UET 6, 0525 (P346563)

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

Cite

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

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x x x [...]
en: ...
2'. lugal-e kur x [...]
en: The king ...
3'. nibru{ki} lu2 NE [...]
en: Nibru ...
4'. disz-bi-er3-ra x [...]
en: Išbi-Erra ...
5'. szeg12 e2-kur-ra mu-un-x [...]
en: He ... the brickwork of the Ekur temple
6'. ka2 sze nu-ku5 {d}en-lil2-la2 [...]
en: The “gate where grain is not harvested” of Enlil ...
7'. szu mah-a nindaba# [...]
en: With(?) a supreme hand(?) the nindaba offerings ...
8'. {d}nuska sukkal!? x x x [...]
en: Nuska, vizier(?) ...
9'. {d}szu-zi-an-na x a x [...]
en: Šuziana ...
10'. {d}en-lil2-le sag#-ki#? zalag-ga [...]
en: Enlil, the one who looked favorably ...
11'. {d}nin-lil2 igi hul2#-la x [...]
en: Ninlil, the one who looked happily ...
12'. {d}nin-i3-si-in-na#? dumu mah [an-na ...]
en: NinIsina, supreme daughter of An ...
13'. [{d}]en#-lil2-ra x x iri#? AN da [...]
en: For Enlil ...
14'. [{d}]en#?-lil2 sag# x palil# x x [...]
en: Enlil ... foremost ...
15'. [...] x x x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
broken

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
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346563
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346563

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, 0525

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-05 at 12:04:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
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, 0525 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346563.

UET 6, 0525 artifact entry (No. P346563). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346563

UET 6, 0525 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346563 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0525 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346563},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346563
LB  - CDLI:P346563
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0525 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346563
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0525 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346563.

UET 6, 0525 artifact entry (No. P346563). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346563

UET 6, 0525 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346563 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0525 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346563},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346563
LB  - CDLI:P346563
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0525 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346563
ER  -