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, 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'. [...]-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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346727
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346727

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, 0690

[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 13:23:07	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, 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: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0690 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346727
LB  - CDLI:P346727
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0690 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346727
ER  -

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: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0690 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346727
LB  - CDLI:P346727
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0690 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346727
ER  -