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

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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)

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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

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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 (Ur-Namma B)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: UET 6, 0785

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

  • history: Zolyomi, Gabor, NABU 2008/064

    [sec88136] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-09 at 17:30:37 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, 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: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0785 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346822},
}

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