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UET 6, 0292
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Primary publicationUET 6, 0292
Author(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron
Publication date1963, 1966, 2006
Secondary publication(s)Alster Proverbs 315
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17207.059
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
Language
GenreSchool
Sub-genreProverb
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001zw5c2
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Seal no.
CDLI no.P346355

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1. nam#-tar#-gu10 ga-am3-du11
en: I want to speak of my fate
2. su-lum mar-am3
en: It is contempt
3. a-ra2#-gu10 ga-am3-du11
en: I want to speak about my way (through life)
4. ka lu2 ba-an-ses-e
en: It will embitter the mouth of a man
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1. er2-gu10 im-da-an-sa2-a
en: That which vies with my weeping/filled(!?) (my eyes) with tears(?)
2. sza3-gu10 im-da-an-hul
en: It made my heart malevolent(?)
3. tusz-a NUMUN2? e2-a ba-an-du11
en: It said “Sit/dwell(?), ... in the house"(!?)
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