UET 6, 0349 (P346396)

Wisdom or proverb 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

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 > Wisdom or proverb (Proverb Fragments)

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tablet
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 en: Alster Proverbs of Ancient Sumer 322
1. [kur]-gi4{muszen} na-ab-be2-a
 en: The goose says:
2. x-nam imin-e bala-e
 en: ... the seven(?) turning(?)
3. x gal-bi SZE3#?-a
 en: ... greatly ...
4. giri3# dili-gu10 ge6-u3-na-ka
 en: My single path/foot(?), at nighttime
5. ni2-zu al-di-en e-[sze]
 en: You yourself go (on)
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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, 0349

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 322

    [AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17207.068
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-01 at 09:26:19 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, 0349 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346396.
UET 6, 0349 artifact entry (No. P346396). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346396
UET 6, 0349 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346396 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0349 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346396},
}


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