UET 6, 0739 (P346776)

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'. [...] ZA# x x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] x-e hu-mu-da-la2-e#?
en: ... may ... be attached to(?) ...
3'. [...] a# szed7 ha-ma-de2-de2#
en: ... may cool water be poured for me(?) ...
4'. [...] a szed7 ha-ma-de2-de2#
en: ... may cool water be poured for me(?) ...
5'. [...] unu#?{ki}-ga igi-ni-sze3 ha-ba-su8-ge#?-[...]
en: ... may the ... of Uruk(?) stand before him
6'. [...] unu#?{ki}-ga igi-ni-sze3 ha-ba-su8-ge#?-[...]
en: ... may the ... of Uruk stand before him/her
7'. [...] musz# za-gin3-na hu-mu-da-la2-e
en: ... may ... be suspended over/encompass(?) the lapis sacred space/platform(?)
8'. [...] x igi-ni-sze3 mu-da-tusz?
en: ... sits(?) before him/her
9'. [...] x-na-gu10
en: ...
10'. [...] x bad#-bad#-e#?
en: ... opening(?) ...
11'. [...] x-gu10#
en: My ...
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	P346776
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346776

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, 0739

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-08-18 at 20:32:39	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-06-09 at 17:09:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah		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, 0739 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346776.

UET 6, 0739 artifact entry (No. P346776). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346776

UET 6, 0739 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346776 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0739 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346776},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346776
LB  - CDLI:P346776
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0739 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346776
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0739 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346776.

UET 6, 0739 artifact entry (No. P346776). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346776

UET 6, 0739 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346776 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0739 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346776},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346776
LB  - CDLI:P346776
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0739 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346776
ER  -