UET 6, 0261 (P346335)

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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Photo

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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 (Proverb)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. nig2-tuku nig2#-al-di
en: Wealth to be demanded
2. nig2-<gig> dingir-ra-kam
en: is forbidden by the gods.
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reverse
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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 (Proverb) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346335
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P346335

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 17207.010
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0261

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 310

[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
2019-06-01 at 09:01:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-08-07 at 12:14:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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, 0261 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346335.

UET 6, 0261 artifact entry (No. P346335). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346335 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0261 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346335 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346335
LB  - CDLI:P346335
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 6, 0261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346335
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0261 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346335.

UET 6, 0261 artifact entry (No. P346335). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346335 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0261 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346335 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346335
LB  - CDLI:P346335
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - UET 6, 0261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346335
ER  -