UET 6, 0209 (P346294)

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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Photo

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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 (Proverbs Collection 6)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] tir#-ra
en: The prison is a thicket
2. [...] ur#-mah-e
en: The king is a lion
3. [{d}nin]-e2-gal sa-[szu2]-usz#-gal#
en: Ninegal (variant to Nungal) is a šušgal net
4. gurusz#-e dul-[...]
en: Covering the young men
single ruling
5. [...] gal4#-la ba#?-[...]
en: ... the vulva ...
6. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
7. [...]-un-sar-sar
en: ... chased ...
blank space
reverse
blank space

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 (Proverbs Collection 6) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346294
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346294

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.142
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0209

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 306

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-06-01 at 08:39:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0209 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346294.

UET 6, 0209 artifact entry (No. P346294). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346294 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346294 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346294},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346294
LB  - CDLI:P346294
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UET 6, 0209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346294
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0209 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346294.

UET 6, 0209 artifact entry (No. P346294). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346294 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346294 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346294},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346294
LB  - CDLI:P346294
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - UET 6, 0209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346294
ER  -