UET 6, 0468 (P346506)
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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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LiteraryLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-dub2#?-dub2
en: ... making ... tremble
3'. [...] x-na
en: ...
4'. [...]-szi-DU
en: ...
5'. [...]-gu10
en: My ...
6'. [...]-gu10
en: My ...
7'. [...]-x
8'. [...]-x-na
en: ...
9'. [...]-gu10
en: My ...
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
2'. x ku3#? amasz?-a# [...] lu2-e-ne ga-dur2#-[ru-ne-esz ...]
en: The holy ... in(?) the sheepfold ... the ones(?) who said “we want to dwell/sit”
3'. du5-la2 a-ra-li-ka!? x [...] ga-dur2-ru-ne-[esz ...]
en: We want to dwell/sit ... in the depths of Arali
4'. du8-du8 ku3 a-ra-li-ka#!? [...] ga-dur2-ru-ne-esz# [...]
en: We want to dwell ... in the holy heights(?) of Arali
5'. galla tur-tur galla gal-[gal ...] lu2-e-ne ga-dur2!-ru#-[ne-esz ...]
en: The young and old galla demons ... the ones(?) who said “we want to dwell/sit”
6'. galla sag-ga2 amasz#? ku3#!? [...] da?-bi!? ku3-ga#? [...]
en: The first galla demon, the one who entered? the holy sheepfold ... its holy sides(!?) ...
7'. galla# 2(disz)#-kam#-ma# [...]
en: The 2nd galla demon ...
reverse
beginning broken
1'. udu#?-gin7#? sag#?-ga2# mi-ni#-in#?-[...]
en: Like a sheep, ... at(?) the rear (of the herd)
2'. udu a#-lum gu5-li-e-ne x [...] GAB-a#?-[...]
en: The aslum sheep among(?) (his) friends ...
3'. udu-gin7 egir-e mi-ni-in#-[...]
en: Like a sheep, at(?) the rear (of the herd?) ...
4'. gab-us2 gu5-li-e-ne x [...] i3#?-in?-GAB-a#?-[...]
en: The shepherd among(?) (his) friends ...
double ruling
5'. x-a#-ni lu2 siskur2-ra# [...] siskur2 mu-na-ab-[...]
en: His ..., the one of the siskur prayer/ritual ... a siskur prayer/ritual for him
6'. [...] x-ke4#? [...]
en: ...
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-dub2#?-dub2
en: ... making ... tremble
3'. [...] x-na
en: ...
4'. [...]-szi-DU
en: ...
5'. [...]-gu10
en: My ...
6'. [...]-gu10
en: My ...
7'. [...]-x
8'. [...]-x-na
en: ...
9'. [...]-gu10
en: My ...
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
2'. x ku3#? amasz?-a# [...] lu2-e-ne ga-dur2#-[ru-ne-esz ...]
en: The holy ... in(?) the sheepfold ... the ones(?) who said “we want to dwell/sit”
3'. du5-la2 a-ra-li-ka!? x [...] ga-dur2-ru-ne-[esz ...]
en: We want to dwell/sit ... in the depths of Arali
4'. du8-du8 ku3 a-ra-li-ka#!? [...] ga-dur2-ru-ne-esz# [...]
en: We want to dwell ... in the holy heights(?) of Arali
5'. galla tur-tur galla gal-[gal ...] lu2-e-ne ga-dur2!-ru#-[ne-esz ...]
en: The young and old galla demons ... the ones(?) who said “we want to dwell/sit”
6'. galla sag-ga2 amasz#? ku3#!? [...] da?-bi!? ku3-ga#? [...]
en: The first galla demon, the one who entered? the holy sheepfold ... its holy sides(!?) ...
7'. galla# 2(disz)#-kam#-ma# [...]
en: The 2nd galla demon ...
reverse
beginning broken
1'. udu#?-gin7#? sag#?-ga2# mi-ni#-in#?-[...]
en: Like a sheep, ... at(?) the rear (of the herd)
2'. udu a#-lum gu5-li-e-ne x [...] GAB-a#?-[...]
en: The aslum sheep among(?) (his) friends ...
3'. udu-gin7 egir-e mi-ni-in#-[...]
en: Like a sheep, at(?) the rear (of the herd?) ...
4'. gab-us2 gu5-li-e-ne x [...] i3#?-in?-GAB-a#?-[...]
en: The shepherd among(?) (his) friends ...
double ruling
5'. x-a#-ni lu2 siskur2-ra# [...] siskur2 mu-na-ab-[...]
en: His ..., the one of the siskur prayer/ritual ... a siskur prayer/ritual for him
6'. [...] x-ke4#? [...]
en: ...
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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
- Language(s):
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primary: UET 6, 0468
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Museum No.: BM —
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U —
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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 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | 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, 0468 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346506.
UET 6, 0468 artifact entry (No. P346506). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346506
UET 6, 0468 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346506 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
year = {2006},
month = {nov 2},
title = {UET 6, 0468 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346506},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346506},
}
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