UET 6, 0670 (P346707)

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
(disturbed surface, to be completed)
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] ZI x [...]
en: ...
3'. {gesz}gu#-[za]-sze3#? za3 us2#?-[...]
en: As for/towards(?) the throne, its back/armrests
4'. me#?-dim2-bi me-dim2-ma x-[...]
en: Its “limbs” surpass? (other) limbs
5'. nam-nun-na-ni-sze3#? mu-x-[...]
en: For/on account of his rulership ...
6'. e us,-s,i2-pi-ra-a-x [...]
en: It should not be trimmed/inlaid (with gems)(?) ...(?)
7'. ne2-me-e-di-im sza? i-pi-[...]
en: A chair back/socle, whose fabrication ...
8'. i-na i-pi-isz-tim wa-at-[...]
en: Was surpasssing among (other) fabrication(s)
9'. a-na ru-bu-ti-i-szu u2-x-[...]
en: For his princeship ...
10'. ku3-si2 husz-a he2-bi-SI-[...]
en: May ... with/in “red gold”
11'. pa-sza-al-lam lu2-u2 uh-hi-i#?-[...]
en: May it be inlaid with gold alloy
12'. za3 us2-ba {na4}nir7-igi# [...]
en: On its armrests/back ... nirigi stone
13'. {na4}nir7-musz-BU-[...]
en: nirmuš... stone ...
14'. mul#?-la sag12-ga he2-bi-us2-[...]
en: May it be abutted by? beautiful(?) star(-shaped ornaments)(?)
15'. [...] x x x [...] x x x [...]
en: ...
16'. [...] 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	P346707
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346707

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, 0670

[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 13:05:40	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 21:01:58	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, 0670 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346707.

UET 6, 0670 artifact entry (No. P346707). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346707

UET 6, 0670 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346707 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0670 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346707},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346707
LB  - CDLI:P346707
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - UET 6, 0670 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346707
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0670 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346707.

UET 6, 0670 artifact entry (No. P346707). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346707

UET 6, 0670 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346707 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0670 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346707},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346707
LB  - CDLI:P346707
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - UET 6, 0670 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346707
ER  -