CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 059 (P346360)
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
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1. tur5-ra du10-ga-am3
en: Illness is “good” (i.e., better)
2. pesz13? gig-ga-am3
en: Pregnancy is painful
3. peszx(SZA3) tur5-ra
4. im-ma-diri-ga-ta#
en: Pregnancy and sickness (i.e., morning sickness) ... is much (worse)
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1. tur5-ra du10-ga-am3
en: Illness is “good” (i.e., better)
2. pesz13? gig-ga-am3
en: Pregnancy is painful
3. peszx(SZA3) tur5-ra
4. im-ma-diri-ga-ta#
en: Pregnancy and sickness (i.e., morning sickness) ... is much (worse)
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