UET 6, 0591 (P346628)

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
1. {d}nin-szubur sukkal an-na# [...] kingal gesz-he2 un3?-na#? [...]
en: Ninšubur, vizier of heaven/An(?), ..., overseer of the high(?) firmament(?) ...
2. ba-an-gi4-gi4 dingir gal-gal-e-ne szita3?-du3# [...]
en: Reporter of the gods, accountant(?) ...
3. sa2-gar-gar AGA? HI? x sag-en3?-tar a2 [ag2 ...]
en: Counselor, ..., supervisor, ... the command/commanding ...
4. du11#-ga dugud ka-mud#?-gal2#? sza3#? inim# [sa6 ...]
en: The one that makes the command important(!?), advocate, who flatters the heart (of ...) ...
5. [...] a#? x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
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	P346628
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346628

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, 0591

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: ZA 106 (pp. 33-41), 33-41

[Peterson2016ZA106] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “UET 6/1, 74, the Hymnic Introduction of a Sumerian Letter-Prayer to Ninšubur.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 106: 33–41.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-04 at 07:38:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-06-07 at 08:02:22	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, 0591 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346628.

UET 6, 0591 artifact entry (No. P346628). (2024, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346628 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346628 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 4},
	title = {UET 6, 0591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346628},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346628
LB  - CDLI:P346628
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346628
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0591 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346628.

UET 6, 0591 artifact entry (No. P346628). (2024, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346628 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346628 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 4},
	title = {UET 6, 0591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346628},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346628
LB  - CDLI:P346628
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346628
ER  -