UET 6, 0620 (P346657)

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
1'. [...] x x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] x UD-bi ba-x-[...]
 en: ...
3'. [...] nag NE UN x [...]
 en: ...
4'. [...]-x-la2-ke4 si sa2-a [...] si ba-sa2-e-de3#-esz#?
 en: ... done properly ... is to be done correctly/set in order
5'. [...] x szesz gal-ta diri lu2 AN x x
 en: ... superior to the “big brother”(?) ...
6'. [...] x-NE-NE-de3-esz
 en: ...
7'. [...] x-TU-TU-de3-esz
 en: ...
8'. [...]-ze2-en u3-bi2-in-du11
 en: After ... has spoken “you (pl.) ...” (a command)
9'. [...]-dur2#-ru-ne-de3-esz
 en: ... (pl.) is to sit down
10'. [...] NE# szu ti-ba-ab-ze2-en
 en: Take ...
11'. [...] dub-ba-na-ka a-ab-szu2
 en: ... of his tablet(?) was covered(?)
12'. [...] x NE-a am3-gal2
 en: ... is present(?)
13'. [...]-a-ke4 bur2-ra-bi# in-gub-ba
 en: ... the one who established the release/solution(?)
14'. [...] x gu3 ba-an-de2
 en: ... spoke/shouted/read aloud
15'. [...] x {gesz}dub-dim2-ta-a ra-ra
 en: ... striking with the dubdim
16'. [...]-hur#?-ra-ke4 giri3-bi gesz bi2-ib2-hur-ra
 en: ... “the one of the plan” who incised a design at/by means of the feet
17'. [...]-x-ze2-en u3-ba-ab-du11
 en: After “you (pl.) ...” (a command) has been spoken
18'. [...] x-ga nam-szesz-gal-ta
 en: ... apart from the status of “big brother”
19'. [...] x NE a-ab-til-le-NE#?
 en: ... finishes ...
20'. [...]-x-e
 en: ...
21'. [...] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] am3#?-mi-in-e11#?-de3#?
 en: ... brings out ... that is not to be touched(?)
3'. [...] gub-ba-ni ab-du10-ge#?-x
 en: ... make his saršuba and muguba assignments good(?)
4'. [...]-un-til-le-esz
 en: After they finish their tablets
5'. [...] mu gub-ba-ne-ne
 en: ...
6'. [...] u3#-bi2-in-si-ge-esz
 en: They explicate(?) their saršuba and muguba assignments(?)
7'. [...]-de5-ge-da#?
 en: ...
8'. [...]-de5-de5-ge-ne
 en: At the place where clay is to be set apart from stone (i.e., rocks and pebbles?) they set apart clay from stone(?)
9'. [...]-mi#-ib-si-si-ne
 en: They ... fill ... with water(?)
10'. [...]-KA
 en: ...
11'. [...] x u3-x-KA [...]-de2
 en: ...
12'. [...]-e3-de3-esz
 en: ... they brought out ...
13'. [...] NIG2 al?-sur-re?
 en: ... is squeezed/twisted(?)
14'. [...]-til-le-esz
 en: ... they finish ...
15'. [...] x bi2-ib2-KU-x-[...]
 en: ...
16'. [...] an-DU-a-asz? [...]
 en: ...
17'. [...] x KA x [...]
 en: ...
18'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
19'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
20'. [...] x [...]
 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/P346657

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, 0620

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-07 at 16:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah 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, 0620 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346657.
UET 6, 0620 artifact entry (No. P346657). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346657
UET 6, 0620 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346657 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0620 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346657
LB  - CDLI:P346657
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0620 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346657
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0620 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346657.
UET 6, 0620 artifact entry (No. P346657). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346657
UET 6, 0620 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346657 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0620 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346657},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346657
LB  - CDLI:P346657
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0620 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346657
ER  -
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