UET 6, 0472 (P346510)

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. [...] x ti?-am3 u3#?-[...]
en: ...
2. [...] IGI DU-na DU# [...]
en: ...
3. [...] SAR na-nam lu2 gesz?-x [...]
en: It is indeed ..., ...
4. [...] ku3 na-nam lu2 na-am3-x-[...]
en: It is indeed pure ..., ...
5. [...] e3#?-ma-ra KA in-x-[...]
en: ... come out to me! ...
6. [... e3]-ma#-ra KA in-x-[...]
en: ... come out to me! ...
7. [...]-ra-e3-de3 u3-mu-un#? [...]
en: ... will come out to you(?), the lord(?) ...
8. [...] x-ra-e3-de3 szesz i-bi2# [...]
en: ... will come out to you(?), most beautiful(?)-faced brother(?) ...
9. [...] x-am3# li-mu-x [...]
en: ...
10. [...] x-am3# li#-mu#-[...]
en: ...
11. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
blank space

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	P346510
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346510

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, 0472

[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 11:51:22	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, 0472 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346510.

UET 6, 0472 artifact entry (No. P346510). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346510

UET 6, 0472 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346510 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346510},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346510
LB  - CDLI:P346510
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UET 6, 0472 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346510
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0472 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346510.

UET 6, 0472 artifact entry (No. P346510). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346510

UET 6, 0472 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346510 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346510},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346510
LB  - CDLI:P346510
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - UET 6, 0472 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346510
ER  -