UET 6, 0091 (P346176)

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 (Rimsin fragments)

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tablet
obverse
1. [...] x x-na? uludin2 nir-nir-ra hi-li x-[...]
 en: ..., (possessing a) stretched out(?) physique, exuding(?) allure
2. [...] siskur2 sza3? ama ugu-na gal2#?-la#? {d}en-ki-ke4 zi-de3-esz sza3? mu-ni-in-hun?
 en: (Using?) the ... and siskur rituals that are in the heart(?) of his birth mother, Enki has faithfully pacified the heart of ...(?)
3. [...] sa6-ga aga?-du-na-ni# la-la si-a
 en: (Possessing a) beautiful ..., his “beardedness” is ample (lit. is filled with plenty)
4. [ri]-im-{d}suen lugal an {d}en-lil2 kalam-ma pa e3
 en: Rīm-Sîn, the king made manifest in the land by An and Enlil
5. [asz]-te#? ka silim-ma nam-bara2-ga-asz? sag il2
 en: With head raised upon(?) the splendid throne(?) of/in the manner of(?) royalty
6. lu2 nig2-gin6-na pa e3 nig2-erim2-ma? ha-lam-e
 en: The one who makes the just man prominent and destroys the evil(doer)
7. x ku3?-zu gesztu2 dagal-la inim mah!? szar2-szar2
 en: ..., broad-minded, who explicates great words
8. ri!?-im#-{d}suen lugal kal-ga {d}utu kalam e3
 en: Rīm-Sîn, mighty king, emerging (like?) Utu in the land
9. [...] x ku3-zu sag zi-gal2 tum2-mu
 en: Wise(?) ... suitable for living creatures
10. [...] inim nig2-si-sa2 ki ag2
 en: ... who loves a word of(?) justice
11. [...] nam#?-ur-sag-e#? gu2-gal nam-en-na
 en: ... of(?) heroism, foremost of en-ship
12. [...]-e# {gesz}kim sa6-ga ma-da-na
 en: ... good omen of/in(?) his land
13. [...] x nam-ti-le x [...]
 en: ... life ...
14. [...] x-ma? KA-KA x [...]
 en: ...
15. [...] x TUR lu [...] x [...]
 en: ...
16. [...] x ha?-[...]
 en: May(?) ...
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
2. [...] sipa x [...]
 en: ... shepherd ...

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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  • Genre(s): Literary (Rimsin fragments)
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  • primary: UET 6, 0091

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

  • history: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 026-029

    [Peterson2016StMes3] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “The Literary Corpus of the Old Babylonian Larsa Dynasties.” Studia Mesopotamica 3: 1–89.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17900r
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-17 at 15:09:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-17 at 15:06:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah 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, 0091 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346176.
UET 6, 0091 artifact entry (No. P346176). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346176 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346176 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346176},
}

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