UET 6, 0555 (P346592)

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
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] x IGI [...] x x-bi BI#-BI#?-[...]
en: ...
3'. GISZ#? GAN ki x sag2 nu-du11-ga-am3#?
en: ... cannot be dispersed
4'. me-ni# sag2 nu-di# {d}en-ki!-x kal-kal-la
en: His cosmic powers cannot be dispersed, which are most valued by Enki(?)
5'. garza-ni gu#-ul-lu
en: His rites are the greatest(?)
6'. u18-ru an-ki-ka#?
en: Flood/mighty one(?) of the universe
7'. sza3#?-bi#? na-me nu-zu#?
en: No one can know(?) its midst(?)
8'. nig2 galam-galam-ma-kam
en: Which is of something very skillfully (made/executed)
9'. i7 mah a#-ab-ba x su3-u4 usz2-am3
en: It is that which blocks(?) (even) the great river that empties into(?) the sea
10'. [...] x NI? KA AB [...] di
en: ...
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x [...] x [...]
n lines broken
2'. [...] x x [...] u2 GI# [...] gu!-ul-[lu]
en: ... greatest ...
reverse
column 1
1. x x [...]
en: ...
2. e2 ku3#?-[...]
en: The pure temple(?) ...
3. bara2#? nam#?-[...]
en: Dais(?) of ...
4. SZESZ [...] mu-ni#-[...]
en: ...
5. ka2# [...]
en: Gate ...
6. x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
column 2
1. [...] x ku3-GI#? szu#? um?-mi#-a#? husz#?-a i-ni-in#?-gun3
en: The holy/gold ... was made colorful by the furious(!?) hand of the craftsman(!?)
2. alan su3?-x sa6#?-ga#? [...]
en: A ... statue ... beautiful ...
3. asz [...] x he2-en-na#?-ni#-in#-du3#?
en: ... may he build ... for ... there
4. alan {d}lamma AN sag-ki ti-ti
en: Statue(s) of the lamma protective deities (named?) “impetuous forehead(?)”/with plastered foreheads(?)
5. zi-da#? ga-bu-ba he2-ni-gub-bu
en: May (they) stand at the right and left
double ruling
blank space
6. [...] x ur#?-{d}nun?-gal?
en: ... Ur-Nungal(?)
rest 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	P346592
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346592

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, 0555

[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 17:44:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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, 0555 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346592.

UET 6, 0555 artifact entry (No. P346592). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346592

UET 6, 0555 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346592 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346592},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346592},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346592
LB  - CDLI:P346592
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0555 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346592
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0555 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346592.

UET 6, 0555 artifact entry (No. P346592). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346592

UET 6, 0555 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346592 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346592},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346592},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346592
LB  - CDLI:P346592
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0555 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346592
ER  -