UET 6, 0690 (P346727)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LiteraryLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]-en#
en: ...
2'. [...]-de3#-en-ze-en
en: ... you(pl.) are to ... you(pl.)(?)
3'. [...-ug5]-ge-de3-en [...]-de3-en
en: May(?) ... kill us? ... and not sustain us(?)
4'. [... nu-mu]-un-gi4-esz
en: ... they did not return/kill(?) ...
5'. [...] nu#-mu-un-gi4-esz
en: ... they did not return/kill(?) ...
6'. [...] x nu-mu-un-x [...]-szu2
en: ...
reverse
1. [...] x nu-x-x
en: ... does not rejoice(?)
2. [...]-mu-un-ti-ti-le-en-de3-en
en: [May(?) ... kill us?] ... and not sustain us(?)
3. [...] turx(|NUN.LAGARxU|)-ra nu-tuku
en: ... does not have ... in the cattle pen
4. [...] amasz-a nu-tuku
en: ... does not have ... in the sheepfold
5. [...] ki!?-gub nu-mu-un-DU x-bi? nu-ke3-e
en: ... did not ... a standing place(?) and will not ...
6. [...] x x kin2-nim kin2? di-da [...] x-ga-sze3? nu-mu-un-DU
en: ... the morning meal that is to be worked on(?) ... did not bring(?) ... towards ...
7. [...] kur#?-ra nu-mu-un-DU
en: ... did not bring(?) ... into ...
8. [...] x nu-sed4-de3
en: ... is not cooled
9. [...]-en#-ne2?-ug5-ge-de3-en [...]-mu-un-ti-ti-le-de3-en
en: May(?) ... kill us, ... and not sustain us(?)
10. [...] x-na-ni? nu-KU-me-esz
en: ... his(?) ... do not dwell/are not seized(?)
11. [...]-de3#?-en-ze2-en
en: ... you(pl.) are to ... you(pl.)(?)
12. [...] x-me-esz
en: ... they are ...
13. [...] x-IL2?
en: ...
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]-en#
en: ...
2'. [...]-de3#-en-ze-en
en: ... you(pl.) are to ... you(pl.)(?)
3'. [...-ug5]-ge-de3-en [...]-de3-en
en: May(?) ... kill us? ... and not sustain us(?)
4'. [... nu-mu]-un-gi4-esz
en: ... they did not return/kill(?) ...
5'. [...] nu#-mu-un-gi4-esz
en: ... they did not return/kill(?) ...
6'. [...] x nu-mu-un-x [...]-szu2
en: ...
reverse
1. [...] x nu-x-x
en: ... does not rejoice(?)
2. [...]-mu-un-ti-ti-le-en-de3-en
en: [May(?) ... kill us?] ... and not sustain us(?)
3. [...] turx(|NUN.LAGARxU|)-ra nu-tuku
en: ... does not have ... in the cattle pen
4. [...] amasz-a nu-tuku
en: ... does not have ... in the sheepfold
5. [...] ki!?-gub nu-mu-un-DU x-bi? nu-ke3-e
en: ... did not ... a standing place(?) and will not ...
6. [...] x x kin2-nim kin2? di-da [...] x-ga-sze3? nu-mu-un-DU
en: ... the morning meal that is to be worked on(?) ... did not bring(?) ... towards ...
7. [...] kur#?-ra nu-mu-un-DU
en: ... did not bring(?) ... into ...
8. [...] x nu-sed4-de3
en: ... is not cooled
9. [...]-en#-ne2?-ug5-ge-de3-en [...]-mu-un-ti-ti-le-de3-en
en: May(?) ... kill us, ... and not sustain us(?)
10. [...] x-na-ni? nu-KU-me-esz
en: ... his(?) ... do not dwell/are not seized(?)
11. [...]-de3#?-en-ze2-en
en: ... you(pl.) are to ... you(pl.)(?)
12. [...] x-me-esz
en: ... they are ...
13. [...] x-IL2?
en: ...
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Literary
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primary: UET 6, 0690
[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
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- Museum No.: BM —
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U —
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2019-06-08 at 13:23:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 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, 0690 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346727.
UET 6, 0690 artifact entry (No. P346727). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346727
UET 6, 0690 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346727 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2006UET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
year = {2006},
month = {nov 2},
title = {UET 6, 0690 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346727},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346727},
}
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