UET 6, 0668 (P346705)

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
beginning broken
1'. x [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2'. uga#{muszen#}-bi# adda# im-da#!?-gu7#?
en: Its raven(s) are eating the corpse(s)
reverse
1. mu-lu sag-ga2 ma2 sag-ga2 ba-ab-ug5
en: The men of the front died at the bow of the boat
2. mu-lu egir-ra ma2 egir-ra# ba-ab-ug5#
en: The men of the rear died at the stern
3. uru17# sza3-ba uru17 sza3 szu? mu-[da-gul]
en: In the middle of the city, ... destroyed the middle of the city
4. uru17 bar-ra uru17 bar szu? mu-[da-gul]
en: In the outside of the city, ... destroyed the outside of the city
blank space
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	P346705
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346705

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, 0668

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-08 at 13:02:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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, 0668 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346705.

UET 6, 0668 artifact entry (No. P346705). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346705

UET 6, 0668 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346705 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0668 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346705},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346705
LB  - CDLI:P346705
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0668 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346705
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0668 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346705.

UET 6, 0668 artifact entry (No. P346705). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346705

UET 6, 0668 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346705 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0668 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346705},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346705
LB  - CDLI:P346705
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0668 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346705
ER  -