UET 6, 0522 (P346560)

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma-ra {d}lamma ki-gal-la-ta [...]
 en: For/that of(?) Ur-Lamma, the lamma protective deity, from/at (remotely) the platform(?) ...
2. ulutim sa6 alan za3-sze3#! gar AN {gesz}gal#? [...]
 en: Beautiful features, a statue set in place, ... stand(?) ...
3. nar sag kesz2 i3-gal2 szir3 nam-nar PI-PI |MUSZxMUSZ| BI? x [...]
 en: The “careful”(?) singer is present, the “song of musicianship” ...
4. kin2? mah kin2? galam eme SUH dara3 banda3{+da} za3 GALAM? x [...]
 en: The supreme work(?), the crafty/elaborate work(?), (done in) the ... dialect/vocabulary(?), the “junior/rampant wild goat” (Enki?) ...
5. {d}szul-gi asz-ba a2 TE me di#?-ir-ga HI? RI IM#? [...]
 en: Shulgi, alone(?), ... the rites and observances(?) ...
6. RI? szu UN NE NIR x TAR? IG x x SILA3? balag? mu x [...]
 en: ... the balag drum(?) ...
7. {d}szul!-gi ki-ur3-ba x AN NUN kun? na5 de5-ga x he2-me-[...]
 en: Shulgi ... in its Ki'ur building/foundations(?), ...., purified/set aside(?) ... you shall be(?)
9. ul |GA2xX| kalam-ma UD bar-ra-na NE x TUK bi2-in-x x [...]
 en: The ... joy(?) of the land, the daylight? of/on his back(?) ...
10. e2?-bur?-se3-ga-ra ki x nam SI?-A na5{+na} de5 {gesz#}UL-bi x [...]
 en: For(?) the “temple/shrine where the stone vessels are placed” the place ... purified/set apart ...
11. TIR? GAN?-GAN da RI LUL-bi na RU e EN? sza3 x [...]
 en: ...
12. |U.GA| dara3 banda3{+da} |SAL.LAGAR| la2 DU URU-nam nam SI?-A la2 [...]
 en: ... the “junior/rampant wild goat” (Enki?), the emeš/usuh priestess(?) ...
13. dingir sza3-ne-sza4 a RU? bar!?-re TE? gesz-nu11 BAD? x [...]
 en: The god who... compassion(?) ... light/eyesight ...
14. |SZITAxUD| {d}nun-bar-sze-gu-nu [...]
 en: ... Nunbaršegunu (Nisaba) ...
15. x x x i x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
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reverse
column 1
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column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x x [...]
2'. a#?-lal3? gi-x-ne x [...]
 en: The alal structure/stone/pipe/water hoisting device(?) ...
3'. x NE DAR? SILA3? x u2 gi a x x [...]
 en: ...
4'. KID2 x x x-na a |GISZGALxX| x BU a NIG2? [...]
 en: ...
5'. kun-zi-de3 ku6#? nu-me-a x [...]
 en: At the weir/dam there are no fish(?), ...
6'. suhur-la2 in#?-TU? x x nu#?-tuku#? x x da x [...]
 en: The (wearer of?) the suhurla hairstyle(?) ... who does not have ...
7'. x GA2 NE x hul-gal2 x x [...]
 en: ... evil ...
8'. si? du5? x x x x x x x ra x x x x [...]
 en: ...
9'. SI RU zu#? ME ra mud la2#? x ur3# x ga a RI x x [...]
 en: ...
10'. SZESZ?-zu gir2? gal GI KA gig? AN da-ra x x x [...]
 en: ...
11'. |KAxX|#? KU? x sa?-hir#? szu IN sza-ra x x x x x [...]
 en: ... the carrying net(?) ...
12'. x RU#? na IN LA x NIR NE x x x x [...]
 en: ...
13'. ur#?-e2-un#?-nu11#?-si x ba#? x x a x x [...]
 en: Ur-Enenusi(?)...
14'. x x im?-DU x x bur NIG2? x-ra#?-na x da#? x x [...]
 en: ...
15'. [...] x x GI x x MU x a x x x [...]
 en: ....
16'. x x TE#? ti-la-bi#? a#? [...]
 en: ...
17'. ur!-{d}lamma-ra gesz2-da-am3 x [...]
 en: For/that of(?) Ur-Lamma, ... is sixty(?) ...
18'. PAD?-gu10 ga-i-i x [...]
 en: ... I shall praise my ...
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1. [...] x-ta mu-szi-mah ka-ta mu#?-[...]
 en: Apart from/by means of ... made superior on behalf of ...(?), ... from the mouth(?)
2. [...] x gesztux(|TUG2.PI|)?-mah {d}en-ki-ke4 kikki? ga sag-e-esz SILA3? x [...]-rig7# [...]
 en: ... superior wisdom(?) given as a gift ... by Enki ...(?)

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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  • primary: UET 6, 0522

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 07774
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah 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, 0522 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346560.
UET 6, 0522 artifact entry (No. P346560). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346560 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0522 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346560 (Accessed: September 15, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {UET 6, 0522 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346560},
}


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