UET 6, 0706 (P346743)

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 x-sze3#? nindaba# [...]
en: ... towards/on behalf of ... nindaba offerings ...
2'. [...] ug3# gal-gal ug3 kur-kur-ra bar x [...] ki a-a {d#?}EN#?-[...]
en: ... the many people(?), the people of the lands ... where father Enlil(?) ...
3'. [...] x-da?-na ama gal {d}nin#-[lil2 ...] x-na ba-e-szi-ni#?-[...]
en: ... great mother Ninlil ...
4'. [...] {d#}en#-lil2-la2-sze3 [...]
en: ... towards/on behalf of the ... of Enlil ...
5'. [...]-ra [...]
en: ...
6'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
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	P346743
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346743

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, 0706

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-09 at 11:25:01	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, 0706 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346743.

UET 6, 0706 artifact entry (No. P346743). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346743

UET 6, 0706 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346743 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0706 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346743
LB  - CDLI:P346743
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 6, 0706 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346743
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0706 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346743.

UET 6, 0706 artifact entry (No. P346743). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346743

UET 6, 0706 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346743 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0706 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346743
LB  - CDLI:P346743
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - UET 6, 0706 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346743
ER  -