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CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 032 & 000823, ex. 002
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000762, ex. 032 & 000823, ex. 002
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0274; Robson, Eleanor, OECT 14 (1999) fig. A.5.31; Alster Proverbs 313
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17207.003
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary; Mathematical
Sub-genreETCSL 5.03.03 Debate between Winter and Summer (witness) ; ETCSL 6.02.03 Proverb
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20050201 melville
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001sck8h
Composite no.Q000762 Q000823
Seal no.
CDLI no.P254870

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1. dub#-sar tur bar numun2 nig2-gig-ga#
en: The junior scribe for whom the edge of(?) the rushes is (?) is a bad thing(?),
2. {u2}numun2 ki-na2-ni
en: rushes for his bedding
3. nu-um-zi
en: are not pulled out.
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CDLI Literary 000823, ex. 001
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000823, ex. 001
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0368; Alster Proverbs 324
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17207.069
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreSchool
Sub-genreETCSL 6.02.03 Proverbs from Ur (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001zzcs2
Composite no.Q000823
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346414

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1. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
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2. u4 na-me dumu nam-tag-ga nu-tuku#
3. ama-ni nu-um-tu-u4!
en: A son who bears no guilt, his mother has not borne him on any day
4. inim# la-ba-si erin2 nam-tag-ga nu-tuku# la i-du-u2! i-na s,a-bi-im
5. ul#?-ta nu-gal2-la-am3
en: (The concept) has never been expressed (Akk. it is unknown), (armed/working) people having no guilt has not been since ancient times
single ruling
6. dab-dab-ba-da u4 ba-da-zal it-ta-am!-ra-at
en: Time elapses with the one who continually passes by
7. gu4-gu4-u4-da {d}utu ba-an-da-szir3 it-ta-am-ra-at! x-ri
en: Utu shines on (lit. with) the one who continually jumps/dances
8. szul-e gaba-diri-ga sza# lu-sze-te-er-mi
9. iti6 ba-an-da-an-szum2
en: The youth, the “I want to surpass” (Akk I want to make ... surpassing) ... has given moonlight(?)
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