UET 6, 0140 (P346225)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0140 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346225 |
| 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 | The city, that which is pillaged, alas, its young ones |
| obverse 2 | Kulab, that which is pillaged, alas, its young ones |
| obverse 3 | Its young(est) ones, its old ones |
| obverse 4 | The young(est) ones, which hands were laid upon/which were watered by hand(!?) |
| obverse 5 | The old ones carried off by foot(?) |
| obverse 6 | My plundered city that is to be destroyed! |
| obverse 7 | My city(!?) which ... has stood apart from(!?) |
| obverse 8 | My city(!?) which the lord(!?) will not inquire after |
| obverse 9 | My city(!?) that Ninlil has been quarreling with |
| obverse 10 | My city that An(?) has been frowning at(?) |
| obverse 11 | My city that Nudimmud has grown angry at |
| obverse 12 | My city (for whom) a bitter fate was established(?) |
| obverse 13 | My city, which my udug protective spirit(!?) has arisen (away from)(?) |
| obverse 14 | My city, (whose) udug protective spirit(!?) stands apart from it(!) |
| obverse 15 | My true city, ... |
| obverse 16 | Ur, may(?) its lady ... |
| obverse 17 | Ninlil ... the gate(?) ... |
| obverse 18 | I ... |
| obverse 19 | The ... storm(?), the ... storm(?) |
| obverse 20 | The one who makes heaven tremble, the nugig midwife of heaven |
| obverse 21 | Destroyer of the mountain, lady(?) of the Eanna temple |
| obverse 22 | My ... |
| reverse 1 | My great ... the shining standard(!?) |
| reverse 2 | My gate(?) (where) the door of the red deer (is situated?) |
| reverse 3 | My supreme decorated gate |
| reverse 4 | The eye? of the storm has seen her |
| reverse 5 | The heart of the storm also ... |
| reverse 6 | My city (for whom) a bitter fate was established(?) |
| reverse 7 | My gate of(!) supreme mother Ninlil |
| reverse 8 | My ... gate of the Ekur temple |
| reverse 9 | The one who cries, it is indeed (for her) city |
| reverse 10 | It is indeed (her) city, it is indeed (her) temple(?) |
| reverse 11 | The nugig midwife of heaven, ... |
| reverse 12 | The utter destroyer of the mountain, the lady(?) of the Eanna temple(?) |
| reverse 13 | It is indeed (her) father (that is threatened), it is indeed (her) son |
| reverse 14 | The destructive wind is to be cast down upon her/... is to be cast upon her like a destructive wind(?) |
| reverse 15 | The destructive wind(?) is blow(?) upon her/... is to be ... upon her like a destructive wind(?) |
| reverse 16 | The heart of the storm has seen her(?) |
| reverse 17 | The storm is to(?) smite the pure temple |
| reverse 18 | The širsag lamentation singer(?) ... initiates (a lament)/a širsag lament is initiated(?), “(the temple or city's) aura and splendor” |
| reverse 19 | The balagdi lamentation singer(?) ... initiates (a lament)/a lamentation is initiated “(I am the lady of the Eanna?), weeping/roaming around(!?)” |
| reverse 20 | She is the lady(!?) who lived in her pure temple |
| reverse 21 | The holy temple, the pure(?) temple that is to be ... |
| reverse 23 | The true ..., when she bends over(?) ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x a-ama#? a-ra-bi a tur-tur-bi | |
| 2 | kul#-ab#-ba{ki} a#-ama#? i-ra-bi a tur-x-bi#? | |
| 3 | di4#-di4-la2#?-bi gal-gal-la-bi | |
| 4 | di4-di4-la2#!? a szu-ta du11-ga-am3-ta | |
| 5 | gal-gal-la# giri3#-ta# la-ha-bi | |
| 6 | iri#{ki#} hu#-ul#-hu#?-ul#-ti#? ba-bi-ra-gu10 | |
| 7 | LAGAB#?{ki} mu#-lu x-URU2!?-ta ba-ra-gub-ba-gu10 | |
| 8 | LAGAB#?{ki}-gu10 mu-me#?-en en# li-bi-tar-ru#?-gu10 | |
| 9 | LAGAB#?{ki} {d}nin-lil2 du mu-da-gu10 | |
| 10 | x-na#? sa5-ki-ne du6-ba-gu10 | |
| 11 | {d}nu-dim2-mud sag dub-ba-gu10 | |
| 12 | iri#{ki} nam-tar gig-ga im!-ZU-du-a-gu10 | |
| 13 | iri{ki} u4-du10-ta#-gu10 ba-zi-ga-gu10 | |
| 14 | iri{ki}-gu10 u4-du10-ta ba-ra-gub-ba-gu10 | |
| 15 | iri#?{ki} zi-gu10? du5 GAM? MI sag-ga2 gu4?-e gar-ra-x | |
| 16 | uri2{ki}-e nin-bi du5? ha-ra-x-x | |
| 17 | {d}nin-lil2-le IGI GILIM KA2 TA NE mu-szi#-im#?-x | |
| 18 | me-e lugal? URU-gin7 du5?-ba-la-sze3#? du6#?-ba#?-la#?-sze3#? | |
| 19 | u4 A2-ri-i-a u4 A2-ri-i-a | |
| 20 | an du-ba mu-gi-ba an-na-ke5 | |
| 21 | kur gul-gul nin9#!? e2-an-na | |
| 22 | x KA x-ga si-si-ga-gu10 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x gal lu2-erim2 kunga-la-gu10 | |
| 2 | a#-ga#-ak-nu {gesz#?}ig# lu#?-lim-ma-gu10 | |
| 3 | a-ga-ag-al mah sze-ga-an du11-ga-gu10 | |
| 4 | igi u4?-da-ke5 igi a2-mi-in-du11 | |
| 5 | sza3 u4?-da-ke5 in-ga-am-DU | |
| 6 | iri#?{ki#} nam# tar gig-ga! im!-ma-du-a-gu10 | |
| 7 | abul? ama mah {d}nin-lil2-da-gu10 | |
| 8 | abul# x-GI e2#?-kur-ra-gu10 | |
| 9 | gu2 im-mi-a x [...]-ru na-na-a | |
| 10 | iri#{ki} na-na-a#? [...]-x na-na-a | |
| 11 | mu-gi an-[...] x-an-na [...] | |
| 12 | kur gul-gul nin#? e2?-an-[...]-x | |
| 13 | a-a na-na-am dumu na-[na]-am | |
| 14 | tu15#? hul-GIM banda3{+da}-szub#?-ba-ta | |
| 15 | tu15#? hul-GIM banda3{+da}-bu#?-la#?-ta!? am3 | |
| 16 | sza3# u4-da-GIM igi am-mi-in-du | |
| 17 | u4-ta e2? ku3-ga im-dam-si-ge-ta | |
| 18 | szir3-sag?-ga2#?-e a-na ma-ma-la ni2 mi-lam-ma#?-bi | |
| 19 | balag#!?-di#? a-na ma#-ra di i-a i-NIMIN? i-NIMIN?-NIMIN?-e | |
| 20 | e2 ku3-ga-ni-a nin#? mu-ul-ti-la am3 | |
| 21 | e2 ku3 e2 sze {d}nanna? in-dam-x-x-da | |
| 22 | mu-bi li-i? bi?-ir-bi?-re-ba in-du11#?-ga#?-a?-x | |
| 23 | x zi-da a2#?-ba gurum-ma-ni? x x [...] MU MU x [...] | |
| 24 | x an-na sahar#? NIG2 x sa x x x sze-er x [...] | |
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