CUSAS 2, 30

SEAL no. 1755 · MS 2065 · Wisdom Literature · proverbs · Unknown · 3 lines · 24 words · 56 signs · 1 Sumerograms

Alster 207, 29: "Probably a Middle Babylonian tablet". CDLI No. P250821.

Transliteration

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1	i-lu-lu nu-zu ú-gu da-an-de-e šà-gu₁₀ nu-gi-ga e-še
2	i-lu-lu nu-zu ú-gu da-an-dé-e šà-gu₁₀ nu-gi-ga e-še
3	e-ri-i qé-mi ú-ul i-de-e[(-ma)] ú-ḫa-al-⌈aq⌉-[(...)] ú-ul i-ma-ar-ra-aṣ li-ib-[bi]

Translation

"I do not know the millstone for flour; (if the millstone) gets lost, I'll not be sad."

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