UET 6, 0653 (P346690)
Wisdom or proverb, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0653 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346690 |
| 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 2' | ... the one who is clothed, the one who is mighty/reinforced(!?), the one who is ... |
| obverse 3' | ... is ..., my bride of (i.e. subject to) inlaw status, may your ... be a rich man |
| obverse 5' | The pigeon is the ornament of the orchard, the croaking frog is the ornament of the marsh, and the chirping francolin is the ornament of the meadow |
| obverse 6' | The ... of whom is to slander is bound by that slander |
| obverse 7' | It is by means of/apart from your (pl.)(?) the ... gods are(!) |
| obverse 9' | ... is a man, in your destiny(!?) there is not a string of fruit(!?) |
| reverse 1 | ... covered/covers ... |
| reverse 2 | ... struck with the horns(?) in the midst of the city(?), the steadfast one(?) in the midst of(?) ... |
| reverse 3 | ... was smiting for his king/master |
| reverse 4 | ... and she(?), the weaver |
| reverse 5 | ... of her mouth/nose/tooth(?) |
| reverse 6 | ... is not to ..., the tool/carpenter(?) ... |
| reverse 7 | ... will submit |
| reverse 8 | ... if ... lives(?) its eye/face towards her women's quarters |
| reverse 9 | The strong one is the king/master of the earth |
| reverse 10 | ... did not ... regularly/boast(?) |
| reverse 11 | ... who seeks ...? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x-sze3 ga#?-x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] al#-mur10-ra al-kalx(NIR)-ga al-x-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-am3 e2-gi4-a nam-uszbar#-ra-ga2 x x x-zu lu2-nig2-tuku he2-am3 | |
| 4' | [...] gu3# de2 {gesz}kiri6 me-te-bi bi2-za-za gu3 de2 | |
| 5' | [...]-x me-te-bi dar{muszen} gu3 de2 a-gar3 me-te-bi | |
| 6' | [...] x su-lum mar-re-da-kam!? su-lum mar-re kesz2-da | |
| 7' | [...]-zu#?-ne-ne-ta-am3 dingir-re-e-ne x-am3 | |
| 8' | [...] KA ga am3 x x en!? | |
| 9' | [...] x lu2-lu7-am3 nam-za ga#-ra-an nu-me#?-a#!? | |
| 10' | [...] x ta AN x [...] | |
| 11' | [...] x-a#-ke4#? x x [...] | |
| 12' | [...] MU#? x [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x x x x x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ri#?-ib-dul-dul-[...] | |
| 2 | [...] sza3 iri?-a si? mu-un-tu11-tu11 sag-kal? sza3 [...] | |
| 3 | [...] x lugal-a-ni-ir# i3-sag3-ge | |
| 4 | [...] szu x x-na#?-kam#? u3 e-ne munus usz-bar-e#? | |
| 5 | [...] x KA-na-kam | |
| 6 | [...] x da? nu-ke3-de3 {gesz}szu-kara2 GIR2 lugal x-a | |
| 7 | [...]-ke4? gu2-ni im-ga2-ga2 | |
| 8 | [...]-x-na-kam he2-ti igi-bi ama5-ni-sze3-am3 | |
| 9 | [...] lugal ki-in-da-a-kam | |
| 10 | [...] gal2#?-la#? sa2 nu-ub-du11 | |
| 11 | [...] x a-ba? al-kikken2-e | |
| 12 | [...] x x NIG2 x x [...] x-zu | |
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