UET 6, 0468 (P346506)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0468 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346506 |
| 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 col 1 2' | ... making ... tremble |
| obverse col 1 5' | My ... |
| obverse col 1 6' | My ... |
| obverse col 1 9' | My ... |
| obverse col 2 2' | The holy ... in(?) the sheepfold ... the ones(?) who said “we want to dwell/sit” |
| obverse col 2 3' | We want to dwell/sit ... in the depths of Arali |
| obverse col 2 4' | We want to dwell ... in the holy heights(?) of Arali |
| obverse col 2 5' | The young and old galla demons ... the ones(?) who said “we want to dwell/sit” |
| obverse col 2 6' | The first galla demon, the one who entered? the holy sheepfold ... its holy sides(!?) ... |
| obverse col 2 7' | The 2nd galla demon ... |
| reverse 1' | Like a sheep, ... at(?) the rear (of the herd) |
| reverse 2' | The aslum sheep among(?) (his) friends ... |
| reverse 3' | Like a sheep, at(?) the rear (of the herd?) ... |
| reverse 4' | The shepherd among(?) (his) friends ... |
| reverse 5' | His ..., the one of the siskur prayer/ritual ... a siskur prayer/ritual for him |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...]-dub2#?-dub2 | |
| 3' | [...] x-na | |
| 4' | [...]-szi-DU | |
| 5' | [...]-gu10 | |
| 6' | [...]-gu10 | |
| 7' | [...]-x | |
| 8' | [...]-x-na | |
| 9' | [...]-gu10 | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | x ku3#? amasz?-a# [...] lu2-e-ne ga-dur2#-[ru-ne-esz ...] | |
| 3' | du5-la2 a-ra-li-ka!? x [...] ga-dur2-ru-ne-[esz ...] | |
| 4' | du8-du8 ku3 a-ra-li-ka#!? [...] ga-dur2-ru-ne-esz# [...] | |
| 5' | galla tur-tur galla gal-[gal ...] lu2-e-ne ga-dur2!-ru#-[ne-esz ...] | |
| 6' | galla sag-ga2 amasz#? ku3#!? [...] da?-bi!? ku3-ga#? [...] | |
| 7' | galla# 2(disz)#-kam#-ma# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | udu#?-gin7#? sag#?-ga2# mi-ni#-in#?-[...] | |
| 2' | udu a#-lum gu5-li-e-ne x [...] GAB-a#?-[...] | |
| 3' | udu-gin7 egir-e mi-ni-in#-[...] | |
| 4' | gab-us2 gu5-li-e-ne x [...] i3#?-in?-GAB-a#?-[...] | |
| 5' | x-a#-ni lu2 siskur2-ra# [...] siskur2 mu-na-ab-[...] | |
| 6' | [...] x-ke4#? [...] | |
Sources & licences
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