CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 006 (P254856)
Mathematical; Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254856 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Mathematical; Wisdom or proverb |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A lion caught a marsh boar |
| obverse 3 | He shouted “How much longer will your flesh not fill my mouth?” |
| obverse 5 | (So that(?)) my ears can forget(?) your squeal |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ur#-mah-e szah2 gesz-gi4# in#-dab5#? | |
| 2 | gu3# mu-ra-ra-ra en-na-bi-sze3 | |
| 3 | uzu-zu ka-gu10 nu-ub-si | |
| 4 | za-pa-ag2-zu gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)#-gu10 | |
| 5 | ulu3{+lu}-un e#-[sze] | |
Sources & licences
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- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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