UET 6, 0151 (P346236)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346236 |
| 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 | Why do you behave like this? |
| obverse 2 | One has rejected the other, cursed the other, insulted the other |
| obverse 3 | You put an outcry in the scribal school |
| obverse 4 | "By (the possessor of?) a truthful heart he been taught(?) Sumerian |
| obverse 5 | The one who, he ... away from(?) the assignment” it was said |
| obverse 6 | The sheaf that was not threshed, his ... which did not fall off(?) |
| obverse 7 | You should be beaten on account of (the output of) this daily assignment, ... |
| obverse 8 | The outcry has not(!) been a regular occurrence(?) |
| obverse 9 | Why, the one who is your “big brother” |
| obverse 10 | And the one who knows the scribal art better than you |
| obverse 11 | Why did you speak with (empty?) praise(?) |
| obverse 12 | You have offended(?) him, you have cursed him, you have insulted him |
| obverse 13 | The master did(?) everything |
| obverse 14 | And grew exceedingly angry (saying?) “do as you wish” |
| obverse 15 | If you do as you wish |
| obverse 15 | For this auxiliary construction see Attinger ZA 95, 244. |
| obverse 16 | Because of the fact that the one who acted like you offended(?) his “big brother” |
| obverse 17 | After being struck with the “tablet shaping board” (as) a weapon sixty times |
| obverse 18 | After chains were placed on his feet |
| obverse 19 | He was confined in the house and did not leave the scribal school for two months |
| reverse 1 | Now, the sin has been released for you |
| reverse 2 | From this day onwards, their faces have been incised |
| reverse 3 | Do not behave insultingly to each other(?) |
| reverse 4 | Do not speak out(?) brother with (against) brother, do not initiate legal proceedings (against each other) |
| reverse 5 | (As for) the quarrel of both Girini'isag and Enkimanšum |
| reverse 6 | The master arrives at a verdict(?) for them |
| reverse 7 | Nisaba, praise! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a#-na-asz-am3 ur5#?-[gin7 ...] | |
| 2 | lu2 lu2-u3 za3 in-ne-[...] | |
| 3 | e2-dub-ba-a za-pa-ag2 mu#?-x-[...] | |
| 4 | sza3 gin6-na-bi eme-gir15-ra bi2-in#-[...] | |
| 5 | sag-ki tum2 a2 ag2-ga2-ta ba-e-da-an#-[...]-sze#? | |
| 6 | zar nu-ub-ra-ah-a x-ni nu-szub-ba | |
| 7 | a2 u4-da-bi-sze3 he2-tud2-za-na SU? KA? he2?-en-[...] | |
| 8 | za-pa-ag2-e sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-am3 | |
| 9 | a-na-asz-am3 {lu2}szesz-gal-zu al-me-a | |
| 10 | u3 nam-dub-sar-ra-ba? diri-zu-usz an-zu-a | |
| 11 | a-na-asz-am3 ka-tar-re-a-bi in-ne-du11 | |
| 12 | sag in-ta-tum2 asz2 in-ne-mu2 in in-ne-dub2 | |
| 13 | um-mi-a nig2-na-me-a-bi ba-ak | |
| 14 | diri-sze3 sag ba-gid2 nig2 sza3-zu ak-mu-un | |
| 15 | tukumbi nig2 sza3 ak-en | |
| 16 | lu2 za-e-gin7 ak szesz-gal-la-na sag im-ta-de6-a-asz | |
| 17 | gesz-dub-dim2-ta {gesz}tukul gesz2-am3 u3-ba-ab-ra#?-ah | |
| 18 | {uruda}szir3-szir3 giri3-na u3-ub-si | |
| 19 | e2 an-ni10-ni10-ma e2-dub-ba-a-ta iti#? min-am3 nu#!-ub-ta-e3 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i3#-[ne]-esz2 nam-tag ba-e-ra-ab-duh# | |
| 2 | u4-da-ta gesz igi-ne-ne bi2-hur# | |
| 3 | lu2-u19 sikil#-du3-a-bi na-an#-ak#-e# | |
| 4 | szesz szesz-da#? nam-ba-an-ne2-ta#?-du11 di nam#-mu-e | |
| 5 | du14 mu2 {disz}giri3-ni-sa6 {disz}{d}en-ki-ma-an-szum2 e-ne-bi | |
| 6 | um-mi-a di# in-ne-en-dab5-be2 | |
| 7 | {d}nisaba za3-mi2 | |
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