CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 003 (P346327)
Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 4.06.01 Hendursaga A (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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1. lu2-lu7 dingir-da nu-me-a
en: If a man is without a personal god
2. nu# la-ba-gu-le-en nu# la-ba-tur-re-en
en: You will neither be increased nor diminished
3. i7-da e11-de3-bi ku6 nu-dab-be2
en: (During) the “descent” into the river a fish will not pass by
4. a-sza3-ga e11-de3-bi masz-da3 nu-dab-be2
en: (During) the “descent” into the field a gazelle will not pass by
5. di? gal-gal-e sa2 nu-ub-be2
en: Great judgements(?) will not occur regularly
6. kasz4 i3-ib2-e sa2 nu-ub-be2
en: (Even if) he runs (i.e., hurries?), it will not occur readily
7. tukumbi dingir-ra an-na-kam
en: If (his) god (says) “Yes!”
8. nig2 mu sze21-a an-na gar-gar
en: Anything that is named is given approval(?)
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Material: Clay
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history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 309
[AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
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history: UET 6, 0251
[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 17207.102
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000621 (Hendursaga A) composite (P478850) | View the score |