UET 6, 0578 (P346615)

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

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
1. {d#}nanna# en gal za3# an-ki-ke4#? nun kilib!-ba szu du7
en: ...
2. {d}suen be-lum ra#-bu-u sa3-hi-ip pa-ti sza-me-e u3# er-s,e-tim ru-bu ki-ib-ra-tim szu-uk-lu-lu
en: (Sum) Nanna, great lord of the borders of the universe, prince that perfects everything (Akk) Sîn, great lord (of?) the whole of the districts of heaven and earth, prince that perfects the world's edges
3. [...] {d#}dil-im2#-babbar x [...] x [...]
en: ... Dilimbabbar ...
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
en: ...
2'. x [...]
en: ...
3'. a#-gu#?-[...] u3 [...]
en: ...
4'. x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...] ba-lum AB-[...] li-A2-x [...]
en: ... without ...
2'. AN-[...] {d}utu [...] nig2-gig {d#?}[...] na AN ha-ba-da#?-[...]-x [...]
en: ...
3'. an-nu-um [...]
en: (Sum) ..., Utu(?) ... anathema of ..., may ... (Akk) sin/yes(?) ...
column 2'
beginning broken
blank space
column 3'
beginning broken
blank space

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	P346615
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346615

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, 0578

[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 18:19:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	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, 0578 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346615.

UET 6, 0578 artifact entry (No. P346615). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346615

UET 6, 0578 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346615 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0578 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346615},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346615
LB  - CDLI:P346615
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0578 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346615
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0578 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346615.

UET 6, 0578 artifact entry (No. P346615). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346615

UET 6, 0578 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346615 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0578 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346615},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346615
LB  - CDLI:P346615
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0578 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346615
ER  -