UET 6, 0765 (P346802)

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
1. [gu3 im]-me-e-a ri [...]
en: The one that is shouting from afar, it is her city
2. [im]-ma#-al-e gu3 im-me-e#-[a ri ...]
en: The wild cow that is shouting from afar, it is her city
3. nu#-gi17-ib an-na [...]
en: The nugig midwife of heaven ...
4. kur gul-gul [...]
en: The one who destroys mountains ...
5. an dub2#?-ba [...]
en: The one who shakes heaven ...
6. lil2-URU-x [...]
en: Lila'ena(?), the lady of the cattlepen and sheepfold?
7. iri-na# [...]
en: It is her city, it is her temple
8. dam-[...]
en: It is her spouse, it is her son
9. i-[...]
en: She has seen the front of the storm
10. sza3# [...]
en: She also knows the inside of the storm
rest broken
reverse
broken
left
1. [...] GILIM#? pel-la-bi ga-am3-[...]
en: I want to cry out ... in a defiled(?) state
2. [...] x x mu-un#-x-[...]
en: ...

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	P346802
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346802

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, 0765

[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 17:28:02	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, 0765 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346802.

UET 6, 0765 artifact entry (No. P346802). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346802

UET 6, 0765 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346802 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0765 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346802
LB  - CDLI:P346802
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0765 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346802
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0765 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346802.

UET 6, 0765 artifact entry (No. P346802). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346802

UET 6, 0765 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346802 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0765 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346802
LB  - CDLI:P346802
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0765 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346802
ER  -