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CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 061
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000782, ex. 061
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0646; Alster, Shuruppak Ur5
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U —
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourceReid, J. Nicholas; Peterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001wzm7b
Composite no.Q000782
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346683

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1'. [...]-ga# szu# [...]-x-[...]
en: Evil does not forget the heart (either)
2'. [...] ki-x-am3 sza3-ga nu#-da13-da13#!
en: Goodness is a fertile spot, it cannot be abandoned in the heart
3'. [...] nig2#-gur11-ra HAR-HAR la-ba-gu7!?
en: Evil consumes property (like) fodder/debt(?)
4'. [...] i7-da ma2 he2-da-BAD
en: May the boat be far away from/block/die along with(?) the evildoer in the river(?)
5'. [...]-na# {kusz}ummu3 he2-em-dar-dar
en: The waterskin should split apart in the desert
6'. [...] ag2# nig2 e2 du3-du3-e
en: A loving heart is something that builds a house
7'. [...] nig2#!? e2 gul-gul-e
en: A hating heart is something that destroys a house

reverse
1. [...]-du8#-du8 gaba-gal2 me nam-nun-na-ra#?
en: To the authoritative one, possessor of riches, forcefulness(?), and the “rites” of princeliness
2. [...] gu2# he2-bi2-ni-gar?
en: One should submit to the authoritative
3. [...] ni2#-zu he2-ni-ne-la2
en: You should attach yourself to(?) the powerful
4. [...] hul#-ur2 he2-en-szi-gal2
en: My son, one should be against(?) the evildoer
5. [...]-ka# dam na-ba-du12-du12
en: One should not marry in “that of a festival”
6. [...] bar#-ra hun!-ga2-am3
en: Inside ... is rented, outside ... is rented
7. [...] x x x hun-ga2-am3
en: The ... is rented, the ... is rented
8. [...] za#-gin3 hun!-ga2-am3
en: The silver is rented, the lapis is rented
9. [...] x mu-un-da-sa2-a
en: ... is one that(?) compares with ...
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