UET 6, 0874 (374) (P384797)

Wisdom or proverb 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

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BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (calc., proverb)

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tablet
obverse
  blank space
1. me-am3# [...]
 en: Where ...?
2. me-am3 x [...]
 en: Where ...?
3. ibila NIG2# [...]
 en: The heir ...
4. u4-szu2-usz [...]
 en: Daily ...
5. ba-an-[...]
 en: ...
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
  (numerical notations)

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UET 6, 0874 (374)

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

  • history: OECT 14, fig. A.5.17

    [Robson1999OECT14] Robson, Eleanor. 1999. Mesopotamian Mathematics, 2100-1600 BC. Technical Constants in Bureaucracy and Education. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 14. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

    (as UET 6/3 374)


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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-09 at 17:47:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UET 6, 0874 (374) Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 4, 2008. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384797.
UET 6, 0874 (374) artifact entry (No. P384797). (2008, May 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384797
UET 6, 0874 (374) artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384797 (Accessed: February 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-13]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {may 4},
	title = {UET 6, 0874 (374) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P384797},
}

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