UET 6, 0577 (P346614)

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 na x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] x mah x x x [...]
en: ... supreme ...
3'. sa-gid2-da#-[am3]
en: It is the sagida
4'. [...] x-ga {d}nanna en x [...]
en: ... Nanna, lord ...
5'. [...] nam-en-na su3-ra2-sze3#? [...]
en: ... of lordship ... forever
6'. [gesz-gi4]-gal2#-bi-[im]
en: It is its gešgigal “response”
7'. [...]-ga-sze3? pa3-da NIGIN? NIG2 x [...]
en: ... chosen on account of ..., ...
8'. [... me]-lam2# gur3-ru musz3-me du7 x [...]
en: ... bearing an aura, ... face ...
9'. [...] x x x [...] 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	P346614
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346614

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, 0577

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-11 at 15:37:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-05 at 18:16:04	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, 0577 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346614.

UET 6, 0577 artifact entry (No. P346614). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346614

UET 6, 0577 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346614 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346614},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346614
LB  - CDLI:P346614
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - UET 6, 0577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346614
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0577 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346614.

UET 6, 0577 artifact entry (No. P346614). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346614

UET 6, 0577 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346614 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346614},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346614
LB  - CDLI:P346614
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - UET 6, 0577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346614
ER  -