CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 058 (P346359)

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 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) School; proverbs Collection 1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
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1. {gesz}ma2 nig2-gi-na ni2-ni ba-ab-diri-ga
 en: The truth(ful?) boat that has floated (downstream) by itself
2. {d}utu kar-ra gin6-na
3. mu-un-na-szi-kikken2
 en: Utu will seek (in order to rescue it)
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reverse
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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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  • Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) School; proverbs Collection 1)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs Coll. 1, p.6, 316

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

  • history: UET 6, 0302

    [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 17207.087
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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
2019-06-22 at 10:56:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:02:01 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 000795, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346359.
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P346359). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346359 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346359 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346359},
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