UET 6, 0387 (P254895)

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

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 (calc., proverb)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  blank space
1. gi4-in ga#-sza#-[...]-ni#?-sze3#?
2. sze-er nu-un-gal2
 en: The female worker did not have authority over her mistress
3. mu#-u4-na-ni ga#-an-ze2-e
 en: "I shall pluck my(!) husband (instead)”
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
  (numerical notations)

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (calc., proverb)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P254895

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 17207.100
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0387

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

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 326

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

  • history: OECT 14, fig. A.5.5

    [Robson1999OECT14] Robson, Eleanor. 1999. Mesopotamian Mathematics, 2100-1600 BC. Technical Constants in Bureaucracy and Education. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 14. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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
2019-06-05 at 11:28:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-05 at 11:27:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0387 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254895.
UET 6, 0387 artifact entry (No. P254895). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254895 (Original work published 2005)
UET 6, 0387 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254895 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254895},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0387 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254895.
UET 6, 0387 artifact entry (No. P254895). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254895 (Original work published 2005)
UET 6, 0387 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254895 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254895},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254895
LB  - CDLI:P254895
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - UET 6, 0387 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254895
ER  - 
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