UET 6, 0608 (P346645)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0608 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346645 |
| 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 2 1 | ... pure ..., ... |
| obverse col 2 2 | ..., set up by the incantation of Eridu, ..., ornament of the šuluh rites(?) ... |
| obverse col 2 3 | Temple, holy oval of heaven, exuding allure, ... |
| obverse col 2 4 | Temple, great awe of the lands, ... shade ... |
| obverse col 2 5 | Temple, filled with awe (in?) the broad heavens, ... rain onto the earth(?) |
| obverse col 2 6 | The Ekišnugal temple, brightening daylight(?) of the lands, ... |
| obverse col 2 7 | The aura of the house is a rainbow, its head (is raised) towards heaven(?) ... |
| obverse col 2 8 | Temple, its name is sweet, it is sweet (in) the mouth(?) of the people ... |
| obverse col 2 9 | Temple, its ... is pure ... |
| reverse col 1 9' | ... may ... be its/their inheritance share(?)... |
| reverse col 1 15' | Return(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 16' | ... may its ... be raised for me |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3 | [...] x | |
| 4 | [...] x | |
| 5 | [...]-x-NE | |
| 6 | [...]-ga#? | |
| 7 | [...] x | |
| 8 | [...] x | |
| 9 | [...]-en# | |
| 10 | [...] x-bi | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] sikil#-la GIR3 ERIM? UD x | |
| 2 | [...] nam-szub eridu{ki}-ga gub-ba disz [...] he2-du7 szu-luh-ha disz# | |
| 3 | e2 eb ku3 an-na hi-li duh-duh 4(disz) | |
| 4 | e2 u6-di gal kur-kur-ra gissu# x da#? x x | |
| 5 | e2 an dagal ni2 gur3-ru szeg3#? ki#?-a x x x | |
| 6 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 u4 zalag-zalag kur-kur-ra UD x [...] | |
| 7 | e2 ni2-bi {d}tir-an-na sag-bi an#?-sze3#? [...] | |
| 8 | e2# mu-bi du10-ga ka ug3-ga2 ku7-ku7#?-[...] | |
| 9 | e2# [...]-bi ku3-ga a2 x x [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x [...] | |
| 4' | [...]-bi#? [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-x-ab-DU x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] x-bi UN#? [...] | |
| 8' | [...] x x x x x DU? x [...] | |
| 9' | [...] ha#?-la#-bi he2-a-[...] | |
| 10' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 11' | [...] x x-nam#? | |
| 12' | [...] x [...] x [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x DU x szu? na AN x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] gi4-ni-ib | |
| 16' | [...] x-bi ha-ma-il2#-[...] | |
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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