UET 6, 0073 (P346158)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346158 |
| 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 | My king, shining(?) in the lands ... |
| obverse 2 | Like Utu, he greatly ... |
| obverse 3 | Look at the shining(?) ... of Enlil(?) |
| obverse 4 | He ... a destructive storm, a storm traversing ... |
| obverse 5 | Ningublaga, ... |
| obverse 7 | Ningublaga, may the singer also(?) ... your song/festival(?) |
| obverse 8 | May the witness(?) ... |
| obverse 9 | The great heroes ... king ... youth ... |
| obverse 10 | The one/ones(?) who is to bring an end(?) to the aura (of an adversary?) and then radiate it upon(?) the mountain/netherworld(?) |
| obverse 11 | May what is in the (i.e. your!?) heart thus be just like Ištarān(?) |
| obverse 13 | Ningublaga, ... my king, An gave ... to you |
| obverse 14 | Beloved(?) of (his) father, the authoritative one, Ningublaga(?) ... |
| reverse 1 | The city(?) ... by the irrevocable word(?) of Nunamnir(?) |
| reverse 2 | The mountain range ... the pipe(?) ... |
| reverse 3 | Ningublaga, established by An/in heaven(?) like a blowing wind(?) |
| reverse 5 | Ningublaga, in a way that brings out pleasure/rejoicing(?) (may) you be praised |
| reverse 6 | From(?) sunrise to(?) sunset(?) |
| reverse 7 | Youth ... praise ... |
| reverse 8 | His head was selected(?), ... |
| reverse 9 | Ningublaga ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal#-gu10 kur-kur-ra zalag-ga#? [...] | |
| 2 | {d}utu-gin7#? gal-le-esz DU x-[...] | |
| 3 | UN-zu {d}en-lil2-la2 UD zalag-ge2-esz igi# il2#-[x]-mu#? | |
| 4 | u4 hul u4 x bala# DU mu-un-x-x | |
| 5 | {d}nin-BAD3# nam#?-disz#?-sza#? u8?-ki ma-tuku | |
| 6 | [{d}]nin-EZEN#? | |
| 7 | lu2-szir3#?-ra-ke4 szir3#?-zu szi-in-ga-GI | |
| 8 | lu2-inim-ma?-ke4#? x sag he2-eb-HI#? | |
| 9 | ur-sag gal-gal-e#?-ne#? [...] x lugal nam-sul x [...] x | |
| 10 | me#?-lam2 til-til-e-de3 kur su13#?-e | |
| 11 | sza3#!?-ba gal2-la a-gin7 {d}isztaran-gin7 szi-in-gin6-gin7 | |
| 12 | {d}nin-EZEN | |
| 13 | x lugal-gu10 an-ne2 mu-ra-an-szum2 | |
| 14 | ki#? ag2 a-a nir {d#?}nin#?-x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iri#?{ki} inim-ma? nu-[...] {d}nu-nam-nir x [...] | |
| 2 | hur-sag gi-gid2-da x [...] | |
| 3 | {d}nin-BAD3 tu15 ri-gin7 an-ne2 x us2#-sa | |
| 4 | {d}nin-EZEN# | |
| 5 | ul e3-sze3 me-tesz2-sze3#? mu-i | |
| 6 | {d}utu-e3-ra {d}utu-szu2#-szu2! | |
| 7 | sul ka-tar-ra SU x x mu#?-szi-BAD-e | |
| 8 | sag-ni i3-pa3 LU LU#?-a#-bi#? | |
| 9 | {d}nin-EZEN AN AB? x x-ra#? [...] | |
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