UET 6, 0553 (P346590)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0553 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346590 |
| 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' | My son, you are corrupting towards(?) (another) man(?) |
| obverse 2' | You multiply things with (your) mouth that drinks beer |
| obverse 3' | Ninkasi ... the ... of the heart/stomach, the ... of the mouth |
| obverse 4' | ... drags from ... |
| reverse 2 | The exalted one brought an empty sack |
| reverse 3 | The boaster(?) puts ... inside its empty word/mouth(?) |
| reverse 4 | The leatherworker(?) will work(?) his own leather/skin(?) |
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' | [dumu]-gu10 lu2-sze3? im-pe-el-en | |
| 2' | [ka] kasz# nag nig2 im-lu-lu#-[...] | |
| 3' | [{d}]nin#-ka#-si sza3-ga# x [...]-ka# x x-bi# | |
| 4' | [...] KA# im#-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] x [...] x x [...] | |
| 6' | x [...] x [...] | |
| 7' | x [...] | |
| 8' | x [...] | |
| 9' | x [...] | |
| 10' | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [... {kusz}]lu-ub2 sug4-am3 sze3#?-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] sug4#-ga sza-ba-ri#-x-[...] | |
| 4 | [...]-e kusz-ni x-[...] | |
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
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