UET 6, 0350 (P346397)

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

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
  blank space
1. [...] GI [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2. an-na izi e3#-de3#
 en: Bringing out fire(?) in (i.e. from?) heaven
3. KA# BUR2 igi erin2-bi kur-ra ga#-szub#?
 en: (Saying) I want to cast(?) ... before the troops in the mountain(?)
4. me6 szen im-ma-te
 en: Battle and combat have drawn near
5. me6 szen-szen im-ma-zi-ga
 en: Battle and combat have arisen
6. gesz-hur dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
7. AN ki ag2 ba-an-hul
 en: The plans of the gods, loved by An/the god(s)(?) ... destroyed
8. {d}gibil6 kalam-ma ba-gu7-e-en
 en: You(?) have made Gibil (god of fire) consume in the land
9. dingir#-gu10# he2#-en-zu szu mu-gi# la#?-[...]
 en: If my god has been made aware, he should avenge/reply and not(?) ...
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. [...] GI# x [...]
 en: ...
2. an#-na# izi e3!(UD-USZ)-de3
 en: Bringing out fire(?) in (i.e. from?) heaven
3. KA BUR2 igi erin2-bi kur-ra ga-szub
 en: (Saying) I want to cast(?) ... before the troops in the mountain(?)
4. me6 szen im-ma-te
 en: Battle and combat have drawn near
5. me6 szen-szen im-ma-zi-ga
 en: Battle and combat have arisen
6. gesz-hur dingir-re#-e-ne-ke4
7. [AN ki] ki ag2 ba-an-hul
 en: The plans of the gods, loved by An/the god(s)(?) ... destroyed
8. [{d}]gibil6# kalam-ma ba-gu7-en
 en: You(?) have made Gibil (god of fire) consume in the land
9. [...]-gu10# he2-en-zu szu mu-gi# la-ba-x
 en: If my god has been made aware, he should avenge/reply and not(?) ...
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Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P346397

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 17207.130
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0350

    [Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 322

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0350 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346397.
UET 6, 0350 artifact entry (No. P346397). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346397 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0350 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346397 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0350 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346397
LB  - CDLI:P346397
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 6, 0350 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346397
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0350 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346397.
UET 6, 0350 artifact entry (No. P346397). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346397 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0350 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346397 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0350 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346397
LB  - CDLI:P346397
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 6, 0350 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346397
ER  -
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