UET 6, 0184 (P346269)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0184 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346269 |
| 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' | (In a) year, after seven months have elapsed |
| obverse 2' | (In the) 7th month, after 7 days have elapsed |
| obverse 3' | A tornado/dust storm above(?) (one's) path(?) (in) the steppe |
| obverse 4' | ... one is not to return/turn ... |
| obverse 5' | There will be a ... evil udug demon |
| obverse 7' | In the place where a donkey has frequented(?), one should not “take two steps"/"double the path"(?), there will be sadgal disease(?) |
| obverse 9' | One should not eat rocket(!?), there will be the pašittum demon/disease |
| obverse 10' | One should not cross(?) a canal, the shadow/protection of a man will be taken away(?) |
| obverse 11' | One should not irrigate(?) a field with irrigation ditches(?), there will be salinization |
| obverse 12' | One should not eat a “roofbeam rodent”, there will be illness |
| obverse 13' | One should not kneel(?) (in) the lap of a woman, the dignity of a man will have been removed from him(?) |
| obverse 14' | One should not eat ... of(?) leeks, there will be bušānum illness(?) |
| obverse 15' | One should not ... |
| reverse 2' | One should not ....(?) ... will bring ... |
| reverse 3' | One should not tear/cut a garment in the house of a man(?), the sick (person) will die(?) |
| reverse 5' | The 12th month is present |
| reverse 6' | Eating, drinking(!), ... the 12th month is present |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] zal#-la#-ta | |
| 2' | [...] x u4 7(disz) zal-la-ta | |
| 3' | [{tu15}]dal-ha-mun-na edin? giri3 an-ta | |
| 4' | [...] x na-ba-gi4-gi4-de3 | |
| 5' | {d#}udug hul-a me-am3 i3-gal2 | |
| 6' | ki ansze{+sze} ba-nigin2-nigin2-na-am3 | |
| 7' | giri3 na-ba-tab-ba sag-{+da}dagal i3-gal2 | |
| 8' | gi-gir11-gir11 na-an-gu7-e | |
| 9' | zu2-musz#-e#-gu7 i3-gal2 | |
| 10' | i7-da na-ba-al-e gissu{+su} lu2 MU ba-an-tum3#-mu | |
| 11' | pa5 a du11-ga a-sza3-ga na-an-tum2-e mun-na-am3 i3-gal2 | |
| 12' | pesz2-gesz-ur3-ra na-an-gu7-e tur5-ra-am3 i3-gal2 | |
| 13' | ur3 munus-am3 dub3 na-an-nu2-e tesz2#? lu2 ba-an-da-kar | |
| 14' | [...] ga#-rasz{sar}-kam na-an-[...]-nu#?-um i3-gal2# | |
| 15' | [...] x x na-an#-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x KU-ru NE x [...] x-an-tum4-mu-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] lu2#-kam tug2 na-ba!-ku5-[...] tur5#-ra ba-usz2-e | |
| 4' | x zu na GA2? x SU x [...] | |
| 5' | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam i3-gal2 | |
| 6' | gu7-e na8-nax(GU7)-e sa-x [...] iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam i3-gal2 | |
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