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CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 088
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000796, ex. 088
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0356; Alster Proverbs 044, 323
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U 17207.019
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreSchool
Sub-genreETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001zzcdc
Composite no.Q000796
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346403

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1. szum2-mu-na-ab na-<mu>-na-ab-szum2-mu#
en: Give! Don't give!
2. szu-ni na-an-tag
en: (Either way) he should not touch it
single ruling
3. garzaga-bi# lu giri3 ba-da-kur2# x-szu
en: The rites were pushed away/changed (lit. made to take another path)
4. me-bi pa-ar-s,u-szu ba-da-ha-lam
en: The me were forsaken
single ruling
5. di-ir-ga-a ri-ik-su-szu ki ba-e-gul
en: The ritual arrangements were destroyed there(?)
6. garza-bi giri3 na-ab-ta#-kur2-ru-de3-en-ze2#-[en]
en: Do not (pl.) push away/change the rites
single ruling
7. me-bi# la na-ab-ta#?-[...]-ha-lam-e
en: Do not forsake the rites
8. di-ir-ga-a ri-ik-si2-szu ki# [...]-gul-en#-[...]
en: Do not (pl.) destroy the site of(?) the ritual arrangements

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