UET 6, 0719 (P346756)

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
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-x
en: ...
2'. [...]
en: ...
3'. [...]-x
en: ...
4'. [...]-am3#!?
en: Hero, (where) you dwell in the mountains shall be known
5'. [...] TUR-TUR
en: ...
6'. [... he2]-em#-ma-dim2-dim2-ma
en: Small sandals for your feet, large sandals for your feet shall be made
7'. [...]-in#-tum2-ma
en: ... shall bring ... into the mountain(?) for you
8'. [...]-ra# hu-mu-ra-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
en: ... shall bring ... into the mountain(?) for you
9'. [...]-ni#-in-tum2-ma
en: ... shall carry ... into the mountain(?) for you
10'. [...]-am3-ku4#?
en: If your aura is struck down(?), I could thus “become your” flesh
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...]-KA
en: ...
3'. [...]-ib-gi4-gi4
en: ... was replying(?)
4'. [...]-la-e
en: ...
5'. [... nu]-um#!?-ma-gid2-de2
en: ... was not accepting ...
6'. [...]-ib-gi4-gi4
en: ... was replying(?)
7'. [...]-u3-de3-en
en: ...
8'. [...]-de3-en
en: ...
9'. [...]-e#?-NE
en: ...
10'. [...]-x-DU
en: ...
11'. [...]-NE
en: ...
12'. [...]-ke4
en: ...
13'. [...]-me#-en
en: I am/you are ...
14'. [...]-x
en: ...
15'. [...]-x
en: ...
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	P346756
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346756

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, 0719

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Zolyomi, Gabor, NABU 2008/064

[sec88129] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-06-09 at 16:55:17	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, 0719 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346756.

UET 6, 0719 artifact entry (No. P346756). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346756

UET 6, 0719 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346756 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0719 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346756},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346756
LB  - CDLI:P346756
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0719 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346756
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0719 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346756.

UET 6, 0719 artifact entry (No. P346756). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346756

UET 6, 0719 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346756 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0719 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346756},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346756
LB  - CDLI:P346756
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0719 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346756
ER  -