UET 6, 0522 (P346560)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0522 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346560 |
| 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 1 | For/that of(?) Ur-Lamma, the lamma protective deity, from/at (remotely) the platform(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 2 | Beautiful features, a statue set in place, ... stand(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 3 | The “careful”(?) singer is present, the “song of musicianship” ... |
| obverse col 1 4 | The supreme work(?), the crafty/elaborate work(?), (done in) the ... dialect/vocabulary(?), the “junior/rampant wild goat” (Enki?) ... |
| obverse col 1 5 | Shulgi, alone(?), ... the rites and observances(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 6 | ... the balag drum(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 7 | Shulgi ... in its Ki'ur building/foundations(?), ...., purified/set aside(?) ... you shall be(?) |
| obverse col 1 9 | The ... joy(?) of the land, the daylight? of/on his back(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 10 | For(?) the “temple/shrine where the stone vessels are placed” the place ... purified/set apart ... |
| obverse col 1 12 | ... the “junior/rampant wild goat” (Enki?), the emeš/usuh priestess(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 13 | The god who... compassion(?) ... light/eyesight ... |
| obverse col 1 14 | ... Nunbaršegunu (Nisaba) ... |
| reverse col 2 2' | The alal structure/stone/pipe/water hoisting device(?) ... |
| reverse col 2 5' | At the weir/dam there are no fish(?), ... |
| reverse col 2 6' | The (wearer of?) the suhurla hairstyle(?) ... who does not have ... |
| reverse col 2 7' | ... evil ... |
| reverse col 2 11' | ... the carrying net(?) ... |
| reverse col 2 13' | Ur-Enenusi(?)... |
| reverse col 2 17' | For/that of(?) Ur-Lamma, ... is sixty(?) ... |
| reverse col 2 18' | ... I shall praise my ... |
| left 1 | Apart from/by means of ... made superior on behalf of ...(?), ... from the mouth(?) |
| left 2 | ... superior wisdom(?) given as a gift ... by Enki ...(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}lamma-ra {d}lamma ki-gal-la-ta [...] | |
| 2 | ulutim sa6 alan za3-sze3#! gar AN {gesz}gal#? [...] | |
| 3 | nar sag kesz2 i3-gal2 szir3 nam-nar PI-PI |MUSZxMUSZ| BI? x [...] | |
| 4 | kin2? mah kin2? galam eme SUH dara3 banda3{+da} za3 GALAM? x [...] | |
| 5 | {d}szul-gi asz-ba a2 TE me di#?-ir-ga HI? RI IM#? [...] | |
| 6 | RI? szu UN NE NIR x TAR? IG x x SILA3? balag? mu x [...] | |
| 7 | {d}szul!-gi ki-ur3-ba x AN NUN kun? na5 de5-ga x he2-me-[...] | |
| 9 | ul |GA2xX| kalam-ma UD bar-ra-na NE x TUK bi2-in-x x [...] | |
| 10 | e2?-bur?-se3-ga-ra ki x nam SI?-A na5{+na} de5 {gesz#}UL-bi x [...] | |
| 11 | TIR? GAN?-GAN da RI LUL-bi na RU e EN? sza3 x [...] | |
| 12 | |U.GA| dara3 banda3{+da} |SAL.LAGAR| la2 DU URU-nam nam SI?-A la2 [...] | |
| 13 | dingir sza3-ne-sza4 a RU? bar!?-re TE? gesz-nu11 BAD? x [...] | |
| 14 | |SZITAxUD| {d}nun-bar-sze-gu-nu [...] | |
| 15 | x x x i x x x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 2' | a#?-lal3? gi-x-ne x [...] | |
| 3' | x NE DAR? SILA3? x u2 gi a x x [...] | |
| 4' | KID2 x x x-na a |GISZGALxX| x BU a NIG2? [...] | |
| 5' | kun-zi-de3 ku6#? nu-me-a x [...] | |
| 6' | suhur-la2 in#?-TU? x x nu#?-tuku#? x x da x [...] | |
| 7' | x GA2 NE x hul-gal2 x x [...] | |
| 8' | si? du5? x x x x x x x ra x x x x [...] | |
| 9' | SI RU zu#? ME ra mud la2#? x ur3# x ga a RI x x [...] | |
| 10' | SZESZ?-zu gir2? gal GI KA gig? AN da-ra x x x [...] | |
| 11' | |KAxX|#? KU? x sa?-hir#? szu IN sza-ra x x x x x [...] | |
| 12' | x RU#? na IN LA x NIR NE x x x x [...] | |
| 13' | ur#?-e2-un#?-nu11#?-si x ba#? x x a x x [...] | |
| 14' | x x im?-DU x x bur NIG2? x-ra#?-na x da#? x x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] x x GI x x MU x a x x x [...] | |
| 16' | x x TE#? ti-la-bi#? a#? [...] | |
| 17' | ur!-{d}lamma-ra gesz2-da-am3 x [...] | |
| 18' | PAD?-gu10 ga-i-i x [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x-ta mu-szi-mah ka-ta mu#?-[...] | |
| 2 | [...] x gesztux(|TUG2.PI|)?-mah {d}en-ki-ke4 kikki? ga sag-e-esz SILA3? x [...]-rig7# [...] | |
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
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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