UET 6, 0030 + 0499 (P346115)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0030 + 0499 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346115 |
| 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 2' | After approaching the mountain range the pure place ... |
| obverse 3' | Enki ... red clay/carnelian paste |
| obverse 4' | The upper hinge ... carnelian |
| obverse 5' | Enki set up the brickwork and ... |
| obverse 6' | Make/prepare(?) a carnelian temple (for) my father(?) so that ... |
| obverse 7' | Therefore he felled trees for you, he felled trees for you |
| obverse 8' | Therefore he felled reeds for you, he felled trees for you |
| obverse 9' | Therefore the long(?) ... by itself ... |
| obverse 10' | I will enter(?) into the Ekur ... |
| obverse 11' | The ... of heaven/An begat there ... |
| obverse 12' | He begat the water along with its river, he ... abundance |
| obverse 13' | He begat the field along with its barley, he ... abundance |
| obverse 14' | He begat the bull along with its pen, he ... abundance |
| obverse 15' | He begat the sheep along with its fold, he ... abundance |
| obverse 16' | (On?) the dikes and ditches he begat plants, he ... abundance |
| obverse 17' | He begat the fruit of the orchard, honey/syrup and wine |
| obverse 18' | In the steppe he begat plants, he ... abundance |
| obverse 19' | In the thicket he begat ... and the fallow deer |
| obverse 20' | In the palace he begat encouragement/life-giving force, he ... abundance |
| obverse 21' | In our city, where there is no new barley, plant(?) among(?) the old barley |
| obverse 22' | In Nibru, where there is no new barley, plant(?) among(?) the old barley |
| obverse 23' | In our city, where there are no new dates, plant(?) among(?) the old dates |
| obverse 24' | In Nibru, where there are no new dates, plant(?) among(?) the old dates |
| obverse 25' | Enlil ... water ... with his lahtan vessel(?) |
| obverse 26' | Enlil established your word ... |
| obverse 27' | ... was speaking to Nuska |
| obverse 28' | And said(!?) “Nuska, he who is (of?) distant days” |
| obverse 29' | ... Nuska ... |
| obverse 30' | Embrace ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] sikil# um-ma-te# [...] | |
| 3' | [...] im {na4}gug im-KU-e#? [...] | |
| 4' | [{gesz}nu]-kusz2#-u3 an-na {na4}gug# [...] | |
| 5' | [{d}en-ki]-ke4# szeg12 im-ma-an-gub KA# [...] | |
| 6' | [...] {na4#}gug a-a-gu10 ak-a hu#?-[...] | |
| 7' | [gesz hu]-mu#-ri-in-szub gesz [...] | |
| 8' | [gi] hu#-mu-ri-in-szub gi# [...] | |
| 9' | [...] gid2#?-da ni2-bi-ta NIG2 he2-em-[...] | |
| 10' | e2#-kur-sze3 im-ma#-ku4#?-en [...] | |
| 11' | x-ma# an-na-ke4? ba-ni-in-tu [...] | |
| 12' | a i7-bi-ta ba-ni-in-tu# [...] | |
| 13' | a-sza3 sze-bi-ta ba-ni-in#-[tu ...] | |
| 14' | gu4 tur3-bi-ta ba-ni-in-tu [...] | |
| 15' | udu amasz-bi-ta ba-ni-in-tu he2-gal2 ba#-[...] | |
| 16' | e pa5 u2-szim ba-ni-in-tu he2-gal2 ba-ni#?-[...] | |
| 17' | gurun {gesz}kiri6 lal3# gesztin# ba-ni-in-tu he2-gal2 ba#-x-[...] | |
| 18' | an-edin-na u2-szim ba-ni-in-in-tu he2-gal2 ba-x-[...] | |
| 19' | {gesz}tir-{gesz}tir-ra x IG szeg9-bar ba-ni-in-tu#? [...] | |
| 20' | e2-gal zi-sza3-gal2 ba-ni-in-tu he2-gal2 ba-ni#?-in#?-[...] | |
| 21' | iri{ki}-me-a sze gibil nu-gal2-la sze sumun-e du3-[...] | |
| 22' | nibru{ki}-a sze gibil nu-gal2-la sze sumun-e du3-[...] | |
| 23' | iri{ki}-me-a zu2-lum gibil nu-gal2-la zu2-lum sumun-e GAG#-[...] | |
| 24' | nibru#{ki#}-a# zu2-lum gibil nu-gal2-la zu2-lum sumun-e# [...] | |
| 25' | {d#?}en#-[lil2]-le#? x-bi# {+la}lahtanx(USAN3)?-a-ni a im-ma-da-an-x [...] | |
| 26' | [{d}en-lil2]-le# inim-zu bi2-in-gub x [...] | |
| 27' | [x]-e {d}nuska-ke4 gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e# | |
| 28' | {d#}nuska-ke4 u4 ul-la-am3 ma-ra-x?-[...] | |
| 29' | [...] {d#}nuska x [...] | |
| 30' | [...] gu2-da# la2 [...] | |
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