UET 6, 0612 (P346649)

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'. [...] a mu-un-x
en: ...
2'. [...] im#-mi-in-gar
en: ... put/established ...
3'. [... hi]-li mu-un-gur3
en: ... bore allure
4'. [...]-te-en-te-en
en: Relaxing/cooling ...
5'. [...]-kur#-re szu2-a
en: ... covering the lands
6'. [...]-il2#-i-da-bi
en: ... to be raised
7'. [...] |SIG7.ALAN|#?-bi# la-la si-a
en: ... its stature/physique/features filled with plenty
8'. [...] NI tum2-ma gidlamx(|SAL.USZ.DI|) ki ag2#-ga2#?-ni#
en: ... his beloved spouse(!?)
9'. [...] ZI#? mu-un-NE-NE
en: ...
10'. [...] mu#-ri-in-tar du11-ga-zu mi-ri-in-dugud
en: ... decreed a fate for you and lent weight to your command
11'. [...] x a-ra2-zu kikken2-ge26
en: ... seeking/continually sought(?) your divine decree
12'. [...] tam-ma?-ni-zu bala-zu-sze3 mu-ni-in-gar-re?-esz-am3
en: They have established your/his(!?) clean(?) ... on behalf of your reign
13'. [...] ug3# szar2-ra tum2-tum2-mu
en: ... suitable for the many people
14'. [...] e2-babbar-ra gil-sa-a-sze3 he2-tusz
en: May ... dwell in the Ebabbar as treasure
15'. [...] x gub-ba
en: ... standing/serving
16'. [...] mu#-un-zu-a e-ne en nu-kur2-ru he2-me-en
en: ... the one who knows ... he/she shall be an unwavering lord/en functionary(?)
17'. [...] x gesz-hur szu du7-du7
en: ... the perfected plans
18'. [...]-a sag-e-esz x rig7-ni-ib
en: Bestow ...
19'. [...] ug3 sag-gig2 u6 du10-ge-esz x-[...]
en: ... so that the people, the black headed gaze sweetly(?) ...
20'. [...] x UN#? [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
en: ...
n lines broken
2'. [...] x [...] x kalam-ma ha-ba-diri
en: May ... be surpassing in the land
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	P346649
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346649

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, 0612

[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 08:14:35	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, 0612 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346649.

UET 6, 0612 artifact entry (No. P346649). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346649

UET 6, 0612 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346649 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0612 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346649},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346649
LB  - CDLI:P346649
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - UET 6, 0612 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346649
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0612 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346649.

UET 6, 0612 artifact entry (No. P346649). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346649

UET 6, 0612 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346649 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0612 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346649},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346649
LB  - CDLI:P346649
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - UET 6, 0612 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346649
ER  -