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
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1. ka# lal3-gin7 [...]
en: One whose mouth is sweet like honey
2. mu ka-ge du7#
en: One whose name is fitting for the mouth
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reverse
1. ka!(SAG) lal3#-gin7 [...]
en: One whose mouth is sweet like honey
2. mu ka#-ge [du7]
en: One whose name is fitting for the mouth
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