CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 008 (P346316)
Literary 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. pesz2-{gesz}guszur-ra {gesz}guszur-ra mu-szub!?
en: A “mouse of the roof beam” fell (from?) a roof beam
2. {d}nin-ka6 mu-un-na-te
en: A mongoose approached it
3. nig2-na-me-zu ab-hul
en: "Everything of yours has been destroyed”
4. za-e# la-ba-<<an>>-e-te
en: (The rodent replied) “You did not approach”
5. nig2-na-me-zu al-sa2-en e-sze
en: I compare with everything of yours”
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1. pesz2-{gesz}guszur-ra {gesz}guszur-ra mu-szub!?
en: A “mouse of the roof beam” fell (from?) a roof beam
2. {d}nin-ka6 mu-un-na-te
en: A mongoose approached it
3. nig2-na-me-zu ab-hul
en: "Everything of yours has been destroyed”
4. za-e# la-ba-<<an>>-e-te
en: (The rodent replied) “You did not approach”
5. nig2-na-me-zu al-sa2-en e-sze
en: I compare with everything of yours”
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