UET 6, 0555 (P346592)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0555 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346592 |
| 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 3' | ... cannot be dispersed |
| obverse col 1 4' | His cosmic powers cannot be dispersed, which are most valued by Enki(?) |
| obverse col 1 5' | His rites are the greatest(?) |
| obverse col 1 6' | Flood/mighty one(?) of the universe |
| obverse col 1 7' | No one can know(?) its midst(?) |
| obverse col 1 8' | Which is of something very skillfully (made/executed) |
| obverse col 1 9' | It is that which blocks(?) (even) the great river that empties into(?) the sea |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... greatest ... |
| reverse col 1 2 | The pure temple(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 3 | Dais(?) of ... |
| reverse col 1 5 | Gate ... |
| reverse col 2 1 | The holy/gold ... was made colorful by the furious(!?) hand of the craftsman(!?) |
| reverse col 2 2 | A ... statue ... beautiful ... |
| reverse col 2 3 | ... may he build ... for ... there |
| reverse col 2 4 | Statue(s) of the lamma protective deities (named?) “impetuous forehead(?)”/with plastered foreheads(?) |
| reverse col 2 5 | May (they) stand at the right and left |
| reverse col 2 6 | ... Ur-Nungal(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x IGI [...] x x-bi BI#-BI#?-[...] | |
| 3' | GISZ#? GAN ki x sag2 nu-du11-ga-am3#? | |
| 4' | me-ni# sag2 nu-di# {d}en-ki!-x kal-kal-la | |
| 5' | garza-ni gu#-ul-lu | |
| 6' | u18-ru an-ki-ka#? | |
| 7' | sza3#?-bi#? na-me nu-zu#? | |
| 8' | nig2 galam-galam-ma-kam | |
| 9' | i7 mah a#-ab-ba x su3-u4 usz2-am3 | |
| 10' | [...] x NI? KA AB [...] di | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | x [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x [...] u2 GI# [...] gu!-ul-[lu] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | x x [...] | |
| 2 | e2 ku3#?-[...] | |
| 3 | bara2#? nam#?-[...] | |
| 4 | SZESZ [...] mu-ni#-[...] | |
| 5 | ka2# [...] | |
| 6 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x ku3-GI#? szu#? um?-mi#-a#? husz#?-a i-ni-in#?-gun3 | |
| 2 | alan su3?-x sa6#?-ga#? [...] | |
| 3 | asz [...] x he2-en-na#?-ni#-in#-du3#? | |
| 4 | alan {d}lamma AN sag-ki ti-ti | |
| 5 | zi-da#? ga-bu-ba he2-ni-gub-bu | |
| 6 | [...] x ur#?-{d}nun?-gal? | |
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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