UET 6, 0385 (P346429)

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

Cite

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 bar-ra ESZ x-zu dim2
2. e-zu dim2 pa5-zu dim2
3. dub-sar-e a#-na-bi-me-en
en: (Sum.) performing upon your ... house, performing upon your dike, performing upon your ditch, scribe, what is this (for what) you are(?) (Akk.) The ... of your house is ..., your dike is piled, your ditch is dug, for the art of the scribe ...?
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reverse
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1. e2 bar-ra ESZ UR4-zu dim2 e-zu dim2
2. pa5-zu dim2 dub-sar-e
3. a#-na-bi-me-en
4. TA-ZI-NI bi-ti-ka
5. x-x-BI-A2 i-ik-ka
6. sza#?-pi2#?-ik pa-la-ak-ka he-ri#?
7. [a]-na t,up-szar-ru-tim
8. [...]-x-u2-ka
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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	P346429
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P346429

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 17207.125
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UET 6, 0385

[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	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
2019-06-05 at 11:25:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	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, 0385 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346429.

UET 6, 0385 artifact entry (No. P346429). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346429 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0385 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346429 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346429},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346429
LB  - CDLI:P346429
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0385 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346429
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UET 6, 0385 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346429.

UET 6, 0385 artifact entry (No. P346429). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346429 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0385 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346429 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346429},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346429
LB  - CDLI:P346429
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - UET 6, 0385 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346429
ER  -