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UET 6, 0367 (P254893)

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

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BM —

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

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Literary > Wisdom or proverb (mathematical calc., proverb)

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1. lu2 nig2-tuku-tuku lu2 nig2-nu-tuku a-ap-nu-um a-na sza?-x-im#?
2. gig-sze3 mim#?-ma mu-ur-s,i2-im im-gar sza-ki-in-szu-um#
en: The very rich man has set the poor man towards sickness(?) (Akk.) The poor man makes the rich man (suffer) every manner of sickness
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3. da#? x ru-a HAR x-gu-x-[...]
4. su-gu7 ri#?-szi-tum nig2 u4 da-ri2-[ka] sza da-ri-a-tim
en: ..., the sugu disease is an everlasting thing
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5. da?-ri-a sumur2 an-dul3?
6. su-gu7 nig2 u4 da#-ri2#-ka#
en: Support(?), a canopy/roof(?), shade(?), need(?) (are) everlasting thing(s)
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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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (mathematical calc., proverb)
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primary: UET 6, 0367

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

[AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
history: OECT 14, fig. A.5.43

[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 17207.054
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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 11:10:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Peterson, Jeremiah	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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“UET 6, 0367 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893.

UET 6, 0367 artifact entry (No. P254893). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893

UET 6, 0367 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 6, 0367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893},
}

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“UET 6, 0367 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893.

UET 6, 0367 artifact entry (No. P254893). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893

UET 6, 0367 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

@misc{2005UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 6, 0367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254893
LB  - CDLI:P254893
M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - UET 6, 0367 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254893
ER  -

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