UET 6, 0318 (P254887)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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 (calc., proverb)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
blank space
1. i3#-du-du-na-ke4-esz#
en: Because I(?) am going
2. i3#-kasz4-kasz4-na-ke4-esz
en: Because I(?) am running
3. ba#-an-tum3 ba-an-tum3#
en: "I(?) shall bring/succeed, I(?) shall bring/succeed”
4. mu#-na#-sze3! i-ib2-la2
en: Is bound to his(!) name
single ruling
5. {lu2}lil2#?
en: The fool(?)
blank space
reverse
blank space
(various numerical notations)
rest broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (calc., proverb)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P254887
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P254887

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.143
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 6, 0318

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: OECT 14, fig. A.5.26

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-01 at 09:16:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0318 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254887.

UET 6, 0318 artifact entry (No. P254887). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254887

UET 6, 0318 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254887 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2005UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 6, 0318 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254887},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254887
LB  - CDLI:P254887
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0318 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254887
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0318 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P254887.

UET 6, 0318 artifact entry (No. P254887). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254887

UET 6, 0318 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254887 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2005UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UET 6, 0318 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254887},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/2/1/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P254887
LB  - CDLI:P254887
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0318 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254887
ER  -