UET 6, 0380 (P346424)

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)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ga-am3-du11
2. a-na-am3 szu ba-ni-in-ti
3. nam-ba-an-du11-ga-asz
4. a-na am3 ba-ab-diri
5. nig2 ni2-gu10 ba-an-dul-dul
6. a-na-am3 ki-sze-er ba-ab-gar
7. lu#-u2# aq-bi mi-nam el-x
8. lu aq!-bi mi-nam u2-wa-te-er-x
reverse
1. sza ra-ma-ni-i-a
2. u2-ka-ti-im-ma
3. mi-nam a-na ku-szi-ri-im asz-ku-un
 en: If I speak, what do I(?) take (from it)? If (lit. on account of/because) I should not speak, what is extra (i.e., the benefit)? I have concealed something about myself: what limit/profit does it establish?
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346424

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16865
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17756

References

  • primary: UET 6, 0380

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

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 325

    [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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-05 at 11:23:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 0380 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346424.
UET 6, 0380 artifact entry (No. P346424). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346424 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0380 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346424 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0380 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346424},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346424
LB  - CDLI:P346424
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0380 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346424
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0380 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346424.
UET 6, 0380 artifact entry (No. P346424). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346424 (Original work published 2006)
UET 6, 0380 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346424 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0380 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346424},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346424
LB  - CDLI:P346424
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0380 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346424
ER  - 
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