UET 6, 0310 (P346365)

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. gesztu2 ku3-zu gesztu2#-[...]
en: Intelligence, wisdom, ...
2. KA TUG2 nam-lu2-lu7#-[...]
en: ... humanity ...
3. szu na-ba-an-du7-[...]
en: ... should not perfect
4. ki-inim-ma-ke4 nam-ba#-[...]
en: The witness should not .../... should not ... testimony(?)
5. sag nu-erim2-gin7 gesz [...]
en: ... smite like the head of an enemy(?)
6. ki-ma-an-ze2-er KA [...]
en: A “slippery place"(?) ...
7. ki dingir-ra-ke4 ba-an-x-[...]
en: ... the site of a god/shrine(?)
8. inim-zu ka-sze3 hu-mu-x-[...]
en: And therefore/May(?) your word(?) ... to your mouth(?)
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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	P346365
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346365

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.117
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0310

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: Alster Proverbs, 317

[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 21:02:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	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, 0310 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346365.

UET 6, 0310 artifact entry (No. P346365). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346365 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0310 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346365 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0310 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346365},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346365
LB  - CDLI:P346365
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0310 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346365
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0310 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346365.

UET 6, 0310 artifact entry (No. P346365). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346365 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0310 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346365 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0310 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346365},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346365
LB  - CDLI:P346365
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - UET 6, 0310 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346365
ER  -