UET 6, 0697 (P346734)

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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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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {gi#}gakkul3# [...]
 en: The grain of the ... of the Ekur, a mash tub ...
2'. [... e2-kur]-ra# ninda he2#-[em-...]
 en: May the ... of the Ekur eat(?) bread ...
3'. [... kesz2]-kesz2#? lu2 nu-mu-ni?-[...]
 en: ... no one ...
4'. [...] x NI kesz2-kesz2 lu2 nu-mu-ni#?-[...]
 en: ... no one ...
5'. e2#?-kur#?-ra#?-ke4 inim lugal-la-ga2 [...] gizzal#!? in-ak zu2-kesz2-bi? x [...]
 en: That of the Ekur? ... the word of my king ..., ... paid attention(?), its groups/bundles/joints ...
6'. {gesz}ig-e e2-kur-ra-ke4 gu2-bi he2-em-mi#?-[...]
 en: May the door of the Ekur ... its neck ...
7'. [...]-bi gu2-gal an-na-ke4 bar-bi? he2-em#-[...]
 en: Its ..., the foremost of heaven, may it ... its back/outside(?)
8'. [...] e2-kur-ra sze-bi {gi}gakkul3 x [...]
 en: The grain of the ... of the Ekur, a mash tub ...
9'. [...] x e2-kur-ra ninda he2-em-[...]
 en: May the ... of the Ekur eat(?) bread ...
10'. [...] NI# kesz2-kesz2 lu2 nu-mu#-[...]
 en: ... no one ...
11'. [...] za#?-gin3#?-na#? x [...]
 en: ... of lapis(?) ...
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
left
1. [...] x x [...]
 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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  • primary: UET 6, 0697

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

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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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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-09 at 11:20:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0697 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346734.
UET 6, 0697 artifact entry (No. P346734). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346734
UET 6, 0697 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346734 (Accessed: November 29, 2025).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0697 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346734},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346734
LB  - CDLI:P346734
M1  - 2025/11/29/
TI  - UET 6, 0697 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346734
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0697 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346734.
UET 6, 0697 artifact entry (No. P346734). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346734
UET 6, 0697 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346734 (Accessed: November 29, 2025).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0697 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346734},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346734
LB  - CDLI:P346734
M1  - 2025/11/29/
TI  - UET 6, 0697 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346734
ER  -
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