UET 6, 0341 (P346389)

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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Photo

Lineart

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-gin7 usz8 gar-ra
en: The house is set on a foundation like heaven
2. e2 dub-szen-gin7 gada mu-un-dul
en: One has covered the house with linen like a treasure box
3. e2 uz-gin7 ki-gal-la gub-ba#
en: A house that stands on a pedastal like a goose
4. igi nu-bad ba-an-ku4
en: One with closed eyes has entered it
5. igi bad ba-ta-e3
en: One with open eyes left it
6. ki-bur2-bi e2-dub-ba-a
en: Solution: the Edubba scribal school
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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)	School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P346389
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346389

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.123
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0341

[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
2019-06-01 at 09:20:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	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, 0341 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346389.

UET 6, 0341 artifact entry (No. P346389). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346389

UET 6, 0341 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346389 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0341 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346389
LB  - CDLI:P346389
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0341 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346389
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0341 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P346389.

UET 6, 0341 artifact entry (No. P346389). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346389

UET 6, 0341 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346389 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2006UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0341 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/2/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P346389
LB  - CDLI:P346389
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - UET 6, 0341 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346389
ER  -