UET 6, 0027 (P346112)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346112 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | From(?) the house of my mother my tilimda vessel(?) ... |
| obverse 2 | The one who has ... his own house ... |
| obverse 3 | The one who has established(?) his own dwelling ... |
| obverse 4 | To lady Ninazimua ... thus spoke |
| obverse 5 | Several/each of the messengers(?) repeated to(?) lady Ninazimua |
| obverse 6 | At that time the lady wept, making sobbing noises |
| obverse 7 | Lady Ninazimua .... |
| obverse 8 | Who(?) ... your destroyed(?) ... |
| obverse 9 | ... your destroyed(?) ... |
| obverse 10 | ... your great ... |
| obverse 11 | The river ... your barge ... |
| obverse 12 | The road ... your chariot ... |
| obverse 13 | ... dug a well (for) fresh water ... |
| obverse 14 | ... dug a well (for) brackish water ... |
| obverse 15 | The river/canal ... |
| obverse 16 | The field ... |
| obverse 17 | The house of your father/your patrimony ..., your pride/dog ... |
| obverse 18 | The house of your son(?), my tilimda vessel ... |
| obverse 19 | ... thus spoke to Ningešzida |
| obverse 20 | Several of the messengers(?) repeated to(?) ... |
| obverse 21 | At that time, my king wept ... |
| obverse 22 | Ningešzida ... |
| reverse 1 | .... spouse(?) ... lap ... |
| reverse 2 | He was speaking(?) to lady Ninazimua ... |
| reverse 3 | I(?) am not one who is returning(?), ... |
| reverse 4 | I(?) am not one making a return trip(?), ... |
| reverse 5 | On my journey, there is no return ... |
| reverse 6 | ... towards the house ... |
| reverse 7 | Listening for(?) the plain, ... weeps(?) |
| reverse 8 | My mother ... the hair of her head |
| reverse 9 | The window/nook(?) of her weeping(?) ... |
| reverse 10 | The window/nook(?) of her rejoicing heart ... |
| reverse 11 | The birth mother ... the horizon(?) ... |
| reverse 12 | ... like vegetation in the cracks, who(?) shall you(?) see? |
| reverse 13 | Vegetation in the cracks like cedar trees, who(?) shall you see? |
| reverse 14 | Like vegetation in the cracks, who(?) shall you see? |
| reverse 15 | Vegetation in the cracks like cedar/juniper trees, who(?) shall you see? |
| reverse 16 | You(?) are not a ... rush, you(?) do not grow in the plain, ... |
| reverse 17 | A bitter/guarded(?) glance(!?) ... |
| reverse 18 | Like a boxwood tree, like one with “good hands"(?) ... |
| bottom 1 | It is the second (extract in a series), the composition “the lord(?) ...” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | e2 ama-gu10-ta di-lim-da-gu10 he2-en#?-[...] | |
| 2 | e2 ni2-ta-ni mu-un-DU-a [...] | |
| 3 | ki-tusz ni2-ta-ni mu-un-gar-ra ba?-[...] | |
| 4 | nin {d}nin-a2-zi-mu2-a-ra ur5-gin7 gu3 mu-[...] | |
| 5 | kin2-gi4-a-ka didli-bi nin {d}nin-a2-zi-[mu2-a-ra] szu#!? x ba!?-an-gi4#?-[...] | |
| 6 | u4-ba nin-e er2# im#?-ma#?-an-pa3# si12-si12-ga#? i3-ga2#-ga2# | |
| 7 | nin {d}nin-a2-zi-mu2#-a# x [...] im#-x-[...] | |
| 8 | x gul-la-zu a-ba [...] | |
| 9 | [...] x gul-la-zu!? x [...] | |
| 10 | [...]-IG#? gu-la#?-zu x [...] | |
| 11 | i7#? ma2-gur8-ra#-zu mu#-[...] | |
| 12 | har-ra-an {gesz}gigir-zu mu#-[...] | |
| 13 | pu2 a du10-ga mu-un-ba-[al ...] | |
| 14 | pu2 a ses mu-un-ba-al# [...] | |
| 15 | i7 mu-un-DU mu-un#?-[...] | |
| 16 | a-sza3 mu-un-DU-zu? x [...] x [...] | |
| 17 | e2 ad-da#?-zu dur2-ru UR-zu [...] | |
| 18 | e2 du5!?-mu-zu di-lim-da-gu10 x [...] | |
| 19 | u3-mu-un-zi-da-ra ur5-gin7#? [...] | |
| 20 | kin2-gi4-a-ka didli-bi x [...] | |
| 21 | u4#-ba# lugal-gu10 er2 x-[...] | |
| 22 | [{d}]nin#-gesz-zi-da x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] gidlam#? ur2 KA x [...] na-an-x-x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] {d#}nin-a2-zi-mu2-a-ra gu3 al#?-[...] x [...] | |
| 3 | gi4#?-bi nu-me-en nu-mu-un-da#-[...] | |
| 4 | szu nigin2 nu-me-en nu-mu-un#-da#?-[...] | |
| 5 | kaskal-ga2 gur-ru nu-gal2-la# [...] | |
| 6 | igi x szu NIG2-ba-ni e2-sze3#? x [...] | |
| 7 | gesztu2 edin?-sze3 du3#-du3#? er2# [...] | |
| 8 | ama-gu10 siki sag-ki-na ni2 he2#-[...] | |
| 9 | ab-lal er2-ra-ka-ni x [...] | |
| 10 | ab-lal sza3 hul2-la-ka-ni# [...] | |
| 11 | ama ugu ir an-ur2#? x [...] | |
| 12 | x u2-szim-gin7 ki-in-dar-[ra-ba ...] igi# [...] | |
| 13 | u2-szim {gesz}erin?-gin7 ki#-in#-[dar-ra-ba ...] | |
| 14 | u2-szim-gin7 ki-in-dar#-ra-ba# [...] | |
| 15 | u2-szim {gesz}erin-gin7 ki-in#-dar#-ra#-ba#? [...] | |
| 16 | {u2}NUMUN2? nu-me-en edin nu-mu2# mu# [...] | |
| 17 | igi SZESZ-e bar ba-da-an-x-[...] | |
| 18 | {gesz}taszkarin-gin7 szu sa6-ga-gin7 x x [...] | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam#? x en#?-e x gal x x [...] NI x [...] | |
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