UET 6, 0289 (P346354)

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 (Proverb)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  blank space
1. KA NIGIN2? du11-du11 lu2-lul-la-ra
 en: As for(?) the ..., the liar
2. {d}nin-abul#-la sag-a-ni bi2-in-x
 en: Ninabula ... her(?) head
3. sa6-ga-ni hul-sze3 ba-da-gal2
 en: His good(ness) was made into(?) evil (when) with him(?)
4. igi-ni tesz2 la-ba-an-tuku
 en: His face had no shame
5. szu-si egir!-a-ni mu-un-da-gal2
 en: The (accusatory?) finger was there (pointing) behind him(?)
6. {d}utu en nig2-gi-na ki ag2#
 en: Utu, the lord who loves truth
7. nig2-erim2 ba-an-da-bur12 nig-gi-na gid2-da#?
 en: Tore out evil from him and prolonged(!?) truth
  profound/distant”?
8. nam-tag dugud ib2-ta-x
 en: ... the grave sin
9. KA szu#? kal x
 en: ...
10. im-da-szub-bu-de3#?
 en: ... is to cast away/fall away(?)
  blank space
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverb) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346354

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 17207.051
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0289

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

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 314

    [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
2019-06-22 at 10:56:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-01 at 09:06:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:02:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah 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 Artifact

“UET 6, 0289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346354.
UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (No. P346354). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346354 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346354 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346354},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346354
LB  - CDLI:P346354
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0289 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346354
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346354.
UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (No. P346354). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346354 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346354 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346354},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346354
LB  - CDLI:P346354
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0289 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346354
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.