UET 6, 0500 (P346538)
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
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1. u4 nam-lu2-lu7 x UD x NIG2 mu-ub!-si-ge5-ne [...]-na?-za
en: When humanity was placing ..., ...
2. utah-he ex(|ITI.DU|)-de3-de3 sza3 mu-un-tum2-am3#!?
en: ... plotted/decided(?) to ascend into(?) heaven
3. ki#? [...] an-na AN igi bar-ra sahar guru7-sze3 x [...] x-dub-bu-ne
en: The onlooking ... of heaven/An ... were pouring sand/earth in the manner of grain heaps
4. x x LU#? nam-lu2-lu7! a-da-min3#!? [...] x UD x [...]
en: ... humanity ... a contest ...
5. [...] x KA [...]
en: ...
rest broken
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beginning broken
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1. [...] nam#-lu2-lu7# [...]
en: ... humanity ...
2. [...] AN lu2 TUR#? [...]
en: ...
obverse
1. u4 nam-lu2-lu7 x UD x NIG2 mu-ub!-si-ge5-ne [...]-na?-za
en: When humanity was placing ..., ...
2. utah-he ex(|ITI.DU|)-de3-de3 sza3 mu-un-tum2-am3#!?
en: ... plotted/decided(?) to ascend into(?) heaven
3. ki#? [...] an-na AN igi bar-ra sahar guru7-sze3 x [...] x-dub-bu-ne
en: The onlooking ... of heaven/An ... were pouring sand/earth in the manner of grain heaps
4. x x LU#? nam-lu2-lu7! a-da-min3#!? [...] x UD x [...]
en: ... humanity ... a contest ...
5. [...] x KA [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
(inscription rotated 90 degrees)
1. [...] nam#-lu2-lu7# [...]
en: ... humanity ...
2. [...] AN lu2 TUR#? [...]
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
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primary: UET 6, 0500
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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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| 2019-06-05 at 11:58:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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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, 0500 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346538.
UET 6, 0500 artifact entry (No. P346538). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346538
UET 6, 0500 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346538 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2006UET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
year = {2006},
month = {nov 2},
title = {UET 6, 0500 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346538},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346538},
}
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