UET 6, 0656 (P346693)

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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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)

Literary

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] x-mu#?-gin7 im-ma-an-ak sza3 ib2-ba-ni [...]
 en: like ..., his angry heart ...
3'. [...] x du11-ga-gu10 HAR-re nam-ba-ab-[...]
 en: ... do not ... my ...
4'. [...] x-gu10 nam-ba-e-ri-a-gin7 mul-sig7-gu10 x [...]
 en: ... as one who should not impose/cast(?) my ..., my darkness...
5'. [...] giri2#? szu-i ha-ha-za ge6 u4-ba KA nam-[...]
 en: ... grasping a barber's razor(?) during that night and day(?) shall not ...
6'. [...] x-bi nu-la2 KA gig-ga# li# [...]
 en: ... its hair(?) not hanging, a bitter/painful mouth/word ...
7'. [...] x TUR mah gu7-a-gin7 in-gar-gu10 nam-ba#?-x-[...]
 en: ... like a child(?) eating too much(?), do not ... my colon? ...
8'. [...] {gesz}dag?-si# la2-a-gin7 ki-a nam-ba-ga!?-x-[...]
 en: ... like (it was?) hanging from a saddle hook, do not ... on the ground(?)
9'. [...] su#-lum-mar-gu10 nu-gal2 lugal-gu10 [...]
 en: ... my slander was not there, my king ...
10'. [...] zi#!? ir-ir szu2-szu2-a bar-ga2 mu-un-x-[...]
 en: ... overwhelming(?) distress, ... on my back/in my liver
11'. [...] x lu2-tur-me-en UD nu-du11-ga MU [...]
 en: ... I am a junior/child, the one who does not ...
12'. [...] sag#?-ki sa6-ga-ba igi bar-ma-ab sza3# [...]
 en: ... look for me at its “good/beautiful forehead” (i.e., smile?), ...
13'. [...] x lugal-gu10# gu4-gin7 nu2-a [...]
 en: ... my king, lying down like a bull
14'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
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reverse
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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, 0656

    [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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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-08 at 12:55:14 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 21:01:58 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, 0656 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346693.
UET 6, 0656 artifact entry (No. P346693). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346693
UET 6, 0656 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346693 (Accessed: September 15, 2024).
@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0656 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346693},
}


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ID  - P346693
LB  - CDLI:P346693
M1  - 2024/9/15/
TI  - UET 6, 0656 artifact entry
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