Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
tablet obverse blank space 1. ir7-sag{muszen} ugu-bi 2. {gesz}kiri6 me-te-bi en: The top of the head/voice? of the irsag pigeon (is) the ornament of the orchard 3. dar{muszen} ugu-bi 4. a-sza3-ga me-te-bi en: The top of the head of the francolin (is) the ornament of the field 5. bi2-za-za ugu-bi 6. pu2-bi me-te-bi en: The top of the head of the frog (is) the ornament of its (the field or orchard's) pond(?) blank space reverse blank space
