UET 6, 0621 (P346658)

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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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
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...] x
en: ...
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
2'. [...]-x u4 ba#-zalag ga2#?-[...]
en: My god, the day shines brightly in the land, but the day is dark for me
3'. [...] x-gin7 [...]
en: ... like ...
4'. [...] sza3 sag3 ur5 usz2-a sza3-ga2#? x [...]
en: Weeping, lamentation, distress, and despair are placed in my heart
5'. [du]-lum#-e dumu er2 szesz2-szesz2-gin7#? [...]
en: Hardship covers me(?) with its hand(?) (to make me) like a weeping child
6'. [...]-tar#-ra szu-ba igi mi-ni-in-kur2 zi#-[...]
en: The Namtar demon had altered (my) appearance in its (own) hands, and I was fleeing for my life
7'. [...]-gu10# a2-sag3 nig2-hul-gal2-e e2 im-ma#-[...]
en: (In) my body the Asag demon takes a bath/(builds) a house(?)
8'. [...]-ra2#-ga2 nig2-gig-gig-ga-bi szu hul# du11-[...]
en: The intense pain of my way (i.e., experience), (is?) devastating
9'. ma#-mu2-da sa6-ga# igi# li-bi2-du8#-ru-[...]
en: I do not see a good (portending) dream
10'. u4-szu2-usz-e masz2-ge6 nu-gar-ra# la-la x-[...]
en: On a daily basis inappropriate dreams do not satisfy me(?)
11'. sza3# sag3-e dam-bi nu-me-en-na gu2-da mu#-[...]
en: Even though I am not its spouse, distress embraced (me)
12'. zarah-e dumu tur-bi nu-me-en-na a2# mu-[...]
en: Even though I am not a small child, wailing has spread its arms (over me)
13'. a-nir ulu3 ak-gin7 mu-un-SIG10-x-[...] szu nu-[...]
en: Lamentation besets me like the action of the southern wind, ...
14'. x-gu10 u8-e-a x x x [...]
en: My brother(?) said “Alas!”
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. ib2#?-ba sza3#?-gu10#? [...]
en: In(?) anger(?) my(?) heart ...
2'. me-gin7 {d#}nin#?-tur5#? [...]
en: As silence(?) Nintur(?) ...
3'. dingir-gu10 a-x x x x-bi#? x [...]
en: My god ...
4'. nig2 gesz-szub-ba-gu10 x [...] x-re-esz x [...]
en: That of my lot ...
5'. nig2-nam szu#?-gu10-sze3#? [...] x lu2#? ba-an-x-[...]
en: Everything towards(?) my hand(?) ... someone ...
6'. ku3-zu ba#-an#?-x x x gal#-an-zu-e x ba#-an#-x-[...]
en: The wise one ..., the skilled one ...
7'. x x x x x x dingir#-gu10 en#? x x [...]
en: ... my god ...
8'. x x x x x x x x x x [...] x x bi2#?-ib-sag3-ge# [...]
en: ..... strikes ...
9'. [...] x x [...] x gig#?-ga# x x [...]
en: .... bitter/painful(?) ...
10'. [...]-ni-in-x-[...]
en: ...
11'. [...] x x x x [...] x x x x MU [...]
en: ...
12'. [...] MU#? [...] im#-mi#-ib-[...]
en: ...
13'. [...] x-ma#? x x x DU
en: ...
14'. [...] x-ma# [...]
en: ...
15'. [...]-un-DU# x x [...]
en: ....
16'. [...] x x [...] x [...]
en: ...
rest 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	P346658
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P346658

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 6, 0621

[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 16:44:17	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 Artifacts

“UET 6, 0621 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346658.

UET 6, 0621 artifact entry (No. P346658). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346658

UET 6, 0621 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346658 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0621 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346658},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346658
LB  - CDLI:P346658
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - UET 6, 0621 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346658
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0621 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346658.

UET 6, 0621 artifact entry (No. P346658). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346658

UET 6, 0621 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346658 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0621 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346658},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346658
LB  - CDLI:P346658
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - UET 6, 0621 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346658
ER  -