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BM.38297 (ebl:BM.38297)
CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Proverbs > Bilingual Proverbs, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.38297 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.38297 |
| Museum no. | BM.38297 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Monologue and dialogue > Proverbs > Bilingual Proverbs |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 3 13 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 41' | If a man sees a cattlepen, |
| obverse col 1 30' | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 4 36 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 27' | he will stand(?) |
| reverse col 3 22 | ... your scepter |
| reverse col 3 53 | from my evil husband... |
| obverse col 2 18' | No one should look at it, no one should look at it. |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... he did not raise a claim |
| reverse col 3 28 | ... to... |
| reverse col 4 34 | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 3 40 | ... like a tree |
| obverse col 1 22' | he smote... and he smote |
| reverse col 3 27 | Anam, a man... and |
| reverse col 4 25 | ... may he live. |
| obverse col 1 42' | (As for) the one who slanders the words of the great gods |
| obverse col 2 39' | to the envoys |
| obverse col 2 49' | from the top of the burra tree |
| reverse col 4 1 | at any time |
| obverse col 1 7' | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse col 2 7' | Who returned the people to their places |
| reverse col 3 33 | ... does not... |
| reverse col 3 5 | ... my... for the great warriors |
| obverse col 2 33' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 20 | ...-duri |
| reverse col 4 29 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 38' | to his foundation |
| obverse col 2 16' | the trunk of the aur tree |
| reverse col 3 37 | my father(?) |
| reverse col 4 12 | ... the gods |
| reverse col 3 54 | May you be able to(?) subdue(?) |
| reverse col 4 10 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 3' | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse col 1 25' | in the midst of the sea |
| obverse col 2 48' | did not... |
| obverse col 2 25' | ... a good... for you |
| obverse col 2 19' | he smote it with its beams |
| reverse col 4 19 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 27' | before ala, the scribal art |
| reverse col 4 11 | ... meat |
| reverse col 3 26 | ... reed, oil...... |
| obverse col 2 8' | ... did not return(?) |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... is not equaled |
| reverse col 4 5 | in the house of the residence of the office of egi priest |
| reverse col 4 6 | He... the joy of his heart, he... the joy of his heart. |
| obverse col 1 11' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 14' | and seas,..., |
| reverse col 3 20 | ... its copper tablets |
| reverse col 3 31 | ... fish |
| reverse col 3 49 | and his good kabarrnu offerings |
| reverse col 3 35 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 26' | with his shining eyes |
| reverse col 4 27 | my... |
| obverse col 1 39' | he smote it like a snare. |
| reverse col 3 45 | ... he made rise from... |
| reverse col 3 1 | ......... |
| reverse col 3 29 | ......... |
| obverse col 2 36' | to atumatum |
| reverse col 3 24 | shall be brought into his hands. |
| obverse col 1 19' | ... he smote him. |
| reverse col 3 25 | The reed basket(?), the reed basket, the place(?) which was not destroyed |
| reverse col 3 51 | When he has given birth to (them) in the mountain range |
| obverse col 1 44' | In front of the womb, I have brought (them) to the rear (of the temple). |
| reverse col 3 32 | At that time,...... |
| obverse col 2 47' | to the... bird |
| obverse col 2 5' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... and aada |
| obverse col 1 35' | In the future |
| reverse col 3 46 | ......... |
| obverse col 1 29' | ...-ti |
| reverse col 3 14 | ...... |
| reverse col 3 57 | ...... |
| reverse col 3 44 | ... may he... |
| obverse col 1 24' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 5' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 6' | x-Utu |
| obverse col 2 12' | (Saying) “It is unceasing, it is unceasing |
| obverse col 1 12' | the wife of that man |
| obverse col 1 20' | ... I received, and |
| obverse col 2 46' | he will bring... into the cattlepen. |
| obverse col 2 20' | From the river the abundance of water(?) |
| reverse col 4 32 | ... evil |
| obverse col 2 23' | They set up his weapon on his head |
| obverse col 2 40' | to the duna-priestess he has made. |
| reverse col 4 33 | from the... of Magala |
| obverse col 2 29' | he shall remove it from my body |
| reverse col 4 23 | to... her |
| obverse col 1 34' | ... the one who decrees kingship |
| obverse col 2 3' | ... life |
| reverse col 3 34 | of the Gibara gods |
| obverse col 2 51' | ... did not... like |
| reverse col 4 17 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 23' | ... he smote all the people |
| reverse col 3 43 | ... in the city |
| reverse col 4 2 | what...? |
| obverse col 2 15' | I do not have a rival: I will kill you. |
| reverse col 3 3 | for the natu-festival |
| obverse col 1 28' | ...... |
| reverse col 4 31 | ...-assu-u |
| obverse col 2 35' | ... |
| obverse col 1 40' | he is able to smite |
| obverse col 2 21' | from the silver that he did not have |
| reverse col 3 11 | to the ebony he shall bring... into it |
| obverse col 1 33' | ... of the gods |
| obverse col 2 45' | the one who is not..., |
| reverse col 4 16 | to the house |
| reverse col 3 55 | ... his... eyes |
| obverse col 1 37' | How does he do it? |
| reverse col 4 18 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 50' | did not... before |
| reverse col 3 41 | ...... |
| obverse col 2 11' | the palace of the prince |
| obverse col 1 21' | ... he has taken away |
| obverse col 1 16' | ... of a plow which is in the hand of a demon |
| reverse col 4 21 | ... and |
| reverse col 3 56 | ...... |
| reverse col 3 15 | to his |
| obverse col 2 31' | a woman who has not given birth, a garment |
| reverse col 4 7 | ... of the aur tree |
| obverse col 1 8' | ...-zazzu |
| reverse col 3 52 | may he establish the lordship |
| obverse col 1 4' | nei |
| reverse col 3 4 | ... will not be made. |
| obverse col 2 34' | road... |
| obverse col 2 30' | he brought out from the field |
| reverse col 3 8 | the one who dwells in it |
| reverse col 3 7 | Who will set the head (on it)? |
| reverse col 4 26 | ...-lum |
| reverse col 3 19 | at that time |
| reverse col 4 4 | they returned to me |
| reverse col 4 8 | he will serve. |
| obverse col 2 22' | what is it that? |
| reverse col 4 28 | ... and return (them) to their places. |
| reverse col 3 16 | ... god |
| obverse col 2 13' | he eats together |
| reverse col 4 9 | ... not... |
| obverse col 2 6' | ... a man |
| reverse col 4 35 | my... |
| obverse col 1 32' | who makes the lands happy |
| reverse col 3 2 | ...... |
| reverse col 4 14 | ... great |
| obverse col 2 10' | In order to... his own name |
| obverse col 2 43' | the food of Nannamnamma |
| obverse col 2 28' | his words he... |
| obverse col 1 17' | ...... in between them |
| obverse col 2 24' | the... of the head |
| reverse col 3 30 | ... of the Assyrian |
| obverse col 1 26' | strong grass |
| reverse col 4 13 | ... and that |
| reverse col 3 9 | to NE (means) : to NE (means) |
| reverse col 4 3 | .... |
| obverse col 2 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 21 | and the wagon to heaven |
| obverse col 1 36' | by Enlil the great lord and lord Enlil the great lord |
| obverse col 2 42' | his chariot he shall cut off, and |
| reverse col 4 24 | ...-usuli |
| reverse col 4 15 | he carries out the work. |
| obverse col 1 18' | ... he has guarded, along with his family |
| reverse col 3 6 | whose heart has been filled with rejoicing |
| obverse col 2 4' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 31' | ......... |
| reverse col 3 10 | that cannot be changed |
| obverse col 1 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 18 | he will die. |
| reverse col 3 42 | ...... |
| obverse col 1 15' | ... he shall establish for me |
| obverse col 2 17' | In its midst I sat down. |
| reverse col 3 12 | humanity... |
| obverse col 2 9' | that of his day |
| reverse col 3 17 | to the scepter of heaven the star |
| obverse col 1 45' | there is no humanity. |
| obverse col 2 2' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 36 | single(?) |
| obverse col 2 37' | ... he smote |
| obverse col 1 9' | ... their |
| obverse col 2 32' | When a man... the grass(?) |
| reverse col 3 38 | in my house... wood |
| obverse col 2 38' | from the food for drinking water to the sweet water... |
| obverse col 1 41' | ... I am able to smite |
| obverse col 2 44' | from the irrigated field they shall take. |
| reverse col 3 39 | the wife of the... reed basket |
| obverse col 1 43' | he is the one who carries the head |
| reverse col 3 23 | he has given to him. |
| reverse col 3 50 | ... of the kapa |
| reverse col 3 47 | they shall cut off its branches, they shall cut off... |
| reverse col 4 22 | ...-naya |
| reverse col 3 48 | ewes, shepherds |
| reverse col 4 30 | ... of heaven |
Sources & licences
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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