UET 6, 0402 (P346443)
Literary, Ur
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| Designation | UET 6, 0402 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346443 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Nanna, king of heaven and earth are you! |
| obverse 2 | I trusted, thus: |
| obverse 3 | Elali, son of Girni-isa, |
| obverse 4 | has wronged me. My case judge! |
| obverse 5 | Silver he did not have, and so |
| obverse 6 | he approached me. With my silver |
| obverse 7 | his debt he paid, |
| obverse 8 | to the father-in-law’s house he appealed, |
| obverse 9 | (and) a son and daughter he had. |
| obverse 10 | He did not satisfy me. |
| obverse 11 | My silver in full |
| obverse 12 | he did not return to me |
| obverse 13 | and as the bearer of his oath(?), |
| obverse 14 | he has wronged me. |
| obverse 15 | In Nanna I trusted, and |
| obverse 16 | In the orchards |
| obverse 17 | in front of the Ekišnugal, |
| obverse 18 | “May I not wrong you,” he swore, |
| obverse 19 | at the main gate under the weapon, |
| obverse 20 | that you love, he swore, |
| obverse 21 | in the center of the main courtyard in front of the Ekišnugal |
| obverse 22 | in front of Ningal of Egadi, |
| obverse 23 | in front of Ninšubur ... of the main courtyard, |
| obverse 24 | in front of Alammuš, |
| obverse 25 | in front of Nanna, the leader, and Nanna, the helper, he swore to me. |
| obverse 26 | “You or your sons, |
| reverse 1 | may I not wrong,” he swore. |
| reverse 2 | “May these gods |
| reverse 3 | be my witnesses,” he said. |
| reverse 4 | Moreover, in the orchards |
| reverse 5 | in front of the Ekišnugal |
| reverse 6 | in front of Nanna, in front of Šamaš, “I, Elali, |
| reverse 7 | Kuzullum will not wrong; |
| reverse 8 | in front of Nanna, in front of Šamaš, |
| reverse 9 | an heir of Elali may there not be,” he swore. |
| reverse 10 | By the oath of Nanna and Šamaš |
| reverse 11 | with leprosy he will be filled, |
| reverse 12 | he will be poor and an heir he will not acquire. |
| reverse 13 | By Nanna and Šamaš Elali swore, but |
| reverse 14 | he has wronged me. |
| reverse 15 | May Ninšubur, king of property, stand, and |
| reverse 16 | may Nanna and Šamaš my case judge. |
| reverse 17 | The greatness of Nanna and Šamaš may I see. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna _lugal an ki_ at-ta | |
| 2 | at-ka-al-ma um-ma | |
| 3 | e-la-li2 _dumu_ giri3-ni-i3-sa3 | |
| 4 | ih-ta-ab-la-an-ni di-ni di-in | |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_-am u2-la i-szu-u2-ma | |
| 6 | it,-hi-a-am i-na ka-as2-pi-ia | |
| 7 | hu-bu-li-szu u2-pi-il | |
| 8 | a-na bi-it e-mi-im isz-si | |
| 9 | ma-ra-am u3 ma-ar#-ta#-am ir-szi | |
| 10 | li-bi u2-la u2-t,i3-ib | |
| 11 | ka-as2-pi sza-al-ma-am | |
| 12 | u2-la u2-te-ra#-am# | |
| 13 | u3 na-asz la-pa#-ti-szu | |
| 14 | ih-ta-ab-la-an-ni | |
| 15 | a-na {d}nanna at-ka-al-ma | |
| 16 | i-na ki-ra-tim | |
| 17 | me-eh-re-et e2-kisz-nu-gal2 | |
| 18 | la a-ha-ba-lu-ka-ma it-ma | |
| 19 | i-na _ka2-mah_ sza-pa-al _{gesz}tukul_ | |
| 20 | sza ta-ra-mu it-ma | |
| 21 | _sza3 kisal-mah_ me-eh-re-et e2-kisz-nu-gal2 | |
| 22 | me-eh-re-et {d}nin-gal sza e2-ga-di | |
| 23 | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur _sur kisal-mah_ | |
| 24 | _igi_ {d}a-la-mu-usz | |
| 25 | _igi_ {d}nanna igi-du u3 {d}nanna a2-tah it-ma-a-am | |
| 26 | ka-a-ti u3 ma-ru-ka | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la a-ha-ba-lu-ka-ma it-ma | |
| 2 | _dingir-e-ne_ an-nu-tum | |
| 3 | lu szi-bu-u2-a-mi iq-bi | |
| 4 | a-pu-na-ma i-na ki-ra-tim | |
| 5 | me-eh-re-et e2-kisz-nu-gal2 | |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}nanna _igi_ {d}utu e-la-li2 | |
| 7 | ku-zu-la-am la a-ha-ba-lu-ma | |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}nanna _igi_ {d}utu | |
| 9 | a-pil{il} e-la-li2 a-a-ib-szi ki-a-am it-ma | |
| 10 | ta-mi# {d}nanna u3 {d}utu | |
| 11 | e-ep-qa2-am i-ma-al-la | |
| 12 | i-la-pi-in u3 _ibila_ u2-la e-ra-asz-szi | |
| 13 | {d}nanna u3 {d}utu e-la-li2 it-ma-ma | |
| 14 | ih-ta-ab-la-an-ni | |
| 15 | {d}nin-szubur _lugal nig2-ga_ li-zi-iz-ma | |
| 16 | {d}nanna u3 {d}utu di-ni li#-di#-nu | |
| 17 | ra-bu-ut {d}nanna u3 {d}utu lu-mu-ur-ma | |
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