UET 6, 0337 (P346385)
Tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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1. [...]-e#? TUR-TUR-e lu2 nu-zu-usz
en: On behalf of(?), the very young woman? who has not known a man
2. [...] x tur-e gesz3-gu10 nu-zu-usz
en: On behalf of(?) the young woman?, who has not known my penis
3. [...]-gu10 sag-ga2 {d}lamma huszx(GIR3)?
en: My ..., a furious(?) lamma protective deity at my(?) head(?)
4. [...]-e sza3-ba igi mu-ni-ib2-tu?
en: ... saw inside(?)
5. [...] mu-ni-ib-du11 KA RI mu-ni?-ib2-TU
en: ...
prematurely written TU
6. umbin#? gal-gu10 sahar mu-na-ab-DU
en: My big toe(?) carried(?) dirt for ...(?)
7. giri3#? TUR-TUR-gu10 UD mu-un-na-ab-be2
en: I(?) ... my tiny feet(?) for ...
8. ta me-zu ama#-gu10 ta me-zu
en: What have you learned(?)? My mother, what have you learned(?)
9. ama ugu-gu10# sza3-bi ta me-zu#?
en: My birth mother, What have you learned about its midst/womb(?)
10. ga2-e ki? szu2-szu2-a zalag-ga x [...]
en: I ... illuminate(?) the covered over (i.e. dark, hidden) place(?)
11. x x-bi zi-zi-ga NE x-[...]
en: (I?) ... the raised/aroused ...(?)
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1. ki-sikil x sahar si sa2 da? MU [...]
en: The young woman ... the straightened/correct(?) ...
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2. A2 MI siki-gu10 A2 MI PA-a-gu10#!
en: ... my hair, ..., my ...
3. A2 MI pa siki-gu10 lum-ma-gin7
en: ... like my flowing locks
4. A2!? MI siki-gu10 ba-|U.DIM|?-|U.DIM|?-be2
en: ..., my hair that ...
5. A2 MI he-em-du-gu10 IGI-in-na-kam?
en: ... my crimson ...(?) is of(?) ...
6. gi-ru di?-ta mu-hul2-hul2-e
en: The singular(?) (male) lover will rejoice
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: UET 6, 0337
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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history: Alster Proverbs, 321
[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 16892c
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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@misc{2024UET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
year = {2024},
month = {sep 2},
title = {UET 6, 0337 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346385},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346385},
}
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