UET 6, 0029 + 0498 (P346114)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0029 + 0498 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346114 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| reverse col 1 2' | My father, Enlil ... |
| reverse col 1 3' | Nunamnir, I ... |
| reverse col 1 4' | You are lord! I want to go, lord, the mountain range ... |
| reverse col 1 5' | Nunamnir, I want to go, lord, the mountain range ... |
| reverse col 1 6' | After approaching the mountain range the pure place ... |
| reverse col 1 7' | Enki ... red clay/carnelian paste |
| reverse col 1 8' | The upper hinge ... “goose stone"(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 9' | Enki set up the brickwork and ... |
| reverse col 1 10' | Make/prepare a carnelian temple (for) my father(?) so that ... |
| reverse col 1 11' | Therefore he felled trees for you, he felled trees for you |
| reverse col 1 12' | Therefore he felled reeds for you, he felled reeds for you |
| reverse col 2 4' | The ones that ... knew/learned ... |
| reverse col 2 5' | The one that ... filled |
| reverse col 2 8' | ... was speaking out to the Anuna gods |
| reverse col 2 9' | ... my son, whom ... will kill/die(?), whom ... will kill/die in the temple(?) |
| reverse col 2 10' | For the hero(?), my son, whom ... will kill, whom ... will kill in the temple(?) |
| reverse col 2 11' | My son, thus he shall do to you |
| reverse col 2 12' | He was roiled like water, so that(?) he drowned like the harvest |
| reverse col 2 14' | ... prowled around/circled(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | a-a-gu10 {d}en#-[lil2]-le# [...] | |
| 3' | {d}nu-nam-nir# ga2-e x x x [...] | |
| 4' | en-me-en ga-an-DU en hur-sag# [...] | |
| 5' | {d}nu-nam-nir ga-an-DU en hur-sag# [...] | |
| 6' | hur-sag ki sikil um-ma-te [...] | |
| 7' | {d}en-ki#-ke4 im {na4}gug im-KU-e [...] | |
| 8' | {gesz}nu-kusz2-u3 an-na {na4}kur-gi4 [...] | |
| 9' | {d}en-ki-ke4 szeg12 im-ma-an-gub KA im#?-[...] | |
| 10' | e2 {na4}gug a-a-gu10 ak hu-mu#-[...] | |
| 11' | gesz hu-mu-ri-in-szub gesz hu-mu#-[...] | |
| 12' | gi hu-mu-ri-in-szub gi# hu#-[...] | |
| 13' | [...] x [...] x x x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...]-ga?-NE | |
| 3' | [...]-ni-in-la2 | |
| 4' | [...] x x mu-un-zu-usz-a | |
| 5' | [...] x NIG2 RU-na im-ma-da-an-si-a | |
| 6' | [...] x mu-un-la2-la2-a-ke4 | |
| 7' | [...] mu-un-bar-am3 | |
| 8' | [...]-x {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne gu3 mu-na-de2-e | |
| 9' | [...]-x dumu-gu10 mu-un-ug5!-ge-ra e2!?-a mu-un-ug5!-ge-ra | |
| 10' | [ur]-sag dumu-gu10 mu-un-ug5!-ge-ra e2!?-a mu-un-ug5!-ge-ra | |
| 11' | dumu#-gu10 ur5-gin7 hu-mu-ra-ab-ke3-e | |
| 12' | a-gin7 mu-un-lu3-lu3 buru14-gin7 hu-mu-un-su-su | |
| 13' | x x x x [...] x x am3#? x [...]-ni#-ib-il2-la | |
| 14' | [...]-nigin | |
| 15' | [...] x | |
Sources & licences
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