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UET 6, 0271 (P346341)

Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationUET 6, 0271
IDP346341
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreWisdom or proverb
Find spotUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Coordinates30.9607, 46.1063

English translation

By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 3A ... of clay(?) will not be able to cross the river himself
obverse 6He shouts out “Ferryman, ferryman!”

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1x im-ma#-ke4
2ni2-ta-a-ni
3ix(|A.SUG|)-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-bala-de3
4lu2 ma2-addirx(|PA.GISAL.PAD.SI.A.GA|)
5lu2 ma2-addirx(|PA.GISAL.PAD.SI.A.GA|)
6gu3 im-ma-de2-de2-e

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