UET 6, 0148 (P346233)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0148 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346233 |
| 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 4' | Distant/remote/undulating/sprinkling(?) ... at nighttime(!?) ... does not give to man/anyone |
| obverse 5' | ... is of one having raised his throat(!?) ... |
| obverse 6' | ... sleeping ... my kidneys/testicles(?) ... hurt |
| obverse 7' | ... with distress, my life has ended |
| obverse 8' | ... enters old age |
| obverse 9' | ... its dwelling |
| obverse 12' | ..., I am/you are ... (and) I am/you are not(?) ... |
| obverse 13' | ... like a churn/henbane(?) ... |
| reverse 1' | ... my? brow(?) ...? |
| reverse 2' | ... I ... my ... |
| reverse 4' | ... after ... my foot(?) ... |
| reverse 5' | ... my ..., the wind ... my field(?) |
| reverse 6' | ... moaned like a dove ... does not see(?) ... |
| reverse 7' | ... my thirst and hunger thinned (me) out(?) |
| reverse 8' | ... (my?) nails ... my flesh |
| reverse 9' | ... my(!?) neck? set to the ground, my heart emptied (itself) with lamentations |
| reverse 10' | ... my eye/face is bound to a cloud of death(?) |
| reverse 11' | ... thus, thus was done(?) |
| reverse 12' | ... “diminish the tears of my heart”, (but?) my life and heart are not present |
| reverse 13' | ... my ... established in a dream(!?), which will not be confused (i.e., misunderstood?) by the dream interpreter |
| reverse 14' | My ..., I end(?)) my life with distress, pain changed my face(?) |
| reverse 15' | ... may my king pacify the heart (of) Tišpak |
| reverse 16' | And therefore I(?) ... shall eat ... on her behalf(?) you restore your(i.e., my?) thickness |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x LA#? GIM#? x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x-un-GIR2 PA GURUN!? MU x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x RI-RI#? x MU x x x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] su3#-u4 ge6-u3-ba lu2-ra nu#-szum2#-mu# | |
| 5' | [...] x MU BA#? zi-ni zi-ga-kam#!? | |
| 6' | [...] NE#? u3 ku-ku ellag?-gu10 bala mu-e-gig-ga | |
| 7' | [...] x x zi ir-ir-da zi-gu10 ba-e#-til | |
| 8' | [...] x nam-ab-ba-sze3 ba-an-ku4-re | |
| 9' | [...] x ki-tusz-bi mi-ni-in#-x-[...] | |
| 10' | [...] x gig#?-ga# KA2? SU#? MU ba?-x-szesz4? | |
| 11' | [...] TU#-ra GA2 x x mi#-ni#-in#?-x-x | |
| 12' | [...] x NE NI me-en nu-me-en x x x x [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x |GISZGALxGU|#?-gin7 x [...] x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] sag#?-ki#?-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] x-gu10 mu-e-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] x mu-da-ab-x-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] ga#? [...] giri3#?-gu10 u3-ub#?-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] x-gu10 szegx(|IM.A|) sza3 MU [...] | |
| 6' | [...] x-e# tum12#{muszen}-gin7 sze mi-ni-[...] x igi nu-bar#?-bar#?-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] immen2 szagar-gu10 ba-da-an-sal#? | |
| 8' | [...] umbin su-gu10 mu-da-ab-x | |
| 9' | [...]-ni#? ki-sze3? ba-ab-gar sza3-gu10 a-nir-ra mu-da#?-ab-su3-su3 | |
| 10' | [...]-re-en igi-gu10 dungu usz2-a ba-kesz2-kesz2 | |
| 11' | [...]-re-en SZE3 a-gin7 a-gin7 ba-ak-ak | |
| 12' | [...] x-ra sza3-ga er2-gu10 la2-ab nam-ti-gu10 sza3-gu10 nu-gal2-la | |
| 13' | [...] x NIG2-gu10 <ma>-mu2-da gar-ra ensi-ta szu suh3 nu-u4-de3!? | |
| 14' | [...]-gu10 zi ir-ir-da zi-gu10 ba-e-til musz3-me-gu10 gig-e ba-kur2 | |
| 15' | [...] x IL2 lugal-gu10 sza3 {d}MUSZ2 he2-em-ma-hun-e | |
| 16' | [...] x ba-ab-gu7-e e-ne-esz2 nam-gur4?-zu ba-e-su-su | |
| 17' | [...] x x-ma hu-mu-un-na-ab-DU | |
| 18' | [...] ir#? x [...] | |
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