UET 6, 0255 (P346330)

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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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 (Proverb)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. dingir lu2-lu7 sipa lu2-lu7-x
en: The god of (that) man, the shepherd of (that) man
2. dingir# li-bi2-ib2-tak4
en: The god has not abandoned him(?)
3. sipa nam-ba-UR-e
en: May the shepherd not ...
4. dingir# lu2#-u3-lu2-lu7-sze3
5. [...] x a nag mu-un-gar#
en: The god has set down food(?) and drinking water for the people
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reverse
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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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverb) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346330
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346330

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0255

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 310

[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
2019-05-29 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, 0255 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346330.

UET 6, 0255 artifact entry (No. P346330). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346330 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346330 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346330},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346330
LB  - CDLI:P346330
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 6, 0255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346330
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0255 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346330.

UET 6, 0255 artifact entry (No. P346330). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346330 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346330 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346330},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346330
LB  - CDLI:P346330
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - UET 6, 0255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346330
ER  -