UET 6, 0657 (P346694)

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
broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-da#? [...]
en: ...
2'. x [...] gu2# mu-ni-in-pesz11 u4 nu-du11-ga# [...]
en: ... had grown ("thickened his neck")(?), a time that was not appointed(?) ...
3'. {gesz#!}taszkarin-gin7 kusz-a babbar2-ra u4 nu-du11-ga [...]
en: The one white in the skin like a boxwood tree, a time that was not appointed(?) ...
4'. alan dim2 kusz3-kusz3-ta de2-a alan nig2-sag12-ga a-[...]
en: A form (as if) cast from a mold, the statue, the beautiful thing ...
5'. alim?-gin7 igi gun3-gun3-a u4 nu-du11-ga mu-ni#?-[...]
en: The one who is speckled-faced like a bison(?), a time that was not appointed(?) ...
6'. aga-du-na-gu10 alan sa6-ga-gu10-ka u4 nu-du11-ga# [...]
en: My “beardedness(?),” that of my beautiful form/statue, a time that was not appointed(?) ...
7'. nam-lu2-tur nu-ak nam-tag2 nu-ak# [...]
en: ... did not act like a juvenile, did not sin(?) ...
8'. a-na bi2-in-ak [...]
en: What did ... do? ...
9'. ub#? x [...]
en: ...
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
blank space

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	P346694
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346694

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, 0657

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-08 at 12:56:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0657 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346694.

UET 6, 0657 artifact entry (No. P346694). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346694

UET 6, 0657 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346694 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0657 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346694},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346694
LB  - CDLI:P346694
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - UET 6, 0657 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346694
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0657 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346694.

UET 6, 0657 artifact entry (No. P346694). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346694

UET 6, 0657 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346694 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0657 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346694},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346694
LB  - CDLI:P346694
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - UET 6, 0657 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346694
ER  -