CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 052 (P254876)
Mathematical; Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254876 |
| 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 | Who compares with justice? |
| obverse 2 | It gives birth to life |
| obverse 4 | If wickedness exerts itself |
| obverse 5 | Utu is not negligent (in responding) |
| obverse 6 | If the great .../older brother(?) pacifies/appoints(?) a risen wind |
| obverse 7 | ... makes it rain(?) |
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 | nig2-gi-na-ta a-ba in-da#-[...] | |
| 2 | nam-ti ia-u3-tu# | |
| 3 | nig2-erim2-me-e | |
| 4 | a2-bi he2-ib-kuszx(SAG)-sze# | |
| 5 | {d}utu nu-sze-ba | |
| 6 | SZESZ#? gal tu15 zi-ga he2-en-hun? | |
| 7 | an-szeg3 | |
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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