UET 6, 0609 (P346646)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
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1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...]-e#?-ne u3-x [...]
 en: ...
3'. [...] kalam#?-ma lu2 nu-sze-[ga ...]
 en: ... of/in the land, the disobedient person ...
4'. [...] e2#-kisz-nu-gal2 KA x [...]
 en: ... the Ekišnugal temple ...
5'. [...] x en3 tar gu2 an-sze3#? [...]
 en: ... the one who inquires after ..., raising? ... above
6'. [...] x x nam-mah-ni x [...]
 en: ... his greatness ...
7'. [...]-erim2#?-sze3 szu zi-ga# lul zi x x [...]
 en: ... raising a hand (violently) against the evildoer, ... falsehood and truth ...
8'. [...] ki ag2 nig2-gi-na gesz!?-la2-bi nu-x-[...]
 en: ... lover of justice, its deathly silence did not arrive(?)
9'. [...] ug3# lu-a inim sza3-ga# lul zi x x x
 en: ... the thriving people ..., (their?) false and true thought(s)
10'. [...] x-gin7 ku-kur il2-la a-ra2-bi x nu-x-x-x
 en: ... forming a wave like ..., its course ... did not ...
11'. [...] NI si-ge x x DE2#? SU an-ki-a x x x
 en: ... the flesh/skin(!?) of the universe
12'. [...] x-ma x uludin2#? gu4?-alim#?-ma nun-na
 en: ... its features (that of?) a “noble bison”
13'. [...] x x x x x x ti-ri2-da nu-gal2#?
 en: ... the runaway/outcast/outlaw was not present?
14'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
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1. [...] x x [...] nam#-x [...] ku4#-ku4#?-da#?-zu#? x x x x [...]
 en: Your .... that brings in(?) ...(?) ...
2. [...] igi bar#? lu2 sa6 inim#? sa6-ge ku4-ku4-da-zu ga2-la nu?-x-x-x
 en: ... your look(?) that brings in(?) good people who are praying/flattering(?) does not cease(?)
3. [...] x-e gesz tuku szu sa2# giri17 szu gal2 szu si sa2-sze3 igi-ni? i3#?-gal2#
 en: ... who pays attention to attentiveness, ..., stroking the nose in submission, and setting things in order by hand(?)
4. [...] x-da-zu szu nu-kar2-kar2 mu-ni pa3-da {d}lamma-zu GILIM x KUR x
 en: Your ... does not denigrate, his chosen name, your protective lamma, ...
5. [...] x x {gesz}rab3 gal ug3 szar2#-ra u4 mir erim2 ru-ru-gu2?
 en: ..., great neckstock of the mult{iti}inous people, furious storm opposing the enemy(?)
6. [...] a2 ag2-bi szid-szid a-ra2-bi GALAM EN
 en: ..., reciting its commands, ... its way
7. siskurx(|AMAR.AMAR|)# dingir-re-e-ne ka ba-ni lu2 sa6-ge#? [...]
 en: ... his ordering of the siskur offerings(?) of the gods betters man(kind)(?)
8. [...] ni2-te-na e3 i-lim-bi kur-kur-ra dul#-[...]
 en: ... coming/bringing out ... by himself/his own, its aura covering the lands
9. [...] nam-sa6-ge szu du7 sag-ki husz la-la x-[...]
 en: ... perfecting goodness, fearsome temples, satisfying with (its) plentitude/happiness(?)
10. [...] x NIG2 esz3 e2-kisz-nu-gal2 nin?-zu? x [...]
 en: ... shrine Ekišnugal, your lady(?) ...
11. [...] igi#?-za? sze-eb u4 nam-ti-la su3-u4 x [...]
 en: ... in your front brickwork, ... prolonging the days of lifetime ...
12. [...] x-bi he2-me-en mu pa3# x x [...]
 en: May you be its ..., chosen name ...
13. [...] x x-bi2-ib u3-ma gub#?-[...]
 en: ..., attain a victory(?)
14. [...] x he2-eb-x-[...]
 en: ... so that ...
15. [...] x {d#}nin#-[...]
 en: ...
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 6, 0609

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-22 at 10:56:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-07 at 08:12:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0609 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346646.
UET 6, 0609 artifact entry (No. P346646). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346646
UET 6, 0609 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346646 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0609 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346646
LB  - CDLI:P346646
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - UET 6, 0609 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346646
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0609 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346646.
UET 6, 0609 artifact entry (No. P346646). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346646
UET 6, 0609 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346646 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0609 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346646
LB  - CDLI:P346646
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - UET 6, 0609 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346646
ER  -
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