UET 6, 0147 (P346232)

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

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. gidlam-zu? galla gal an-ki-a ni2? gal dingir-re-e-ne im#?-x-x
 en: Your? spouse, the great ranger of heaven and earth, (whose?) great aura(?) ... the gods(?)
2. u4 sumur husz uru2-gin7 zi-ga-bi nu-sze-ga a2 nig2-x x x-dab5?-be2
 en: Fierce and reddish storm, its rising like a flood, seizing(?) ... the disobedient
3. ur-sag me3-zu? uszum BALAG? du7-du7 mir-gin7 ib2? KU? x a-ga-ni-sze3 gi4-bi nu-DU#?
 en: Hero, your battle (is?) a thrashing ... ušum creature(?), ... like a northern storm, its return(?) does not go(?) behind him
4. za3-sza4 a-a ugu-na igi-ni dingir na-me? nu-DU SUR2?-ni kur-kur-ra# USZ? x-bi#? NE x x-gal2#
 en: Rival of his father, no god goes before him, his ... in the lands ...
5. musz3!? sa6-ga-zu-sze3 mi-ri!-in-ur4-ur4 sza3 ki ag2-ga2-ni#? mu-ra-an-til
 en: He gathered ... for you towards/on account of your beautiful face, he stops his loving heart(?) for you
  blank space
6. x [...] an {d}en-lil2-bi-da#? [...] x [...]
 en: ... both An and Enlil ...
7. a-a {d}[...] x x [...]
 en: Father ...
8. ur-sag {d}nimin-tab-ba x x x x-bi ME# [...] a2-bi mu-na#-ag2-e
 en: Hero Nimintaba ..., ... they issue commands to him
9. szutumx(|E2.GI.NA.TUM|)# ku3-zu gu4 gal udu-i3 he2-gal2 szar2-szar2# a-a {d}nanna ninda mu-un?-gu7#?-x
 en: Father Nanna eats(?) slaughtered great bull(s) and fattened sheep, abundance, (from?) your pure storehouse
10. dingir gal-gal-e-ne-er {ninda}nindaba ba-e-il2 kur6# mu-na-an-hal-ha
 en: You(?) carried nindaba offerings for the great gods, and divided the food rations for them(?)
reverse
1. lu2 nam#-tag muszen-gin7 gesz-bur2 dab5-ba a? x ku3? szum2? x-gin7? {gesz}gibil gu7 kal-ga gu2?-ni? pesz11-a
 en: Catching the sinful man with a {geš}bur trap/snare like a bird, like(?) ... eating saplings, mighty (one)(?) his neck growing thick(?)
2. lu2 szu!?-zu ti-la du11-ga esz3#? dingir-ra-ni? gu3 mu-ra-de2 x-zu mu-un-la2
 en: Your ... saying “live"(?), who shouts to you in the shrine(?) of his(?) god, binds/diminishes(?) your ...
3. lu2-zu!? gaz2-de3 sag pel2-la2-ka muszen-gin7 gesz-bur2 x-MU?-ni? u4 mu-na-ab-UD#?-x x x
 en: Your(?) man who is to kill(?), when he(?) ... the head of the defiler(?) with a {geš}bur trap/snare like a bird, ... daylight? ...
4. ur-sag {d}nimin-tab-ba igi-zu-sze3!? na-me nu-DU za-e# a2 mu-na-ag2-[...]
 en: Hero Nimintaba, no one goes before you, you issue commands to ...
5. {d}udug e2-zu MIR? nu-KU lu2-erim2 gaz2-de3 u4-szu2-usz mu-ra-DU-[...]
 en: The udug spirit of your temple does not ..., goes(?) for you daily in order to slaughter the enemy
6. |I.DIB|#?-zu#? x x nam MU NIGIN e3-[...] igi nu-bar-re GALAM-bi mu#-[...]
 en: Your staircase(?) ..., (no one) sees (into), its height/stairs ...
7. {d}alad? e2!?-zu igi bar lu2 sa6#-[...] a2-zu ga2-la [...]
 en: The look of(?) the alad? spirit of your temple betters a person(?) ... you arms are idle/open(?)
8. si-gar e2-zu du5-<la2> suhub3 {gesz}x-szu-DI sag#?-[...] igi-ni du3? x [...]
 en: The bolt of your temple, your pivot(?), bar, ..., ...., his face/eye ...
9. lu2 inim sa6-ge-zu szu? nu#?-kar2-kar2 mu-x-x {d}lamma-zu gil-sa-a-asz kur-ku#?
 en: Your man making words good, never denigrating, ..., your lamma protective spirit rejoices(!?) in the manner of(?) treasure
left
1. szu gal5-la2-bi mu-da-[...] x x tum2-mu-zu [...] x ki ag2
 en: The hand of the ranger/demon ..., when you/your bringing ..., beloved ...

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P346232

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 17900s
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0147

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0147 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346232.
UET 6, 0147 artifact entry (No. P346232). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346232
UET 6, 0147 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346232 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346232},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346232
LB  - CDLI:P346232
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 6, 0147 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346232
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0147 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346232.
UET 6, 0147 artifact entry (No. P346232). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346232
UET 6, 0147 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346232 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346232},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346232
LB  - CDLI:P346232
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 6, 0147 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346232
ER  - 
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