Exhibit 32.2

            THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June
30, 2003 of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (the
"Company") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), I, Stanley B. Tulin, Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


        (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

        (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


                                        /s/ Stanley B. Tulin
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                                        Stanley B. Tulin
                                        Vice Chairman of the Board and
                                        Chief Financial Officer
         Date: August 13, 2003