UET 6, 0669 (P346706)

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
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x-ru?-uk?-x x [...]
en: ...
2'. abzu#? men x [...]
en: ...
3'. eridu{ki} esz3 hal#-[...]
en: ...
4'. ap-su#?-x x [...]
en: ...
5'. e-ri-du# x [...]
en: Abzu, great crown, shrine that makes divisions
6'. nun#? x x hal#?-[...]
en: Its ruler is a ruler that makes divisions(?)
7'. x x x
en: ...
8'. x x x
en: ...
9'. x x x
en: ...
10'. x x x
en: ...
11'. e2#? ni2#? [...]
en: ...
12'. |HIxNUN|#? [...] eridu#[{ki} ...]
en: Great pirig creature of rulership, temple bearing an aura, the luhšu functionary of Eridu
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...] x
en: ...
3'. [...]-ma#?-ri-im#?
en: ...
4'. [...] x
en: ...
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	P346706
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P346706

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 6, 0669

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-08 at 13:03:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0669 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346706.

UET 6, 0669 artifact entry (No. P346706). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346706

UET 6, 0669 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346706 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0669 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346706
LB  - CDLI:P346706
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0669 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346706
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0669 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346706.

UET 6, 0669 artifact entry (No. P346706). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346706

UET 6, 0669 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346706 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0669 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346706
LB  - CDLI:P346706
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0669 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346706
ER  -