UET 6, 0471 (P346509)

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
1. [... ga]-am3#?-kin2 edin? ga-am3-zu? mussa-gu10 lu2-kasz4#? ga#?-szi#-in#-gi4
en: I want to seek ..., I want to know about(?) the plain(?), my inlaw, I want to return/send a runner
2. [...] ki#? du10-ga? ga-am3-zu? {d}inanna#!? lu2-kasz4? ga-mu-szi-in-gi4
en: I want to know about the sweet ..., Inanna, I want to return/send a runner
3. [...] x x-a ga-am3-gar? {d}nin#-e2#?-gal-la lu2-kasz4? ga-mu-szi-in-gi4#
en: I want to put ..., Ninegala, I want to return/send a runner
4. [...] x x x {d#?}dumu#?-zi-de3 udu?-ni sag2 bi2-in-du11
en: ... Dumuzid(?) scattered his sheep(?)
5. [...] x x ba-an-DU
en: ... went/brought
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-bi im#-ma#-da#-[...]-x-[...]
en: ...
2'. [...] x ba-an-LU
en: ...
3'. [... gu2]-da mu-ni-in-la2
en: ... embraced
4'. [...]-ga#?-a-ni-am3 im-ma-an-szi-in-ku4#-ku4#
en: ... entered ...
5'. [...]-x-in#?-BU#-e
en: ...
6'. [...] x mi2 zi-de3-gin7
en: ... like one treating well(?)
7'. [...] x-bi? mi2 zi-de3-gin7
en: ... like one treating well(?)
8'. [...] {d#}dumu-zi-ra mi2 zi-de3-esz du11-ga
en: ... having treated Dumuzid well

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	P346509
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346509

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, 0471

[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 11:50:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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, 0471 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346509.

UET 6, 0471 artifact entry (No. P346509). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346509

UET 6, 0471 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346509 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0471 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346509
LB  - CDLI:P346509
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - UET 6, 0471 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346509
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0471 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346509.

UET 6, 0471 artifact entry (No. P346509). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346509

UET 6, 0471 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346509 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0471 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346509
LB  - CDLI:P346509
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - UET 6, 0471 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346509
ER  -