UET 6, 0688 (P346725)

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
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
en: ...
2'. lu2 x [...]
en: A man ...
3'. munus nu-x-[...]
en: A woman does not ...
4'. mu du-lum-ma x
en: A year(?) of toil ...
5'. du5-mu du-lum-ma
en: A son(?) of toil
6'. igi bar-bar-re
en: Look around!
7'. gurusz kal-ga
en: A mighty man
8'. u4 dili-am3
en: In one day (it being one day)
9'. ba-an-ku4-re-en
en: You will become
blank space
reverse
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	P346725
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346725

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, 0688

[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 13:10:00	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, 0688 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346725.

UET 6, 0688 artifact entry (No. P346725). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346725

UET 6, 0688 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346725 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346725},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346725
LB  - CDLI:P346725
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - UET 6, 0688 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346725
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0688 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346725.

UET 6, 0688 artifact entry (No. P346725). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346725

UET 6, 0688 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346725 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0688 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346725},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346725
LB  - CDLI:P346725
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - UET 6, 0688 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346725
ER  -