UET 6, 0147 (P346232)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346232 |
| 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 | Your? spouse, the great ranger of heaven and earth, (whose?) great aura(?) ... the gods(?) |
| obverse 2 | Fierce and reddish storm, its rising like a flood, seizing(?) ... the disobedient |
| obverse 3 | Hero, your battle (is?) a thrashing ... ušum creature(?), ... like a northern storm, its return(?) does not go(?) behind him |
| obverse 4 | Rival of his father, no god goes before him, his ... in the lands ... |
| obverse 5 | He gathered ... for you towards/on account of your beautiful face, he stops his loving heart(?) for you |
| obverse 6 | ... both An and Enlil ... |
| obverse 7 | Father ... |
| obverse 8 | Hero Nimintaba ..., ... they issue commands to him |
| obverse 9 | Father Nanna eats(?) slaughtered great bull(s) and fattened sheep, abundance, (from?) your pure storehouse |
| obverse 10 | You(?) carried nindaba offerings for the great gods, and divided the food rations for them(?) |
| reverse 1 | Catching the sinful man with a {geš}bur trap/snare like a bird, like(?) ... eating saplings, mighty (one)(?) his neck growing thick(?) |
| reverse 2 | Your ... saying “live"(?), who shouts to you in the shrine(?) of his(?) god, binds/diminishes(?) your ... |
| reverse 3 | Your(?) man who is to kill(?), when he(?) ... the head of the defiler(?) with a {geš}bur trap/snare like a bird, ... daylight? ... |
| reverse 4 | Hero Nimintaba, no one goes before you, you issue commands to ... |
| reverse 5 | The udug spirit of your temple does not ..., goes(?) for you daily in order to slaughter the enemy |
| reverse 6 | Your staircase(?) ..., (no one) sees (into), its height/stairs ... |
| reverse 7 | The look of(?) the alad? spirit of your temple betters a person(?) ... you arms are idle/open(?) |
| reverse 8 | The bolt of your temple, your pivot(?), bar, ..., ...., his face/eye ... |
| reverse 9 | Your man making words good, never denigrating, ..., your lamma protective spirit rejoices(!?) in the manner of(?) treasure |
| left 1 | The hand of the ranger/demon ..., when you/your bringing ..., beloved ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | gidlam-zu? galla gal an-ki-a ni2? gal dingir-re-e-ne im#?-x-x | |
| 2 | u4 sumur husz uru2-gin7 zi-ga-bi nu-sze-ga a2 nig2-x x x-dab5?-be2 | |
| 3 | ur-sag me3-zu? uszum BALAG? du7-du7 mir-gin7 ib2? KU? x a-ga-ni-sze3 gi4-bi nu-DU#? | |
| 4 | za3-sza4 a-a ugu-na igi-ni dingir na-me? nu-DU SUR2?-ni kur-kur-ra# USZ? x-bi#? NE x x-gal2# | |
| 5 | musz3!? sa6-ga-zu-sze3 mi-ri!-in-ur4-ur4 sza3 ki ag2-ga2-ni#? mu-ra-an-til | |
| 6 | x [...] an {d}en-lil2-bi-da#? [...] x [...] | |
| 7 | a-a {d}[...] x x [...] | |
| 8 | ur-sag {d}nimin-tab-ba x x x x-bi ME# [...] a2-bi mu-na#-ag2-e | |
| 9 | szutumx(|E2.GI.NA.TUM|)# ku3-zu gu4 gal udu-i3 he2-gal2 szar2-szar2# a-a {d}nanna ninda mu-un?-gu7#?-x | |
| 10 | dingir gal-gal-e-ne-er {ninda}nindaba ba-e-il2 kur6# mu-na-an-hal-ha | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 nam#-tag muszen-gin7 gesz-bur2 dab5-ba a? x ku3? szum2? x-gin7? {gesz}gibil gu7 kal-ga gu2?-ni? pesz11-a | |
| 2 | lu2 szu!?-zu ti-la du11-ga esz3#? dingir-ra-ni? gu3 mu-ra-de2 x-zu mu-un-la2 | |
| 3 | lu2-zu!? gaz2-de3 sag pel2-la2-ka muszen-gin7 gesz-bur2 x-MU?-ni? u4 mu-na-ab-UD#?-x x x | |
| 4 | ur-sag {d}nimin-tab-ba igi-zu-sze3!? na-me nu-DU za-e# a2 mu-na-ag2-[...] | |
| 5 | {d}udug e2-zu MIR? nu-KU lu2-erim2 gaz2-de3 u4-szu2-usz mu-ra-DU-[...] | |
| 6 | |I.DIB|#?-zu#? x x nam MU NIGIN e3-[...] igi nu-bar-re GALAM-bi mu#-[...] | |
| 7 | {d}alad? e2!?-zu igi bar lu2 sa6#-[...] a2-zu ga2-la [...] | |
| 8 | si-gar e2-zu du5-<la2> suhub3 {gesz}x-szu-DI sag#?-[...] igi-ni du3? x [...] | |
| 9 | lu2 inim sa6-ge-zu szu? nu#?-kar2-kar2 mu-x-x {d}lamma-zu gil-sa-a-asz kur-ku#? | |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu gal5-la2-bi mu-da-[...] x x tum2-mu-zu [...] x ki ag2 | |
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