UET 6, 0198 (P346283)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0198 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346283 |
| 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 | King, lord ..., mighty(?) ... |
| obverse 2 | King, vizier ... good(?) ... |
| obverse 3 | King (with) great knowledge, ... the cattlepen |
| obverse 4 | King, all the sabar nets(?) of the land |
| obverse 5 | King on behalf of(?) all of the dikes and ditches |
| obverse 6 | King, sharpening (his weapons(!?))/moon crescent(?) ... an arazu prayer ... |
| obverse 7 | Ningišzida, loved by the ruler/beloved ruler |
| obverse 8 | ..., the wild cow, the true and great lady |
| obverse 9 | True woman bearing allure |
| obverse 10 | In Sumer and Akkad the supreme(?) me ... |
| obverse 11 | She(?) is the one who gave (them) to him(?) |
| obverse 12 | Confronting the mountain/land of Elam .... |
| reverse 1 | Foremost god, surpassing in youth |
| reverse 2 | God (with) a hanahad (Nippur var.: hanahud) bow (which makes the noise hanahad?)/who ... the bow, beloved by the mountain range |
| reverse 3 | God who opens the straightened bow towards the land(?) |
| reverse 4 | In heaven his staring(!?)/when he(?) stares(!?), his eye/face(?) ... the mountain of the sunrise(?) |
| reverse 5 | His arm is a sabar net open towards the people/land |
| reverse 6 | Above ..., the ug creature(?) ... |
| reverse 7 | The god, the pitfall(?), (Lugal)kurdub(?) ... toward the mountain/netherworld |
| reverse 8 | The deity, surpassing lady, ... |
| reverse 9 | God, true woman ... beloved by the prince |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal en# [...] kal#?-ga# | |
| 2 | lugal sukkal x [...] x sa6#?-ga#? | |
| 3 | lugal gesztu2 gal#? tur3#? x x x | |
| 4 | lugal sa-bar-sa-bar kalam-ma# | |
| 5 | lugal e pa5-re e pa5-re-sze3#? | |
| 6 | lugal u3-SAR a-ra-zu x [...] | |
| 7 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da nun ki ag2# | |
| 8 | dub?-ba immal2 nin zi gal | |
| 9 | munus zi hi-li gur3-[...] | |
| 10 | ki-en-gi <ki>-uri me mah#? [...] | |
| 11 | mu-ni-szum2-ma [...] | |
| 12 | kur elam{ki} gaba ri x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dingir palil nam-sul-sze3 za3 dab5 | |
| 2 | dingir-e {gesz}pana ha-na-ha-ad hur-sag-e ki ag2 | |
| 3 | dingir-e {gesz}pana si sa2 kalam-sze3 gal2# [...] | |
| 4 | an-na hu-ur-hu-ur-ni IGI NI# [...] kur u4-ta-e3-[...] | |
| 5 | a2-ni sa-bar-ra kalam-sze3 gal2-[...] | |
| 6 | an-ta HI? |HIxASZ| sze RI ug x [...] | |
| 7 | dingir ru-ub-ba x-[...]-x-[...] kur-sze3? x [...] | |
| 8 | dingir nin za3 dab5 x [...] | |
| 9 | dingir munus zi [...] nun ki ag2# | |
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