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UET 6, 0315 (P346368)

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 —

Period

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 (Proverbs Collection 2)

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tablet
obverse
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1. ansze# i7!-da diri-ga
en: A donkey (was) floating (downstream) in the river
2. ur-gir15 bar-rim4-ma igi DU-e-x
en: A dog was ahead of him(?) on dry land
3. [a]-a ugu-gu10 me-sze3 al-du-un#
en: (Saying) “My birth father, where are you going?
4. x MU te er2-gu10 ugu-zu ga-pa3#?
en: ... I shall weep upon you/on your behalf(?)/My ... come near(?) that I may cast my eye upon you(?)”
single ruling
5. e2 gurusz gal-gal-e#-ne-ka#
en: In a house of many young men
6. {gesz}al#? [...] x-ra?-an-NE#?
en: ... the hoe and the carrying basket(?)
7. ak#?-x [...]-x
en: ...
8. PA# li#?-[...]
en: ...
9'. UD UR#? [...]
en: ...
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sic?
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1. DU#? x [...]
en: "Run!"(?) ...
2. lugal-[...]
en: The king ...
3. ku3-ga-ke4#-[esz]
en: Because of the silver
4. ku3-sig17-ga-ke4#-[esz]
en: Because of the gold
5. {uruda}szen-na-ke4-esz
en: Because of the cauldron(?)
6. {uruda}szen-dili2-na-ke4-esz
en: Because of the ewer
7. ga2-e ba-til-de3-en
en: I am to be finished
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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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Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverbs Collection 2)
This text is a school text.
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Related publications

primary: UET 6, 0315

[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 290, 318

[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 17207.132
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.		CDLI	approved

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“UET 6, 0315 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368.

UET 6, 0315 artifact entry (No. P346368). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368

UET 6, 0315 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346368
LB  - CDLI:P346368
M1  - 2024/4/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368
ER  -

“UET 6, 0315 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368.

UET 6, 0315 artifact entry (No. P346368). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368

UET 6, 0315 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346368
LB  - CDLI:P346368
M1  - 2024/4/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346368
ER  -

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