UET 6, 0184 (P346269)

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

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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 (Hemerologies)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] zal#-la#-ta
en: (In a) year, after seven months have elapsed
2'. [...] x u4 7(disz) zal-la-ta
en: (In the) 7th month, after 7 days have elapsed
3'. [{tu15}]dal-ha-mun-na edin? giri3 an-ta
en: A tornado/dust storm above(?) (one's) path(?) (in) the steppe
4'. [...] x na-ba-gi4-gi4-de3
en: ... one is not to return/turn ...
5'. {d#}udug hul-a me-am3 i3-gal2
en: There will be a ... evil udug demon
6'. ki ansze{+sze} ba-nigin2-nigin2-na-am3
7'. giri3 na-ba-tab-ba sag-{+da}dagal i3-gal2
en: In the place where a donkey has frequented(?), one should not “take two steps"/"double the path"(?), there will be sadgal disease(?)
8'. gi-gir11-gir11 na-an-gu7-e
loan adaptation?
9'. zu2-musz#-e#-gu7 i3-gal2
en: One should not eat rocket(!?), there will be the pašittum demon/disease
10'. i7-da na-ba-al-e gissu{+su} lu2 MU ba-an-tum3#-mu
en: One should not cross(?) a canal, the shadow/protection of a man will be taken away(?)
11'. pa5 a du11-ga a-sza3-ga na-an-tum2-e mun-na-am3 i3-gal2
en: One should not irrigate(?) a field with irrigation ditches(?), there will be salinization
12'. pesz2-gesz-ur3-ra na-an-gu7-e tur5-ra-am3 i3-gal2
en: One should not eat a “roofbeam rodent”, there will be illness
13'. ur3 munus-am3 dub3 na-an-nu2-e tesz2#? lu2 ba-an-da-kar
en: One should not kneel(?) (in) the lap of a woman, the dignity of a man will have been removed from him(?)
14'. [...] ga#-rasz{sar}-kam na-an-[...]-nu#?-um i3-gal2#
en: One should not eat ... of(?) leeks, there will be bušānum illness(?)
15'. [...] x x na-an#-[...]
en: One should not ...
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] x KU-ru NE x [...] x-an-tum4-mu-[...]
en: One should not ....(?) ... will bring ...
3'. [...] lu2#-kam tug2 na-ba!-ku5-[...] tur5#-ra ba-usz2-e
en: One should not tear/cut a garment in the house of a man(?), the sick (person) will die(?)
4'. x zu na GA2? x SU x [...]
en: ...
5'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam i3-gal2
en: The 12th month is present
6'. gu7-e na8-nax(GU7)-e sa-x [...] iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam i3-gal2
en: Eating, drinking(!), ... the 12th month is present

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 (Hemerologies)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346269
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346269

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, 0184

[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
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0184 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346269.

UET 6, 0184 artifact entry (No. P346269). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346269

UET 6, 0184 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346269 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346269},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346269
LB  - CDLI:P346269
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346269
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0184 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346269.

UET 6, 0184 artifact entry (No. P346269). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346269

UET 6, 0184 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346269 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346269},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346269
LB  - CDLI:P346269
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346269
ER  -