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UET 6, 0371 (P254894)

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)

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Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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Tablet

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Clay

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tablet
obverse
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1. inim ab-ba-sze3
2. gizzal ke3-de3 u3?-te-qi2-a-am
3. ni2 szu-a gi4-gi4-de3 ra-ma-an-szu szu-lu-ma-am
en: (Sum) So that he listens to (Akk to wait for(?)) the word of the father, and (thus) succeeds (Akk repays himself)
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4. dumu ama-ni-ir sun5-na <ni2> te-ga2
5. nam-ab-ba szid-de3
en: The son (is to) humbly revere his mother (so that?) he is reckoned(?) (as possessor of) old age
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6. en-na ku3-zu ku3 banda3{+da}-na
7. na-ga2-ah a2-asz2 sa2 e3-de3-en
en: As long as you(!) can assign a price(?) to wisdom(?), idiot, you will achieve your wish regularly(?)
single ruling
8. szesz gal szesz banda3{+da} dugud-de-dam#
9. nam#-lu2-lu7 ke3#-de3
en: The older brother is to honor the younger brother and behave with humanity
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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primary: UET 6, 0371

[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
history: Alster Proverbs, Bendt, Proverbs 324

[AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
history: OECT 14, fig. A.5.4

[Robson1999OECT14] Robson, Eleanor. 1999. Mesopotamian Mathematics, 2100-1600 BC. Technical Constants in Bureaucracy and Education. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 14. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Museum No.: BM —
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Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Excavation No: U 17207.076
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Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-05 at 11:11:00	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
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI	approved

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Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000619 (Enlil A) composite (P478849)	View the score

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“UET 6, 0371 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894.

UET 6, 0371 artifact entry (No. P254894). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894

UET 6, 0371 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).

@misc{2005UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 6, 0371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
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M1  - 2024/4/18/
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ER  -

“UET 6, 0371 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894.

UET 6, 0371 artifact entry (No. P254894). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894

UET 6, 0371 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).

@misc{2005UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 6, 0371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254894
LB  - CDLI:P254894
M1  - 2024/4/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254894
ER  -

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