UET 6, 0331 (P346379)

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 (Proverbs Collection 2)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. [...]-x-x mu-da-kur2#
en: The ... were changed
2. gesz-hurx(UB)-bi ba-da-bala#
en: The plans were overturned
3. me-bi mu-un-lal-e
en: ... diminished its rites
4. szesz-a szesz-bi igi nu-bar-e
en: A brother was not looking at his(?) brother
5. szul-e a-ra2-ba?
6. sza3-ba? a-na-asz hul ba-dim2
en: Why does the youth act wickedly in his(?) way (of behavior), in his heart?
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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 (Proverbs Collection 2) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346379
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346379

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.056
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0331

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 320

[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 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	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, 0331 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346379.

UET 6, 0331 artifact entry (No. P346379). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346379 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0331 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346379 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0331 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346379},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346379
LB  - CDLI:P346379
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0331 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346379
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0331 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346379.

UET 6, 0331 artifact entry (No. P346379). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346379 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0331 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346379 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0331 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346379},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346379
LB  - CDLI:P346379
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0331 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346379
ER  -