CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 082 (P254875)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) math. calc., proverb)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
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1. nar en3-du dili-am3 he2-zu
 en: If a singer knew/learned (only) one song/hymn
2. ad sza4 he2#-sa6#
 en: And his lament/vocalization(?) was (nevertheless) good
3. e-ne#-am3 nar#-ra-am3
 en: He is a singer/musician
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reverse
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  (numerical notations)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • N.d. [Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0290 (1566470)]

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17207.055
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2019-06-12 at 10:17:11 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2019-05-29 at 21:02:01 Englund, Robert K. Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved
2005-02-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Friberg, Jöran; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Middeke-Conlin, Robert CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 082 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254875.

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 082 artifact entry (No. P254875). (2005, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254875

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 082 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254875 (Accessed: April 1, 2023).

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