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UET 6, 0616 (P346653)

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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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

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Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x szu nu?-re?-bar?-re?-[...] ma-an-du11#? [...]
en: ... I will not let you(?) go ... she (Inanna?) said to me ...
2'. [...] ki#? ag2! di i3-ku5-de3 [...] ma#?-an-du11#? [...]
en: The one who renders judgements in the Eanna, the house beloved by An, I will not let you go? she said to me ...
3'. [...] za-e u3-mu-un-[bi de3-me-en] ga#-sza-an-bi de3-me-[en ...]
en: ... you shall be its lord, I shall be its lady ...
4'. [...] nam-mu-ni-in-[...] in-na-du11#? [...]
en: You should not bring in the gift of Inanna(?) ... she (Ninsun?) spoke to him (Gilgamesh?) ...
5'. [...] x-ke4 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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary
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Related publications

primary: UET 6, 0616

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

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Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-07 at 16:38:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI	approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0616 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346653.

UET 6, 0616 artifact entry (No. P346653). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346653

UET 6, 0616 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346653 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0616 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346653},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346653
LB  - CDLI:P346653
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - UET 6, 0616 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346653
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0616 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346653.

UET 6, 0616 artifact entry (No. P346653). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346653

UET 6, 0616 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346653 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0616 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346653},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346653
LB  - CDLI:P346653
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - UET 6, 0616 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346653
ER  -