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UET 6, 0276 (P346344)

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

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DesignationUET 6, 0276
IDP346344
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 Wolfe, Jared · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1In words of competition,
obverse 2brotherhood is fashioned;
obverse 3In the place of witness,
obverse 4friendship is made known.

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
1inim du14-da-ka
2nam-szesz-e mu-un-dim2-dim2
3ki inim-ma-ka
4nam-ku-li ba-an-zu-zu

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