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CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 004
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000621, ex. 004
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0252; Alster Proverbs 309
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17207.104
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 4.06.01 Hendursaga A (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001xd6rj
Composite no.Q000621
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346328

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1. lu2-lux(URU) dingir-da nu-me-a
en: If a man is without a personal god
2. u2 la-ba-gu-le-en
3. u2 la-ba-tur-en
en: You will neither be increased nor diminished
4. i7-da a dab!-be2 ku6 nu-um#?-dab
en: (While) passing through the water(?) in the river, a fish has not passed by(?)
5. a-sza3-ga-ni dab-be2 masz-da3# nu-um#?-dab
en: (While) passing through his field, a gazelle has not passed by(?)
6. di-ir!-ga sa2 nu-ub-du#
en: The ritual arrangement(?) has not occurred regularly(?)
7. di gal-gal-la sa2 nu-ub-du#
en: Great judgments(?) have not occurred regularly
8. tukumbi nig2 dingir-ra-ni a#?-na#?-[...]
en: If “that of his god” is approval(?)
9. nig2# mu# [...] a#?-na#? x [...]
en: Anything that is named is given approval(?)
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