UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET 8, 0088 (P346572)

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

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
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] szud3? mu-x-[...]
 en: ... prayed(?)
3'. [...] NE hul2-la [...]
 en: ... rejoicing ...
4'. [...] mi-ni-x
 en: ...
5'. [...]-tuku# lu2 hu-nu szaga x [...]
 en: ... the strong ... who oppress the weak(?)
6'. [...]-bi gesz-sa2-bi mu-e-gul?-[...]
 en: ... you have destroyed(?) its ...
7'. [... {d}ri]-im-{d}suen
 en: ... Rīm-Sîn
8'. [... nir]-mu2 nam-lugal-la
 en: ... bearded one of kingship
9'. [...] x-ni-in-ag2
 en: ... ordered(?) ...
10'. [...] uri2{ki} iri kur he2-gal2-la
 en: ... Urim, the city (that is) a mountain of abundance
11'. [...] me? nam-nun-na du3-a
 en: ... forming the me of rulership
12'. [... e2]-kisz-nu-gal2 esz3 galam
 en: ... the Ekišnugal temple, the stepped/artfully made(?) shrine
13'. [...] x {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne
 en: ... the Anuna gods
14'. [...] x x x e2 {d}suen-na?
 en: ... the temple of Suen
15'. [...] musz3#? nu-tum2-mu u4-szu2-usz [...] x
 en: Unceasing ..., daily ...
16'. [... kin2]-nim kin2-sig-sze3? sag-us2-am3
 en: ... is constant on behalf of the morning and afternoon meal
17'. [...] x mi-ni-in-pa3-pa3!?
 en: ... uttered(?)
18'. [...] ku3#?-ga a-ar2 i3-ke3-de3-ne
 en: ... holy ... will praise
19'. [...]-x sza3-ba? hul2-la-gu10?-ne
 en: ... when I(?) rejoice? in its midst(?)
20'. [...] x u4 ul-li2-a-asz mi-ni?-in-zalag
 en: ... made ... shine(?) as in ancient times
21'. [...] gurusz? ab-ba ki-tusz NIG2 x HI
 en: ... youth and elder ... dwelling
22'. [...] nam-lugal-zu u4-szu2-usz mi-[...]
 en: ... your kingship daily ...
23'. [...] sa6-sa6-ge x [...]
 en: ... made good(?) ...
24'. [...] he2-[...]
 en: ...
25'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...]-ba mu#-[...]
 en: ...
3'. [...] dingir-ra mu-[...]
 en: ... of the god(?) ...
4'. [...] x e2 szu si-ga# [...]
 en: ... the ešusiga temple/building ...
5'. [...] nam-lugal-zu su3-ra2-sze3 [...]
 en: ... your kingship ... profoundly
6'. [...] bala#? nig2-du10 u4 zal-zal ba-ni-[...]
 en: ... a reign spent with goodness(?) ...
7'. [... {d}]ri-im-{d}suen x [...]
 en: ... Rīm-Sîn ...
8'. [...] an ku3-ga il2-[...]
 en: ... raised by holy An(?) ...
9'. [... {d}]en-lil2-le pa3-da# [...]
 en: ... nominated by Enlil ...
10'. [...] x-zu inim an {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4#? [...]
 en: Your ... the word of An and Enlil
11'. [...] gaba-ri nu?-tuku he2-x-[...]
 en: ..., who has no rival, may ...
12'. [...] ku-kur sur2 zi-ga-kam?
 en: ... is that of a furious rising flood wave
13'. [...]-an-tuku-tuku
 en: ...
14'. [...]-na du10-du10-ga-am3
 en: ... made good/very good
15'. [...]-zu
 en: ...
16'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
17'. [...] x x ug3 ma-ra-hul2-hul2-[...]
 en: ... the people rejoice for you
18'. [...] x du10-ge-esz ma-ra-an-e3 x?
 en: ... brought out sweetly for you
19'. [...] ur-sag mas-su2 kur-kur-ra
 en: ..., hero, leader of the lands
20'. [... {d}nin]-urta-e zi-de3-esz bi2-in-sze21
 en: ... Ninurta(?) named (you) faithfully
21'. [... {d}]nin-lil2-e nig2-tam-ma-ni-me-en
 en: ... you are Ninlil's pure one
22'. [...] ki ag2 sza3-ga-na
 en: ... the beloved of her heart
23'. [...] {d}ri-im-{d}suen
 en: ... Rīm-Sîn
24'. [...] an {d}en-lil2 a2 [...]
 en: ... An and Enlil
25'. [...] il2 kur-kur-[...]
 en: ... head raised(?) ... the lands ...
26'. [...] x-ga-zu dur2-du-ur-[...]
 en: ... your ... seated (pl.) ...
27'. [...] x kilib3 nun gal-gal-[e-ne ...]
 en: ... all of the great princes (Igigi) ...
28'. [...] ki#?-bi-sze3 ma-ra-x-[...]
 en: ... returned(?) to its place(?) for you ...
29'. [...] x ma-ra#?-[...]
 en: ...
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346572

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U ga (ES no)
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 55759

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET 8, 0088

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

  • history: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 023-026

    [Peterson2016StMes3] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “The Literary Corpus of the Old Babylonian Larsa Dynasties.” Studia Mesopotamica 3: 1–89.

  • history: Brisch, 2007, 069

    [sec88064] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-17 at 15:09:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-17 at 15:06:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-14 at 06:48:05 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-05 at 17:16:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET  8, 0088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346572.
UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET  8, 0088 artifact entry (No. P346572). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346572 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET  8, 0088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346572 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346572},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET  8, 0088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346572.
UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET  8, 0088 artifact entry (No. P346572). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346572 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + UET  8, 0088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346572 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {UET 6, 0534 + 0696 + {UET}  8, 0088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346572},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/27/
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ER  -
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