UET 6, 0307 (P346362)

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)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. {uruda}du5 nagar-ka
2. na4 simug-ka
3. [...] x du10-ga
4. lu2-kurun-na-ka
en: The adze belongs to the carpenter, the stone (anvil?) belongs to the blacksmith, and sweet ... belongs to the brewer
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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)	School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346362
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P346362

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 17207.105
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0307

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 317

[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 21:02:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0307 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346362.

UET 6, 0307 artifact entry (No. P346362). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346362 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0307 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346362 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0307 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346362},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346362},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346362
LB  - CDLI:P346362
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 6, 0307 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346362
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0307 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346362.

UET 6, 0307 artifact entry (No. P346362). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346362 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0307 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346362 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0307 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346362},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346362},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346362
LB  - CDLI:P346362
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - UET 6, 0307 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346362
ER  -