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CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 015
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000768, ex. 015
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0154
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 16894c
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 5.04.02 Enkihegal and Enkitalu (witness) (CHECK)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001wqc06
Composite no.Q000768
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346239

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1. a-da-lam ni2# nu-te-ga2-asz
en: Now, fearless one
2. ur5-gin7 nam-ma-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-in
en: Do not answer thusly
3. u4 x NIG2#? tusz-u3-na-gu10 a-na-gin7-nam inim i3-bala-e
en: My time dwelling/sitting ... how will I converse?
4. szesz gal-gu10 en3 tar-ra-na-ma nam-sun7-na mu zu-bi
en: When(?) my “big brother” makes an inquiry (and says?), (it is?) a reputation(?) of arrogance
5. si-ba lu2-tu15 en-na-bi-sze3-am3 nu-sun7-ne-en
en: Be silent, idiot, how long until you are not haughty?
6. nig2-sig8 4(disz)-gin7 erin2 tesz2-a nu-ub-si-ge
en: Like a comb with only 4 teeth(!?) you(?) do not bring the workforce(?) together
7. gi4-me-a-asz-zu is-hab2-ba-am3 za-e ku3-zu-me-en
en: Your colleagues (say) “he is a rogue, but you are wise”
8. inim sikil-du3-a-bi ba-ra-an-du11#
en: He should not have spoken insulting words to you
9. inim-bi u3-mu-e-gub igi-gu10-sze3! gar-ra
en: After you submit the matter, set it before me
10. lu2 sikil-du3-a-bi ab-szid-e!-a
en: The one reckoned as the insulter(?)
11. nam-tag-ga-ni ib-il2
en: So that his guilt is imposed (upon him)
12. a-na-gin7-nam ki-umun2-ma lu2 i-ni-in-gar-re-ze2-en
en: How could you put a man (like) that in the place of learning?
13. al-zil2-zil2-le du14# ba-e-ak-ze2-en
en: It is good that you (pl.) quarrel

reverse
1. 2(disz)-am3 inim 5(disz)-am3 u3-na-du11 zi gi4-ba-an-ze2-en
en: It has been 2 (times), it has been 5 words(?) I(?) said to (them) “calm down!”
2. a-na-sze-am3 u4-da u4!-szu2-usz-bi-sze3! du14-da ba-ni-ib-ri-ze2-en
en: Why do you, today(?) and daily (before that?), cast down/pick up(?) quarreling?
3. a-da-al tud2-de3-da a-na szu ba-ni-ti
en: Now, what (corporeal punishment) is to be smitten should (you) accept?
4. u4-da-ta ki#-umun2-ma lu2 du14# na-an-ak-e
en: From today onward, no one quarrels in the place of learning
5. igi-ne-ne bi2-zu# gesz in-ne-hur
en: Their eyes have been taught the design I drew for them
6. lu2 ki-umun2-ma du14 al-ak-e-a
en: Anyone who has quarreled in the place of learning
7. tukumbi sa2 im-ma-ni-ib-du11
en: If it has occurred regularly here
8. nam-tag ki-umun2-ma al-gal2-la-a# ga2-e <ga>-ni-ib-zu-zu
en: The sin that is in the place of learning, I will learn of it
9. du14 ki-umun2-ma-ka gi4-me-a-asz-e-ne
en: The quarrel of the place of learning that the colleagues
10. igi ugula-sze3 ba-an-gar-ra
en: Submitted before the overseer
11. ugula#? nam-tag in-hur# di-bi bi2-in-dab5-ba
en: The overseer “incised” the sin and seized its decision
12. {d}en-ki lugal ki-umun2#-ma za3-mi2
en: Enki, king of the place of wisdom, praise!
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