UET 6, 0209 (P346294)
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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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. [...] tir#-ra
en: The prison is a thicket
2. [...] ur#-mah-e
en: The king is a lion
3. [{d}nin]-e2-gal sa-[szu2]-usz#-gal#
en: Ninegal (variant to Nungal) is a šušgal net
4. gurusz#-e dul-[...]
en: Covering the young men
single ruling
5. [...] gal4#-la ba#?-[...]
en: ... the vulva ...
6. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
7. [...]-un-sar-sar
en: ... chased ...
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obverse
1. [...] tir#-ra
en: The prison is a thicket
2. [...] ur#-mah-e
en: The king is a lion
3. [{d}nin]-e2-gal sa-[szu2]-usz#-gal#
en: Ninegal (variant to Nungal) is a šušgal net
4. gurusz#-e dul-[...]
en: Covering the young men
single ruling
5. [...] gal4#-la ba#?-[...]
en: ... the vulva ...
6. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
7. [...]-un-sar-sar
en: ... chased ...
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reverse
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