UET 6, 0666 (P346703)

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
broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [{d}]en#-ki-ke4 lugal# [...]
en: Enki, king of ...
2'. {d#}asal-lu2-hi dumu [...]
en: Asalluhi, citizen of Eridu? ...
3'. [x]-zu ka-zu giri3-zu [...]
en: Your ..., your mouth, your foot ...
4'. [an]-gin7# he2-em-ku3-ge ki#?-[gin7 ...]
en: May ... be holy like heaven, may ... be pure like earth
5'. [sza3 an]-na#-gin7 he2-em-dadag#-[ge]
en: Like the midst of heaven, may ... be clean
double ruling
6'. ka#-inim-ma a-bar-ra-kam#?
en: Incantation of the water's edge
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	P346703
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346703

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, 0666

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-08 at 13:01:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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, 0666 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346703.

UET 6, 0666 artifact entry (No. P346703). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346703

UET 6, 0666 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346703 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0666 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346703},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346703
LB  - CDLI:P346703
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UET 6, 0666 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346703
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0666 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346703.

UET 6, 0666 artifact entry (No. P346703). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346703

UET 6, 0666 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346703 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0666 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346703},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346703
LB  - CDLI:P346703
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - UET 6, 0666 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346703
ER  -