UET 6, 0340 (P346388)

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)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. e2 an-gen7{en} usz8 ki gar-ra
en: The house like heaven, on a foundation placed;
2. e2 dub-szen-gen7 gada mu-un-dul
en: The house like a tablet box, with a linen cloth one covered;
3. e2 uz-gen7{en} ki-gal-la gub-ba
en: The house like a duck, on a pedestal stood;
4. igi nu-gal2 ba-an-ku4
en: Blind ones entered it;
5. igi i3-gal2 ba-an-e3#
en: Ones that see came out;
6. e2-dub-ba-am3#
en: (Solution): it is the Edubba.
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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)	School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346388
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346388

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.073
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0340

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
history: AuOr 5, p.17-37, p. 18

[Civil1987riddles] Civil, Miguel. 1987. “Sumerian Riddles: A Corpus.” Aula Orientalis 5: 17–37.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-27 at 05:03:45	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah	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 Artifact

“UET 6, 0340 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346388.

UET 6, 0340 artifact entry (No. P346388). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346388

UET 6, 0340 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346388 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346388},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346388
LB  - CDLI:P346388
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346388
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0340 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346388.

UET 6, 0340 artifact entry (No. P346388). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346388

UET 6, 0340 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346388 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346388},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346388
LB  - CDLI:P346388
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - UET 6, 0340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346388
ER  -