CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 055 (P254888)
Mathematical 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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Transliteration
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1. ninda# he2-gal2
en: If there was food,
2. {d}nin-kax(|U.PESZ2|) ib2#-gu7
en: a mongoose ate it.
3. ninda-gu10 he2-gal2
en: If my food was present
4. lu2-kur2 ib2-gu7
en: A stranger ate it.
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1. ninda# he2-gal2
en: If there was food,
2. {d}nin-kax(|U.PESZ2|) ib2#-gu7
en: a mongoose ate it.
3. ninda-gu10 he2-gal2
en: If my food was present
4. lu2-kur2 ib2-gu7
en: A stranger ate it.
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