UET 6, 0398 (P346441)

Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Uraš & Marduk)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

91.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Uraš & Marduk)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P346441
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P346441

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	91.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0398

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

Ding Xun: "Untere Hälfte einer einkolumnigen Tafel, oberhalb der ersten Zeile der Rückseite ist ein Stück vom unteren Rand erhalten. Kleine, regelmäßige Schrift, keine(!) Trennlinien zwischen den Zeilen."
history: Ding Xun, JAC 11 (1996) 003–020

[sec87988] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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 Artifacts

“UET 6, 0398 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346441.

UET 6, 0398 artifact entry (No. P346441). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346441

UET 6, 0398 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346441 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0398 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346441},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346441
LB  - CDLI:P346441
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UET 6, 0398 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346441
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0398 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346441.

UET 6, 0398 artifact entry (No. P346441). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346441

UET 6, 0398 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346441 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0398 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346441},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346441
LB  - CDLI:P346441
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - UET 6, 0398 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346441
ER  -