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CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 087
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000796, ex. 087
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0317; Alster Proverbs 144
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17207.135
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz0020ng6g
Composite no.Q000796
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346370

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1. [...] a#-ri-a nu-da13#-[da13]
en: The palace will never abandon the arid land
2. [ma2]-gur8# in-nu-da nu-da13-[da13]
en: The barge will never abandon straw
3. dumu#-gir15 du-lum nu-da13-da13#
en: The “citizen” laborer will never abandon work
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