UET 6, 0271 (P346341)

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 (Proverb)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. x im-ma#-ke4
2. ni2-ta-a-ni
3. ix(|A.SUG|)-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-bala-de3
en: A ... of clay(?) will not be able to cross the river himself
4. lu2 ma2-addirx(|PA.GISAL.PAD.SI.A.GA|)
5. lu2 ma2-addirx(|PA.GISAL.PAD.SI.A.GA|)
6. gu3 im-ma-de2-de2-e
en: He shouts out “Ferryman, ferryman!”
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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	P346341
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346341

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.115
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0271

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 312

[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 21:01:58	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 Artifact

“UET 6, 0271 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346341.

UET 6, 0271 artifact entry (No. P346341). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346341 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346341 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346341},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346341
LB  - CDLI:P346341
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346341
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0271 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346341.

UET 6, 0271 artifact entry (No. P346341). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346341 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346341 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346341},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346341
LB  - CDLI:P346341
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346341
ER  -