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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1. u2 dam-da ze2-eb
2. u2 dumu-da ze2-eb
3. {d}asznan {d}ku3-su3
4. e2#-a he2-me-da-an-ti#
en: A plant that is good with a spouse, a plant that is good with a son, may Ezina-Kusu (grain) live with you in the house
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