UET 6, 0399 (P274660)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0399 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274660 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Anger, they say, anger |
| obverse 2 | goes like a wild bull; |
| obverse 3 | it constantly leaps forth like a dog; |
| obverse 4 | like a lion |
| obverse 5 | fierce in going, |
| obverse 6 | like a wolf |
| obverse 7 | in moving numerous, they say. |
| obverse 8 | It ripped out the good looks |
| obverse 9 | of his face; |
| obverse 10 | it broke the fullness |
| obverse 11 | of his stomach. |
| obverse 12 | I examined him and |
| obverse 13 | like a bridge |
| obverse 14 | I passed over him |
| reverse 1 | (and) underneath his jaw(?). |
| reverse 2 | The Tigris |
| reverse 3 | river, |
| reverse 4 | abundance of the land ... |
| reverse 5 | Approach him! |
| reverse 6 | Scratch him! |
| reverse 7 | If not... |
| reverse 8 | let me pronounce a prayer. |
| reverse 9 | The magical machination |
| reverse 10 | of expelling anger(?). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [u2]-zu#-u2-mi u2#-zu#-[um] | |
| 2 | i#-la-ka ri-mi-ni-isz# | |
| 3 | isz#-ta-na-hi-it, ka-al-ba-<ni>-[isz] | |
| 4 | ki-ma ne2-szi-im | |
| 5 | e-ez a-la-ka | |
| 6 | ki-ma ba-ar-ba-ri-im | |
| 7 | la-ka-ta ma-ad-mi# | |
| 8 | is-su#-uh ba-asz-ta-am | |
| 9 | sza pa-ni-i-szu-u2# | |
| 10 | ih#-pi ma?-li-a-am | |
| 11 | sza# li-bi-szu-u2# | |
| 12 | ab#-ri-isz-szu-u2-ma | |
| 13 | ki#-ma ti-tu-ri | |
| 14 | [lu]-ba e-li-[szu] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza#?-pa2#?-al is#?-sa3#-szu-u2 | |
| 2 | [i]-di-ig-la-at | |
| 3 | [na]-ru-um | |
| 4 | _nam#!-gu-la_ sza!(DU) ma-tim? x-x | |
| 5 | is#?-ni-iq-szum | |
| 6 | i-gi-ig#-szum | |
| 7 | szum-ma-an la# [...]-ak sza#? x | |
| 8 | lu?-uk-ru-u2#-ba#?-ma#? | |
| 9 | _nig2#?-ak_{+szum} | |
| 10 | sza#? szu-s,i-im# [u2?-za?-am?] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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