UET 6, 0785 (P346822)

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 (Ur-Namma B)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
en: ...
2'. [...]-ki#? lugal-bi#
en: ... Nunamnir, the king of the universe
3'. [...] ur#-{d}namma
en: Looked at the people, and Ur-Namma
4'. [...]-in#-pa3-de3
en: Great Mountain Enlil, he was chosing him from among the many people
5'. [...] x mu-un-x-ri
en: (Saying) He shall be the shepherd! The one of Nunamnir is imbued with a fierce aura(?)
6'. [...]-an-gur3#-ru#?
en: He was bearing ...
7'. [...]-ni# u4-gin7 kar2-kar2-ka
en: The Great Mountain Enlil, he who was like the sunlight in his supreme shrine
8'. [...]-ni#-sze3! nam-DU
en: According to the pure and true (thoughts) that were in his mind, pure and true ..., he acted
9'. [...] mu#-da-an-ag2
en: He ordered shepherd Ur-Namma, whose head was raised in the Ekur temple
10'. [...]-ni#?-in#-il2
en: And thus the king would be made supreme ... in the land and raise his head among the people
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]-x
en: ...
2'. [...]-in#-us2
en: In its midst he founded it like a great flood
3'. [...] 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 (Ur-Namma B)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346822
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346822

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, 0785

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

[sec88136] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-09 at 17:30:37	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, 0785 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346822.

UET 6, 0785 artifact entry (No. P346822). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346822

UET 6, 0785 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346822 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0785 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346822
LB  - CDLI:P346822
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0785 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346822
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0785 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346822.

UET 6, 0785 artifact entry (No. P346822). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346822

UET 6, 0785 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346822 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0785 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346822
LB  - CDLI:P346822
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0785 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346822
ER  -