UET 6, 0633 (P346670)

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
(surface unclear)
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ta#-am3 x-[...]
en: By means of your “affirmed heart,” you will be able to quarrel with me?
double ruling
2'. [...]-zi-ge-en-na#?-[...]
en: After you made yourself violent against me(?)
3'. [...]-gu10 gal2 ga-ab-tak4# [...]
en: Like a cauldron, I want to open myself, after/by means of boasting(?)
4'. [...]-zu# ga-mu-ra-[...]
en: Stand, I want to put an end to your abuse
5'. [...] x-de3 mu-uh2#?-hu#-um# lul#-[...]
en: Your counsel is of ..., ecstatic(?), liar
6'. [...] KAB DU ba HUB2 NE#? [...] x x [...]
en: ...
7'. [...] lu2#-sa-gaz sag iri-ta ba-lah5-[...]
en: ... the brigands are plundering the front(?) of the city
8'. [...] nig2#-gig kin2-ga2 [...]
en: ... are the taboo of working(?)
9'. [...] ba-an-gar-re-[esz]
en: ... to be ... are set/placed(?)
10'. [...] nig2-ka9-ra na-ma-an#-[...]
en: Do not ... for the account for me(?)
11'. [...] x sza3?-sze3 la-ba-gid2-da [...]
en: ... not pondered
12'. [...] {d#}inanna-ka tusz-a a-ab-[...]
en: ... dwelling in the ... of Inanna(?), ...
13'. [...] x-a-ta-am3 u4-szu2-usz an-us2 u2 [...]
en: ... daily he follows(?), ...
14'. [...] dam#-gar3 sza3 gur4 ku3 tuku sze tuku-a [...]
en: ... exuberant(?) merchant, possessing silver and barley ...
15'. [...] x lu2 (|SU.LU.SZE3|%|SU.LU.SZE3|)-szir!-[ra ...]
en: ... the man of the lubšir sack(?) (for carrying money)(?) ...
16'. [...]-ni ba-ab-szum2-szum2-mu#-[...]
en: ... gives ...
17'. [...] dumu dam-gar3-ra x-[...]
en: ... the child of a merchant/member of the merchant's ranks ...
18'. [...] x-za KUR-ta munus ZI e3-a me#?-[...]
en: ...
19'. [...]-bi nu-ra-[...]
en: You do not ...
20'. [...]-ak-a!-gin7 tesz# la-ba-e-[...]
en: Like a person whose head is half shaved, you have had no dignity
21'. [...] ni2-za ad nu-e-ni-[...]
en: You have not deliberated, you have not advised yourself
22'. [...] nu#-mu#-e-ni-tur-[tur]
en: You did not diminish(?) the word in you heart
23'. [...] na#-ab#-be2-en# [...]
en: As if insulted, you have not said “do not speak”
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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P346670
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346670

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, 0633

[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 16:57:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:02:00	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, 0633 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346670.

UET 6, 0633 artifact entry (No. P346670). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346670

UET 6, 0633 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346670 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0633 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346670},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346670
LB  - CDLI:P346670
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0633 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346670
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0633 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346670.

UET 6, 0633 artifact entry (No. P346670). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346670

UET 6, 0633 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346670 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0633 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346670},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346670
LB  - CDLI:P346670
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0633 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346670
ER  -