UET 6, 0622 (P346659)

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 USZ TUG2 [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] x gal2-la x [...]
en: ...
3'. [...] x [...]
rest broken
en: ...
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. dingir-gu10# [...]
en: My god, after you made my eyes know(?) my ... and sin
2'. gurusz zu#? x si zu ha-lam-ma!-bi# a x x x [...]
en: The young man ... the forgetting/destruction(?) of ...
3'. ukken-e nu#?-silig? dugud-bi muru9#-gin7#? ugu#?-gu10#? [...]
en: In the assembly/the assembly(?), unceasing(ly)(?), heavily(?) like(?) a rain cloud rains(? my sins?) upon me(?)
4'. er2-gu10 arhusz sza3-ne-sza4-gu10 x x he2#-x-[...]
en: May my tears ... my compassion and mercy (i.e. for me)(?)
5'. gurusz-me-en arhusz sza3-ne-sza4-gu10 sza3#? ku3#?-zu x [...]
en: (For) me, who is a youth, may your pure heart ... my compassion and mercy (i.e. for me)
6'. gurusz-me-en sza3 i-zi ni2 ri#?-a-zu#!? ki-bi ha#?-[...]
en: (For) me, who is a youth, your heart which is a floodwave exuding an aura returns to its (former) place
7'. lu2-lu7 er2 gig#-ga szesz2#?-a#-ni dingir#-ra#-[...]
en: His god heard the bitter weeping the man
8'. inim# zi inim ku3#?-ga-ni x-x-ni# x [...]
en: His true word, his holy word, his ...
9'. dingir#-ra-ni szu# ba-an-[...]
en: His god accepted
10'. gurusz#-e inim a-ar2-zu#? am3-mi-ni#?-x-[...]
en: The youth brought out(?) the words of an arazu prayer(?)
11'. x ku3-ug2 su2 dingir-re#-e-ne#-ke4#? i3 li#?-[...]
en: On the body of the gods(!) the holy ... was spread like fine oil
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
blank space
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	P346659
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346659

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, 0622

[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 16:46:57	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, 0622 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346659.

UET 6, 0622 artifact entry (No. P346659). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346659

UET 6, 0622 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346659 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0622 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346659},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346659
LB  - CDLI:P346659
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - UET 6, 0622 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346659
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0622 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346659.

UET 6, 0622 artifact entry (No. P346659). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346659

UET 6, 0622 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346659 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0622 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346659},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346659
LB  - CDLI:P346659
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - UET 6, 0622 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346659
ER  -