UET 6, 0521 (P346559)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0521 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346559 |
| 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 4' | ... to the border/extreme ... advance/withstand |
| obverse 8' | ... seeking(?) |
| obverse 9' | ... changing/estranging(?) ... |
| obverse 10' | ... coming/bringing out(?) |
| obverse 11' | ... I shall praise ... |
| obverse 12' | ... the šud prayer(?) |
| obverse 17' | Youth Suen(?) is supreme ... |
| obverse 18' | Your holy ... |
| obverse 19' | ... your superiority ... |
| reverse 2' | ... is supreme ... |
| reverse 4' | Supreme ..., the great banquet hall/sanctum ... |
| reverse 5' | ... your ... in the lands ... |
| reverse 7' | ... hovering towards man ... |
| reverse 8' | ... for/to the enemy ... |
| reverse 9' | ... flashing(?) like sunlight at(?) the evildoer |
| reverse 10' | ... great howling pirig creature |
| reverse 11' | ... one who ... in the throat(?), one who has salivated |
| reverse 12' | ... he has screamed at his evildoer |
| reverse 13' | ... is an ušumgal creature who is on the city walls |
| reverse 14' | ... southern wind/mighty(?), its frothing(?) ... |
| reverse 15' | .... blood/the standard(?) ... |
| reverse 16' | The very great ... |
| reverse 18' | Shulgi ... the enemy |
| reverse 19' | ... Shulgi ... |
| reverse 22' | ... lying/crouching(?) ... |
| reverse 23' | ... is supreme, ... setting/establishing |
| reverse 24' | Alas, your name, Nanna, alas, your name |
| reverse 25' | Your supremacy and praise(?) Nanna ... the enemy shall not approach(?) |
| reverse 26' | Alas, your name, Nanna, alas, your name |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-e#?-x | |
| 2' | [...] x-NE | |
| 3' | [...]-sa | |
| 4' | [...] za3-sze3 [... ru]-gu2 | |
| 5' | [...]-e? | |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...] x x x | |
| 8' | [...] szu kin2#-kin2# | |
| 9' | [...] x kur2?-kur2?-x | |
| 10' | [...] x [...] RI e3#?-e | |
| 11' | [...] x x [...] RI ga-i-i | |
| 12' | [...] szud3#?-de3 | |
| 13' | [...] x x x x-a | |
| 14' | [...] x [...]-ru#? | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] | |
| 17' | [...] {d#}suen#? mah-am3# [...] | |
| 18' | [...] x AN ku3-za [...] | |
| 19' | [...] nam#?-mah-zu [...] | |
| 20' | [...] x sa2-sa2 x [...] | |
| 21' | [...] MU#? [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] mah#-am3# x x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] ki x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] mah unu2 gal x [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-zu#? kur-kur#-ra# sag#? [...] | |
| 6' | [...] x [...] x [...] | |
| 7' | [...]-ra#? su3-su3 IM# [...] | |
| 8' | [...]-erim2#-ra x [...] x [...] | |
| 9' | [...] lu2#-hul-gal2-x [...]-gin7 sur-sur#-x | |
| 10' | [...] x x x? ZA#? x [...] gal# ka#?! duh-a# | |
| 11' | [...] x geli3 gal2-la#? a ba-an#-x-sur-ra [...] | |
| 12' | [...] x-erim2-gal2-la#-ne2 szeg10 im#-ma#-ni#-in#-[gi4] | |
| 13' | [...] x uszumgal-am3# bad3-da gal2#-la# | |
| 14' | [...] x x-bi nam?-x ulu3{+lu} uh3 ak#?-bi [...] | |
| 15' | [...] x x urin-e mu-na#-[...]-x-[...] | |
| 16' | [...] x gal#?-gal-e x x [...] x | |
| 17' | [...] am3 DU-DU x x x x | |
| 18' | [...]-erim2 {d}szul-gi#-re e-ne x [...] x x | |
| 19' | [...] {d}szul-gi#-re [...] x x | |
| 20' | [...] x x [...] x [...] x [...] x-le | |
| 21' | [...] x-na x x | |
| 22' | [...] nu2#?-u3 x [...] x | |
| 23' | [...] mah#-am3 x nu-x [...] x ga2-ga2 | |
| 24' | [...] {d}nanna a mu#-zu# | |
| 25' | [...]-re-zu {d}nanna# lu2-erim2 x? nam#?-[...] | |
| 26' | [...] a mu-zu!? [...] | |
| 27' | [...] mu#-da-x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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