UET 6, 0296 (P346357)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0296 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346357 |
| 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 | The mouth/speech of mankind (i.e., gossip?) |
| obverse 2 | That which pains in an all-encompassing manner like a wave? |
| obverse 3 | The child of the midst of your city |
| obverse 4 | Reared against/above you because of/according to (his) name(!?) |
| obverse 5 | Do not disrespect/be difficut to(?) him |
| obverse 6 | Do not slander him |
| obverse 7 | Do not make him violent against you(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ka nam-lu2-lu7-ka | |
| 2 | iz-zi-gin7 dul-bi gig-ga | |
| 3 | lu2-tur sza3 iri-za-ke4 | |
| 4 | mu-a-sze3!? ugu-zu bulug3-ga2 | |
| 5 | ka-zu na-ba-an-du3-du3-e | |
| 6 | KA-sig? nam-ba-an-gu7-gu7-e | |
| 7 | szu hul ugu-zu na-ba-an-du3? | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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