?) my ...?
14'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
broken

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	P346508
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346508

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, 0470

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-05 at 11:49:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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, 0470 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346508.

UET 6, 0470 artifact entry (No. P346508). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346508

UET 6, 0470 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346508 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0470 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346508
LB  - CDLI:P346508
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0470 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346508
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0470 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346508.

UET 6, 0470 artifact entry (No. P346508). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346508

UET 6, 0470 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346508 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0470 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346508
LB  - CDLI:P346508
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0470 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346508
ER  -