UET 6, 0608 (P346645)

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
1. [...]
en: ...
2. [...] x
en: ...
3. [...] x
en: ...
4. [...] x
en: ...
5. [...]-x-NE
en: ...
6. [...]-ga#?
en: ...
7. [...] x
en: ...
8. [...] x
en: ...
9. [...]-en#
en: ...
10. [...] x-bi
en: ...
rest broken
column 2
1. [...] sikil#-la GIR3 ERIM? UD x
en: ... pure ..., ...
2. [...] nam-szub eridu{ki}-ga gub-ba disz [...] he2-du7 szu-luh-ha disz#
en: ..., set up by the incantation of Eridu, ..., ornament of the šuluh rites(?) ...
3. e2 eb ku3 an-na hi-li duh-duh 4(disz)
en: Temple, holy oval of heaven, exuding allure, ...
4. e2 u6-di gal kur-kur-ra gissu# x da#? x x
en: Temple, great awe of the lands, ... shade ...
5. e2 an dagal ni2 gur3-ru szeg3#? ki#?-a x x x
en: Temple, filled with awe (in?) the broad heavens, ... rain onto the earth(?)
6. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 u4 zalag-zalag kur-kur-ra UD x [...]
en: The Ekišnugal temple, brightening daylight(?) of the lands, ...
7. e2 ni2-bi {d}tir-an-na sag-bi an#?-sze3#? [...]
en: The aura of the house is a rainbow, its head (is raised) towards heaven(?) ...
8. e2# mu-bi du10-ga ka ug3-ga2 ku7-ku7#?-[...]
en: Temple, its name is sweet, it is sweet (in) the mouth(?) of the people ...
9. e2# [...]-bi ku3-ga a2 x x [...]
en: Temple, its ... is pure ...
10. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
3'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
4'. [...]-bi#? [...]
en: ...
5'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
6'. [...]-x-ab-DU x [...]
en: ...
7'. [...] x-bi UN#? [...]
en: ...
8'. [...] x x x x x DU? x [...]
en: ...
9'. [...] ha#?-la#-bi he2-a-[...]
en: ... may ... be its/their inheritance share(?)...
10'. [...] x x x [...]
en: ...
11'. [...] x x-nam#?
en: ....
12'. [...] x [...] x [...]
en: ...
13'. [...] x x x [...]
en: ...
14'. [...] x DU x szu? na AN x [...]
en: ...
15'. [...] gi4-ni-ib
en: Return(?) ...
16'. [...] x-bi ha-ma-il2#-[...]
en: ... may its ... be raised for me
column 2
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	P346645
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346645

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, 0608

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-07 at 08:10:48	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, 0608 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346645.

UET 6, 0608 artifact entry (No. P346645). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346645

UET 6, 0608 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346645 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0608 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346645},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346645
LB  - CDLI:P346645
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0608 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346645
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0608 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346645.

UET 6, 0608 artifact entry (No. P346645). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346645

UET 6, 0608 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346645 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0608 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346645},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346645
LB  - CDLI:P346645
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0608 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346645
ER  -