UET 6, 0610 (P346647)

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

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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
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1'. [...] x x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [... gur3]-ru ni2 gal TUG2 x x [...]
 en: Bearing a ... aura, wearing(?) a great aura ...
3'. [...] gesz? gibil gu2 me-er-[...]
 en: ... flourishing sapling(?) ...
4'. [...] gin6#?-na-<<na>>-sze3 AN [...]
 en: ... towards/on behalf of the true(?) ...
5'. [...] ag2#-ga2 MUSZ3 TUG2 x [...]
 en: ...
6'. [...] x [...] an-ki-a sukkal mah [...]
 en: ... in/of the universe, the supreme vizier ...
7'. [...] x {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 mu x x x x [...]
 en: ... of Enlil, a name/year(s) ...
8'. an#? {d}en-lil2 {d}suen-ra mu-un-[x]-esz zi#? [...]
 en: An(?) and Enlil ... to/for Suen, ...
9'. {d}ubara an-ki-a uszum nir#?-gal2#? dili mah#? [...]
 en: Protective aegis(?) of the universe, authoritative(?) ušum creature, supremely singular(?) ...
10'. sukkal#-zu? {d}alamusz nig2-gi-na {d}utu#?-gin7# tum2-ma x [...]
 en: Your vizier Alamuš, suited for justice like Utu ...
11'. [e2]-kisz-nu-gal2-la-ka mu gu#?-la#? an-ta-gal2!? x [...]
 en: In the Ekišnugal, (possessing) the greatest(?) name, exalted(?) ...
12'. [...] x kalam-ma-ka e-ne hu-mu-ra-an-gub igi-zu#? [...]
 en: May he (Alamuš?) serve you in the ... of the land, your eye/face ...
13'. [...] DU UD igi-zu an-na x x e#?-ne sza3 KA#? [...]
 en: ... your eye/face ... in heaven, ...
14'. [...] an? {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 sul {d}suen# x x e2-kur-ta x [...]
 en: ... towards/on behalf of(?) the ... of Enlil, the youth Suen ... from the Ekur ...
15'. [...] esz3# e2#-kisz#-nu-gal2#-sze3!?(TUG2) x x mu-ni-in-x-[...]
 en: ... towards(?) shrine Ekišnugal ...
16'. [... ga2]-nun#? mah# [...] x x x ME x x [...]
 en: ... the supreme storehouse(?) ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] zi# nam-ti#-[...]
 en: ... breath of(?) life ...
3'. en-an-na-e-du7 me-te [...]
 en: Enannedu, appropriate one of ...
4'. he2-du7 e2-kisz-nu-gal2 ni2#-tuku# ni2#-te# x x [...]
 en: Ornament of(?) the Ekišnugal temple, pious one, who fears(?)...
5'. men nam-en-na sag-bi he2-il2 mu#? [...]
 en: May her(!?) head be raised (wearing) the crown of en-ship, ...
6'. zi nam-ti-la-ni e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la x [...] e-ne en? nu-kur2-ru#? [...]
 en: Her breath of life ... in the Ekišnugal temple, may? she(?) be an unwavering en priestess ...
7'. en-an-na-e-du7 en sza3-ge gur6#?-zu#? mu# [...] u4 ri-a-sze3 [...]
 en: Enannedu, en priestess, your free will offering/heart's desire(?) ..., in the manner of(?) ancient days
8'. x en sze-er-zi an-na-ke4 x [...] gesztu2 ba-szi#-[...]
 en: ... en priestess, radiating light of heaven ... planned/paid attention to ...
9'. [x] ki# ag2 sza3-ga-ke4 KA zi? [...] e#? x [...]
 en: Beloved of the heart, true word(?) ...
10'. [en-an]-na#-e-du7 en zi gesz tuku x [...]
 en: Enannedu, true en priestess, attentive ...
11'. [...] ki#?-tusz nam-ti-la sza3 hul2? x [...]
 en: ... dwelling(?) of life, rejoicing heart ...
12'. [...] x iti nam-he2 mu giri17-[zal ...] sza3 [...]
 en: ... month of abundance, a year of joy(?) ... heart ...
13'. [...]-nun# mah me ku3-ga#? [...] x [...]
 en: ... the supreme storehouse(?) ... the pure cosmic powers ...
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 6, 0610

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

  • history: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 034-038

    [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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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
2019-06-17 at 17:01:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-07 at 08:13:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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, 0610 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346647.
UET 6, 0610 artifact entry (No. P346647). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346647 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0610 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346647 (Accessed: February 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {UET 6, 0610 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346647},
}

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