UET 6, 0289 (P346354)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
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1. KA NIGIN2? du11-du11 lu2-lul-la-ra
en: As for(?) the ..., the liar
2. {d}nin-abul#-la sag-a-ni bi2-in-x
en: Ninabula ... her(?) head
3. sa6-ga-ni hul-sze3 ba-da-gal2
en: His good(ness) was made into(?) evil (when) with him(?)
4. igi-ni tesz2 la-ba-an-tuku
en: His face had no shame
5. szu-si egir!-a-ni mu-un-da-gal2
en: The (accusatory?) finger was there (pointing) behind him(?)
6. {d}utu en nig2-gi-na ki ag2#
en: Utu, the lord who loves truth
7. nig2-erim2 ba-an-da-bur12 nig-gi-na gid2-da#?
en: Tore out evil from him and prolonged(!?) truth
profound/distant”?
8. nam-tag dugud ib2-ta-x
en: ... the grave sin
9. KA szu#? kal x
en: ...
10. im-da-szub-bu-de3#?
en: ... is to cast away/fall away(?)
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1. KA NIGIN2? du11-du11 lu2-lul-la-ra
en: As for(?) the ..., the liar
2. {d}nin-abul#-la sag-a-ni bi2-in-x
en: Ninabula ... her(?) head
3. sa6-ga-ni hul-sze3 ba-da-gal2
en: His good(ness) was made into(?) evil (when) with him(?)
4. igi-ni tesz2 la-ba-an-tuku
en: His face had no shame
5. szu-si egir!-a-ni mu-un-da-gal2
en: The (accusatory?) finger was there (pointing) behind him(?)
6. {d}utu en nig2-gi-na ki ag2#
en: Utu, the lord who loves truth
7. nig2-erim2 ba-an-da-bur12 nig-gi-na gid2-da#?
en: Tore out evil from him and prolonged(!?) truth
profound/distant”?
8. nam-tag dugud ib2-ta-x
en: ... the grave sin
9. KA szu#? kal x
en: ...
10. im-da-szub-bu-de3#?
en: ... is to cast away/fall away(?)
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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)
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- Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverb)
- This text is a school text.
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primary: UET 6, 0289
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 314
[AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 17207.051
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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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| 2019-06-22 at 10:56:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |  |
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| 2019-06-01 at 09:06:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:02:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved | |
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| 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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