UET 6, 0606 (P346643)

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
1. iri hurx(UB)?-sag gal an-gin7 mah IM [...]
en: City, great mountain range that is supreme like heaven ...
2. esz3 uri2{ki} iri# numun zi [...] pa gal-le#-[esz ...]
en: Shrine Ur, city, true seed ... greatly manifest(?)
3. u4-sakar <ki>-en-gi-ra e3 nam# [...]
en: Crescent moon emerging in Sumer, fate(?) ...
4. esz3 uri2{ki} mu mah-bi [...]
en: Shrine Ur, its great name ...
5. iri ni2-bi asil-la2 [...]
en: City, its aura/self ... joy
6. bad3-bi hur-sag x [...]
en: Its walls a mountain range ...
7. esz3# uri2{ki} [...]
en: Shrine Ur ...
8. [...] IL2# AN [...]
en: ...
9. [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] nu#?-te#?-ga2 [...] x-bi ha-ba-an-[...]
en: ... does not approach(?) ...
2'. an#!?-na he2-gal2 hu-mu-[...] u4 nam-ti-la-na# [...]
en: In heaven(?) ... abundance, the days of his life ...
3'. {d}suen-e nam tar a-a-ni {d}en-lil2 x [...] hul2-la im-ma-na#-ni#-x-[...]
en: Suen ... the fate of(?) his father, Enlil, he was filled with? rejoicing
4'. esz3 uri2{ki}-ma ezem-e ba-ab-[...] asil-la2 mu-un-x-[...]
en: Shrine Ur ... a festival, ... joy
5'. iri mu du10-ga a-a {d}en-lil2-la2 e2-kur?-[...] nam gal [...]
en: City (named?) a good name by father Enlil ... the Ekur(?), a great fate ...
6'. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)#? [...]
en: (Total:) 131+ ... (lines)
left
1. esz3 nam-tar-ra#? x [...]
en: Shrine of(?) destiny ...
2. iri kur-kur-[...]
en: City ... the lands

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	P346643
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346643

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, 0606

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-07 at 08:04:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08	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, 0606 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346643.

UET 6, 0606 artifact entry (No. P346643). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346643

UET 6, 0606 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346643 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0606 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346643},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346643
LB  - CDLI:P346643
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - UET 6, 0606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346643
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0606 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346643.

UET 6, 0606 artifact entry (No. P346643). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346643

UET 6, 0606 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346643 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0606 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346643},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346643
LB  - CDLI:P346643
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - UET 6, 0606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346643
ER  -