CDLI Literary 000801, ex. 009 (P346301)

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

Museum Number

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 (ETCSL 6.01.08 Proverbs Collection 08 (witness) Proverbs Collection 8)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
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1. ka5-a ur2 {gesz}kiszig2-sze3 in-ku4
 en: A fox entered the trunk/roots of a thornbush
2. ur-gir15 ka2-na ba-an-tusz
 en: (While) a dog sat at the gate
3. e3-ma-ab e3-de3 nu-ub-zu-am3
 en: (Saying) “Come out to me!” (but) it did not know how to come out
4. gu2-e-ta a-na-gin7-nam in-ku4
 en: (The fox said) “why would I(?) enter (there) from here?
5. en-na nu-al-mu2-mu2 al-tusz!-en e-sze
 en: Until it stops growing/chasing(?), I am staying (here)”
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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 166 coll.8

    [AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

  • history: UET 6, 0220

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

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17207.103
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-06-12 at 10:55:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000801, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346301.
CDLI Literary 000801, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P346301). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346301 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000801, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346301 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000801, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346301},
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