CDLI Literary 000801, ex. 009 (P346301)
Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000801, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346301 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | 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 fox entered the trunk/roots of a thornbush |
| obverse 2 | (While) a dog sat at the gate |
| obverse 3 | (Saying) “Come out to me!” (but) it did not know how to come out |
| obverse 4 | (The fox said) “why would I(?) enter (there) from here? |
| obverse 5 | Until it stops growing/chasing(?), I am staying (here)” |
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 | ka5-a ur2 {gesz}kiszig2-sze3 in-ku4 | |
| 2 | ur-gir15 ka2-na ba-an-tusz | |
| 3 | e3-ma-ab e3-de3 nu-ub-zu-am3 | |
| 4 | gu2-e-ta a-na-gin7-nam in-ku4 | |
| 5 | en-na nu-al-mu2-mu2 al-tusz!-en e-sze | |
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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