UET 6, 0877 (P346914)

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

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)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  blank space
1. gir2-ra-ab
 en: Make it flash/flit(?),
2. gir2-ra-ab
 en: make it flash/flit(?),
3. sar-na#?-ab
 en: chase it for him(?),
4. sar-na#?-ab
 en: chase it for him(?),
5. lu2 nig2-gin6-na
 en: the man of truth
6. egir-bi nu-us2#
 en: does not follow behind.
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
  (numerical notations)

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346914

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 10144
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 41477

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0877

    [Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-09 at 20:26:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0877 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346914.
UET 6, 0877 artifact entry (No. P346914). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346914 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0877 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346914 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 6, 0877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346914},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346914
LB  - CDLI:P346914
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0877 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346914
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0877 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346914.
UET 6, 0877 artifact entry (No. P346914). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346914 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0877 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346914 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 6, 0877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346914},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346914
LB  - CDLI:P346914
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0877 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346914
ER  -
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