CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 080 (P254868)
Mathematical; Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254868 |
| 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 | If a scribe knew/learned (only) one line of text |
| obverse 2 | And his hand was (nevertheless) very good |
| obverse 3 | He is a scribe |
| obverse 4 | If a singer knew/learned (only) one song/hymn |
| obverse 5 | And his lament/vocalization(?) was (nevertheless) good |
| obverse 6 | He is a singer/musician |
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 | [...]-x mu#? disz#!-am3 he2-en-zu# | |
| 2 | [...]-ni#? he2-sa6-sa6 | |
| 3 | [e]-ne#-am3 dub-sar-re | |
| 4 | [...]-e#? en3-du 1(disz)-am3 he2-zu#!? | |
| 5 | [...]-ni# du10-ga-am3 | |
| 6 | [e]-ne-am3 nar-am3# | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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