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UET 6, 0389 (P346432)

Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness) ?)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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beginning broken
1'. [... at]-ti#
2'. [...-me]-en#
en: You are ...
3'. [...]-x [... at]-ti
4'. [...]-me-en
en: You are ...
5'. [...] x [...]
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1. [...] x [...] x [...]
2. [...]{ki#?} du3-du3-ni# [...]
3. [ap]-su#-um eridu{ki} i-na pi-x [...]
en: When he built the Abzu of Eridu
4. hal#-an-ku3 sza3 kusz2-u3-[...]
5. i-na ha-la-an-ku i-na mi-it#-[...]
en: When he takes counsel at the Halankug shrine
6. e2 {gesz}taszkarin du5 bar-ra!-[ni]
7. bi-it ti4-is-ka3-ri-[...] i-na szu-pe-el#-[...]
en: (Sum) When he hews the temple of taškarin wood (Akk) When he converts(?) the temple of taskarinnum wood
8. abgal siki bar duh#?-[...]
9. ab-gal-lum sza# [...] u2-x-[...]
en: (Sum) When the abgal functionary lets loose his outer hair (Akk) The apkallum functionary who lets loose his hair behind him(?)
10. temen gal# [...]
en: When he lives (within) the marked foundation(?) of fresh cedar
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Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness) ?)
Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

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primary: UET 6, 0389

[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 —
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-06-05 at 11:33:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.		CDLI	approved

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Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P346432)

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“UET 6, 0389 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432.

UET 6, 0389 artifact entry (No. P346432). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0389 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {UET 6, 0389 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P346432
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0389 artifact entry
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ER  -

“UET 6, 0389 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432.

UET 6, 0389 artifact entry (No. P346432). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0389 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2023UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {UET 6, 0389 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346432
LB  - CDLI:P346432
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0389 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346432
ER  -

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