UET 6, 0348 (P346395)

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)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. e2 gal2 tak4-a
en: An open house.
2. e2 sag gi4-a
en: A locked house.
3. igi bi2-in-du
en: He saw it,
du homophonic for du8
4. u3 en-na sag ba-an-gi4
en: but even then it was closed.
5. ki-bur2-bi u2-hub2#
en: Its answer: A deaf person.
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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	P346395
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346395

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, 0348

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: AuOr 5, p.17-37, p. 18

[Civil1987riddles] Civil, Miguel. 1987. “Sumerian Riddles: A Corpus.” Aula Orientalis 5: 17–37.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-08-07 at 12:14:15	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, 0348 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346395.

UET 6, 0348 artifact entry (No. P346395). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346395

UET 6, 0348 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346395 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346395},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346395
LB  - CDLI:P346395
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0348 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346395
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0348 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346395.

UET 6, 0348 artifact entry (No. P346395). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346395

UET 6, 0348 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346395 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346395},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346395
LB  - CDLI:P346395
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0348 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346395
ER  -