UET 6, 0606 (P346643)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0606 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346643 |
| 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 | City, great mountain range that is supreme like heaven ... |
| obverse col 1 2 | Shrine Ur, city, true seed ... greatly manifest(?) |
| obverse col 1 3 | Crescent moon emerging in Sumer, fate(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 4 | Shrine Ur, its great name ... |
| obverse col 1 5 | City, its aura/self ... joy |
| obverse col 1 6 | Its walls a mountain range ... |
| obverse col 1 7 | Shrine Ur ... |
| reverse col 1' 1' | ... does not approach(?) ... |
| reverse col 1' 2' | In heaven(?) ... abundance, the days of his life ... |
| reverse col 1' 3' | Suen ... the fate of(?) his father, Enlil, he was filled with? rejoicing |
| reverse col 1' 4' | Shrine Ur ... a festival, ... joy |
| reverse col 1' 5' | City (named?) a good name by father Enlil ... the Ekur(?), a great fate ... |
| reverse col 1' 6' | (Total:) 131+ ... (lines) |
| left 1 | Shrine of(?) destiny ... |
| left 2 | City ... the lands |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | iri hurx(UB)?-sag gal an-gin7 mah IM [...] | |
| 2 | esz3 uri2{ki} iri# numun zi [...] pa gal-le#-[esz ...] | |
| 3 | u4-sakar <ki>-en-gi-ra e3 nam# [...] | |
| 4 | esz3 uri2{ki} mu mah-bi [...] | |
| 5 | iri ni2-bi asil-la2 [...] | |
| 6 | bad3-bi hur-sag x [...] | |
| 7 | esz3# uri2{ki} [...] | |
| 8 | [...] IL2# AN [...] | |
| 9 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] nu#?-te#?-ga2 [...] x-bi ha-ba-an-[...] | |
| 2' | an#!?-na he2-gal2 hu-mu-[...] u4 nam-ti-la-na# [...] | |
| 3' | {d}suen-e nam tar a-a-ni {d}en-lil2 x [...] hul2-la im-ma-na#-ni#-x-[...] | |
| 4' | esz3 uri2{ki}-ma ezem-e ba-ab-[...] asil-la2 mu-un-x-[...] | |
| 5' | iri mu du10-ga a-a {d}en-lil2-la2 e2-kur?-[...] nam gal [...] | |
| 6' | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)#? [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | esz3 nam-tar-ra#? x [...] | |
| 2 | iri kur-kur-[...] | |
Sources & licences
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