UET 6, 0652 (P346689)
Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0652 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346689 |
| 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 | The whole of/assembly(?) ... |
| obverse 2 | ... bestowed ... intelligence |
| reverse 2' | ... following the ox driver/driven oxen(?) ... |
| reverse 3' | A strange/different oxen ... |
| reverse 4' | The good one is the hand, but the bad one is the heart |
| reverse 5' | Evil does not exploit debt(?) in the depot |
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 | da-ga-an nam-x di?-ti in x | |
| 2 | gesztu2 di?-ti [...] sa12#? rig7#-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [x] gu4#-da-ri-a us2-sa# x [...] | |
| 3' | gu4 kur2-ra [...] | |
| 4' | sa6-ga szu-am3 hul [...] | |
| 5' | hul e2-nig2-[...] | |
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
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