UET 6, 0562 (P346599)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0562 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346599 |
| 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 | Do not lead me(?) to a place of treachery! Rescue me(?)! |
| obverse 2 | Do not forget me(!?) in an empty place! I(!?) am not to be driven from the city(?) towards it(?) |
| obverse 3 | Return for me(!?) “that of disappearance” ... (if?) ... is the angry heart of catastrophe, do not spew poison(?) |
| obverse 4 | look at (my) weeping(?) ... should not touch the true? course/channel/earth(?) |
| reverse 1 | Your(!?) ... should utter my name/nominate me, ... should not abandon (me) |
| reverse 2 | May you pay attention(?), may ... stand/be brought (into) the corner of your eye(?) i.e., your attention?) , may (your?) raised eye sustain (me) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ki-lul-la nam-ba-tum4-tum4-mu szu-ta kar-mu-da | |
| 2 | ki su13-ga u2-gu nam-ba-an-de2-e iri?-ta# la-ba-szi-ri?-de3 e i-la?-x x x x x e-PI-x x x | |
| 3 | u4 za-ha-la-kam!? gur!?(AN)-ru-ma x sza3 ib2-ba ka garaszx(|KI.KAL|)-kam usz11#? nam-ta-e3 | |
| 4 | er2-ra igi gal2 bi-ki-i-ta#? szu ki-en-DU zi? nam-mu-tag-ge x x x x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | IM? SAR szita4#? KA mu-gu10 he2-pa3-x nam-mu-x-da13-da13 | |
| 2 | gesz-tug2? he2!?-gar?-ra ub igi-zu he2-DU igi il2-la# lu he2-ti | |
| 3 | IM?-e ERIM x x x sza3-ba ha-ma-x-NE sa KA-gu10 he2-x-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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