UET 6, 0634 (P346671)

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
  broken
  (but some few traces of signs)
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2. a2#-ni gal2 u3#-[...]
 en: After he “opens his arms” he does not say/perform a širgida song
3. igi dumu um-mi-a-ke4#-[sze3 ...]
 en: After he sits before a subordinate of the master(?), he does not perform a tigi or an adab song
4. e#-lil2-la2# szu-ni-sze3# [...]
 en: The elila song/sound is not suitable for his hand, no one rejoices with him
5. u3 za-e nam-lu2-[...]
 en: And you(r performances?) are to fill(!?) the mouth of “polite society"(?)?
  double ruling
6. kasz# un-nag [...]
 en: When he drinks beer, slander is uttered
7. ninda# un-gu7# si sa2-bi# [...]
 en: After he eats food, he does not speak properly
8. e2# ku4#-[...] mu bi2-ib-[...]
 en: When he enters a house, he acquires a reputation
9. [...] kal#-la inim-ma-a-ni [...]
 en: The word of the “man valued by An” is destroyed
10. [...] sza3 lu2-u3-ne [...]
 en: And you are “the heart of men (center of attention?)”
  double ruling
11. [...] ni2 bulug5 egir nu#-[...]
 en: Braggart, boaster, one who “has no back” (limit)
12. ka# sag3# igi bala lu2 nu-gar-[ra]
 en: (Possessor of an) “attacking mouth,” “eye-turner,” man of maliciousness/improper man
13. inim# kur2 nig2-kur2 lu2 nig2-NE-[...]
 en: (User of) hostile words, (creator of?) hostility, evil person(?)
14. ga#-ba-al mu-du3-du3-e#-[en]
 en: You will (repeatedly) argue
  double ruling
15. [...] NIG2 al-HAR-ra sza3-bi ab-x-[...]
 en: ... whose belly/inside is overflowing with ...
16. szah2# lu-hu-um su3-a ur-gir15#!? x x [...]
 en: Mud-spattered pig, dog that ...
17. ansze# ki-nu2 ni2#-ba gu7#-gu7#?
 en: Donkey that eats its own bed
18. [...] x-na-zu#-ta-am3 du14 mu#?-da#-[...]
 en: You can argue with me by means of your truthful heart?
  double ruling
19. [...]-x szu ba-e-zi-ge-en-na#-ta#
 en: After you made yourself violent against me(?)
20. [...]-gin7# ni2#-gu10# gal2 ga-ab-x-x
 en: Like a cauldron, I want to open(?) myself
21. [...]-zu# ga-mu-ra-ab-til#
 en: Stand, I want to put an end to your abuse
22. [...]-de3# mu-uh2-hu# lul#?-la#? [...]
 en: Your counsel is of ..., ecstatic(?), liar
23. [...] x x x x
 en: ...
24. [...] x x
 en: ...
  rest broken

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, 0634

    [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
2019-06-07 at 16:59:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:02:00 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, 0634 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346671.
UET 6, 0634 artifact entry (No. P346671). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346671
UET 6, 0634 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346671 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0634 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346671},
}

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