UET 6, 0572 (P346609)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0572 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346609 |
| 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 | ..., ..., the one that sets on fire/is set on fire(?), his mother ... |
| obverse 2 | Amaušumgalana, ..., the one that sets on fire/is set on fire(?) his mother ... |
| obverse 3' | ... alas, the youth, the youthfulness of the youth(?) ... |
| obverse 4' | ... alas, the shepherd Dumuzi, the youthfulness of the youth(?) ... |
| obverse 5' | If only ... could stop her lamentation and distress, ... sobbing |
| obverse 6' | If only ... could stop her lamentation and distress (for) Dumuzi(?), ... sobbing |
| obverse 7' | ... spends the day(?) in lament and wailing(?) |
| obverse 8' | ... spends the day(?) with darkened ..., a ... heart, ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [... PA a lu2] izi ra-ra ama-ni x HUB2#-ba ba-[...] | |
| 2 | [... {d}]ama#-uszumgal-an-na PA a lu2 izi ra-ra ama-ni# [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x a# gurusz#? gurusz-a nam-gurusz [...] | |
| 4' | [...] a#?! su8-ba {d}dumu-zi-da gurusz-a nam-gurusz [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-e# er2-ra sza3 sag3-ga-ni er2 nu-usz-gul-e sig7#?-[sig7 ...] | |
| 6' | [... {d}]dumu-zi er2-ra sza3 sag3-ga-ni er2 nu-usz-gul-e sig7#?-[sig7 ...] | |
| 7' | [...] x a-nir-ra sze? sza4? u4 mi-ni-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] su#?-mu-ug-ga sza3 x sza3#? [...] u4 mi-ni#-[...] | |
| 9' | [...]-ra# {gesz}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
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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