UET 6, 0146 (P346231)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346231 |
| 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 | ... threshing floor/uncultivated land, like seized land(?) ... |
| obverse 2 | The ... of the path(?), like the track, brings(?) toil |
| obverse 3 | Like a wall built for your rescue in the midst of your ditch(?), my base/lap(?) disintegrated(?) |
| obverse 4 | The “donkey of the plain” (onager) ... will smite ... |
| obverse 5 | A lion that fell into a pitfall ... does not have ... |
| obverse 6 | A guard who is not on guard(?) is comparable with death(?) |
| obverse 7 | (I?) will not lie down in the grass (so that!?) something bad could enter my stomach, (because) I will have terrible diarrhea |
| obverse 8 | Eating(?) my strong-growing, sweet tasting (crops?) ... |
| obverse 9 | ... born, my ... which is distant(?) like heaven(?), I(?) enter into(?).../... alone(?) |
| reverse 2 | ... my blameless ... is far away/profound/undulating(?) |
| reverse 3 | Birds have gathered up towards him, he cannot see your face(?) |
| reverse 4 | An angry heart ... a relenting heart |
| reverse 5 | "Turning the chest” (for?) compassion, returning, turning, “seizing"(?), it is yours |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x bar#? kankal ki dab5?-ba-gin7 PAP? NE? nu-mu-x | |
| 2 | x ka#-giri3-a? giri3-us2-sa-gin7 du-lumx(MURGU2) ba-an-DU?-DU#? | |
| 3 | e2?-garx(MURGU2) sza3 sur3?-za zi szub#-zu du3-du3-a-gin7 ur2#?-gu10 ba-da-zal? | |
| 4 | ansze-edin-na DA SZESZ x x aga-kar2 ba-an-si-ge | |
| 5 | ur-mah ub4 nig2-husz szub-ba x [...] x TAR#? ERIM#? DU? nu-tuku | |
| 6 | en-nu-ug3 en-<nu>-ug3 nu-me-a nam-usz2-ta? sa2#?-a | |
| 7 | u2 nu-nu2-nu2 nig2-gig-ga sza3-gu10-usz? ba-an-ku4-a#? sza3 hul ba-an-sur-re-en | |
| 8 | nam-kal mu2-a du10-ga-gu10 gu7-e ib2? ir? da ba-RI? | |
| 9 | x x u3-tu-da x-gu10 an-gin7 mu-da#-su13 ki-x-ASZ mu-da-ku4 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x DI-DI x HI SZESZ ba-la2-la2 ba KAM IL2? | |
| 2 | UD#? x x nam-tag nu-zu-gu10 sag x a#? ba-su13-u4-de3#? | |
| 3 | buru5 e-ne-sze3 mi-ni#-in-ur4-ur4 musz3-zu nu-pa3-de3 | |
| 4 | sza3 ib2-ba sza3 gur-ru PA-du3 in-x-x-ba? | |
| 5 | gaba gur-ru sza3-la# su13 gi4 gur-ru szu dab5-ba za-kam | |
Sources & licences
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