UET 6, 0146 (P346231)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (Letter Fragments)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. [...] x bar#? kankal ki dab5?-ba-gin7 PAP? NE? nu-mu-x
en: ... threshing floor/uncultivated land, like seized land(?) ...
2. x ka#-giri3-a? giri3-us2-sa-gin7 du-lumx(MURGU2) ba-an-DU?-DU#?
en: The ... of the path(?), like the track, brings(?) toil
3. e2?-garx(MURGU2) sza3 sur3?-za zi szub#-zu du3-du3-a-gin7 ur2#?-gu10 ba-da-zal?
en: Like a wall built for your rescue in the midst of your ditch(?), my base/lap(?) disintegrated(?)
4. ansze-edin-na DA SZESZ x x aga-kar2 ba-an-si-ge
en: The “donkey of the plain” (onager) ... will smite ...
5. ur-mah ub4 nig2-husz szub-ba x [...] x TAR#? ERIM#? DU? nu-tuku
en: A lion that fell into a pitfall ... does not have ...
6. en-nu-ug3 en-<nu>-ug3 nu-me-a nam-usz2-ta? sa2#?-a
en: A guard who is not on guard(?) is comparable with death(?)
7. u2 nu-nu2-nu2 nig2-gig-ga sza3-gu10-usz? ba-an-ku4-a#? sza3 hul ba-an-sur-re-en
en: (I?) will not lie down in the grass (so that!?) something bad could enter my stomach, (because) I will have terrible diarrhea
8. nam-kal mu2-a du10-ga-gu10 gu7-e ib2? ir? da ba-RI?
en: Eating(?) my strong-growing, sweet tasting (crops?) ...
9. x x u3-tu-da x-gu10 an-gin7 mu-da#-su13 ki-x-ASZ mu-da-ku4
en: ... born, my ... which is distant(?) like heaven(?), I(?) enter into(?).../... alone(?)
reverse
1. [...] x DI-DI x HI SZESZ ba-la2-la2 ba KAM IL2?
en: ...
2. UD#? x x nam-tag nu-zu-gu10 sag x a#? ba-su13-u4-de3#?
en: ... my blameless ... is far away/profound/undulating(?)
3. buru5 e-ne-sze3 mi-ni#-in-ur4-ur4 musz3-zu nu-pa3-de3
en: Birds have gathered up towards him, he cannot see your face(?)
4. sza3 ib2-ba sza3 gur-ru PA-du3 in-x-x-ba?
en: An angry heart ... a relenting heart
5. gaba gur-ru sza3-la# su13 gi4 gur-ru szu dab5-ba za-kam
en: "Turning the chest” (for?) compassion, returning, turning, “seizing"(?), it is yours
obverse
1. [...] x bar#? kankal ki dab5?-ba-gin7 PAP? NE? nu-mu-x
en: ... threshing floor/uncultivated land, like seized land(?) ...
2. x ka#-giri3-a? giri3-us2-sa-gin7 du-lumx(MURGU2) ba-an-DU?-DU#?
en: The ... of the path(?), like the track, brings(?) toil
3. e2?-garx(MURGU2) sza3 sur3?-za zi szub#-zu du3-du3-a-gin7 ur2#?-gu10 ba-da-zal?
en: Like a wall built for your rescue in the midst of your ditch(?), my base/lap(?) disintegrated(?)
4. ansze-edin-na DA SZESZ x x aga-kar2 ba-an-si-ge
en: The “donkey of the plain” (onager) ... will smite ...
5. ur-mah ub4 nig2-husz szub-ba x [...] x TAR#? ERIM#? DU? nu-tuku
en: A lion that fell into a pitfall ... does not have ...
6. en-nu-ug3 en-<nu>-ug3 nu-me-a nam-usz2-ta? sa2#?-a
en: A guard who is not on guard(?) is comparable with death(?)
7. u2 nu-nu2-nu2 nig2-gig-ga sza3-gu10-usz? ba-an-ku4-a#? sza3 hul ba-an-sur-re-en
en: (I?) will not lie down in the grass (so that!?) something bad could enter my stomach, (because) I will have terrible diarrhea
8. nam-kal mu2-a du10-ga-gu10 gu7-e ib2? ir? da ba-RI?
en: Eating(?) my strong-growing, sweet tasting (crops?) ...
9. x x u3-tu-da x-gu10 an-gin7 mu-da#-su13 ki-x-ASZ mu-da-ku4
en: ... born, my ... which is distant(?) like heaven(?), I(?) enter into(?).../... alone(?)
reverse
1. [...] x DI-DI x HI SZESZ ba-la2-la2 ba KAM IL2?
en: ...
2. UD#? x x nam-tag nu-zu-gu10 sag x a#? ba-su13-u4-de3#?
en: ... my blameless ... is far away/profound/undulating(?)
3. buru5 e-ne-sze3 mi-ni#-in-ur4-ur4 musz3-zu nu-pa3-de3
en: Birds have gathered up towards him, he cannot see your face(?)
4. sza3 ib2-ba sza3 gur-ru PA-du3 in-x-x-ba?
en: An angry heart ... a relenting heart
5. gaba gur-ru sza3-la# su13 gi4 gur-ru szu dab5-ba za-kam
en: "Turning the chest” (for?) compassion, returning, turning, “seizing"(?), it is yours
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Literary (Letter Fragments)
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primary: UET 6, 0146
[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 16879l
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“UET 6, 0146 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346231.
UET 6, 0146 artifact entry (No. P346231). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346231
UET 6, 0146 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346231 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
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