UET 6, 0149 (P346234)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0149 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346234 |
| 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' | They are sparrows, witches that lay witchcraft (like eggs) |
| obverse 2' | For the young woman, they bind(?) the hands of the young woman |
| obverse 3' | For the male, they tie up the arms |
| obverse 4' | They perform magic (against) the man |
| obverse 5' | (One of them) brought(?) ... onto(?) the food(?), and the man eats it |
| obverse 6' | (One of them) brought murmuring (into a beverage)(!?), and the man drank it |
| obverse 7' | I/You(!?) raise water to Utu of heaven |
| obverse 8' | Water of(!?) the Tigris, whose intake is open |
| obverse 9' | (One of them) passed a word(?) through the water(?) |
| obverse 10' | šemuš flour, set apart for the ghost |
| obverse 11' | Wheat flour, set apart for the gods |
| obverse 12' | innuha barley, which will dispell witchcraft (take them and mix them together) |
| obverse 13' | (For?) the afflicted man, may his/her bonds be loosened |
| obverse 14' | May her bonds, like the contents of a bisag basket, be loosened |
| obverse 15' | As if (subjected to) gushing water, may the food(?) be torn apart |
| obverse 16' | Like the Tigris river, may she bellow loudly |
| obverse 17' | Like ..., may it go out from ... |
| obverse 19' | the bindings ... |
| reverse 2' | Swearing(?) ... |
| reverse 3' | ... of the right side ... unleashed upon the man |
| reverse 4' | ... like a flood touching/affecting the man |
| reverse 5' | Magic, everything involving the face(!?), which approached(?) ... |
| reverse 6' | (Like) a ... covering(?) the land(?), (may it?) pour water onto another meadow |
| reverse 7' | The magic that has put tears in your eyes |
| reverse 8' | May it pasture like a sheep, may it belch (while ruminating?) |
| reverse 9' | After you cast the water of the art of the incantation priest on that man |
| reverse 10' | After you cleanse him with the oil of the incantation priest(?) |
| reverse 11' | After you purify and cleanse that man |
| reverse 12' | After you clean him like a bowl (used for) ghee |
| reverse 13' | (After you) scrub him like a flask(!?) |
| reverse 14' | After you pass his hand(!?) (towards?) Utu, the foremost of the gods |
| reverse 15' | Like a bronze (cup?) may he return him to the hand of his god |
| reverse 16' | May the good god of that man, the good one(?) be praised |
| reverse 17' | May he make a good word manifest in (his) mouth/may (his) mouth make a good word(?) manifest(?) |
| reverse 18' | May ... set ... in order |
| reverse 19' | Asalluhi, child of the Abzu(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x ki tag-tag [...] | |
| 2' | ki-sikil-ra# szu# mu-un-duh-[...] | |
| 3' | nita#-ra [a2] mu-un-la2-e-ne# | |
| 4' | lu2-lu7 nig2-ak#? im-mi-in-ke4-ke4-ne | |
| 5' | u2-e na-an-de6 lu2 ba-an-gu7-e | |
| 6' | mu7#?-mu7 bi2-in-tum3#? a lu2 ba-an-nag!(|KAxDISZ|) | |
| 7' | {d}utu an-na-sze3 a im-ma-an-ze2#?-en | |
| 8' | {i7}idigna a ka# gal2 tak4-a-bi | |
| 9' | a inim bi2-in-da-dab#? | |
| 10' | zi3 sze-musz nig2-gig gidim-ma!? | |
| 11' | zi3 sze gib-be2 nig2-gig dingir-re-e-ne | |
| 12' | {sze}in-nu-HA usz7# bur2-da-am3 | |
| 13' | lu2-lu7 pa4-hal-la kesz2-da-a-ni he2-duh | |
| 14' | sza3 {gi}pisan-gin7 kesz2-da-ni he2-duh | |
| 15' | a-e3-gin7 u4 he2-si-il-si-le | |
| 16' | [{i7}]idigna-gin7 gu3 nun-bi he2-em-de2#? | |
| 17' | [...]-gin7# x TUG2? HI-ta he2-em-e3# | |
| 18' | [...] gal2#? szu x x# la2 x | |
| 19' | [...] zu2?-kesz2#-bi x [...] | |
| 20' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x-la#? x-bi#? NIG2 x [...] | |
| 2' | nam-erim2# x x x x x ku5#-da# | |
| 3' | KU# a2 zi-da x lu2-ra bur2#-e | |
| 4' | KU#-a#? a zi-ga-gin7 lu2-ra szu tag#?-ga#!? | |
| 5' | nig2-ak nig2 igi du3-a-bi x x te#-ga2-x | |
| 6' | ME LU kalam-a dul4 a a-gar3# kur2#?-ra bi2-de2 | |
| 7' | nig2-ak er2 igi-zu#-a i3-gar-ra | |
| 8' | udu-gin7 ha-ba-lug-ga buluh-gin7 ha-ba-si-il-le | |
| 9' | lu2-lu7-ba a nam-iszib-e u3-me-szub | |
| 10' | i3 nam-iszib-e um-me-te-tan2 | |
| 11' | lu2-lu7-bi u3-me-sikil u3-me-dadag-ge | |
| 12' | {na4}bur i3-nun-gin7 u3-me-luh-luh | |
| 13' | {na4}bur szagan-la2-gin7 szu mu-un-na-su13-su13 | |
| 14' | {d}utu sag-kal dingir-re-e-ne szu-ni u3-me-dab | |
| 15' | zabar-gin7 szu dingir!-ra-na-a-ka he2-em-mi-szi-in-gi4-gi4 | |
| 16' | dingir lu2-ba-ke4 sa6-ke4 me-tesz2-sze3 he2-e3 | |
| 17' | inim sa6 ka-ke4 pa e3 he2-ak-ke4 | |
| 18' | x x x x-ke4 si he2-em-sa2-sa2 | |
| 19' | [...] x abzux(DE2)-ke4 | |
| 20' | [...] x | |
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