UET 6, 0621 (P346658)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0621 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346658 |
| 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' 2' | My god, the day shines brightly in the land, but the day is dark for me |
| obverse col 2' 3' | ... like ... |
| obverse col 2' 4' | Weeping, lamentation, distress, and despair are placed in my heart |
| obverse col 2' 5' | Hardship covers me(?) with its hand(?) (to make me) like a weeping child |
| obverse col 2' 6' | The Namtar demon had altered (my) appearance in its (own) hands, and I was fleeing for my life |
| obverse col 2' 7' | (In) my body the Asag demon takes a bath/(builds) a house(?) |
| obverse col 2' 8' | The intense pain of my way (i.e., experience), (is?) devastating |
| obverse col 2' 9' | I do not see a good (portending) dream |
| obverse col 2' 10' | On a daily basis inappropriate dreams do not satisfy me(?) |
| obverse col 2' 11' | Even though I am not its spouse, distress embraced (me) |
| obverse col 2' 12' | Even though I am not a small child, wailing has spread its arms (over me) |
| obverse col 2' 13' | Lamentation besets me like the action of the southern wind, ... |
| obverse col 2' 14' | My brother(?) said “Alas!” |
| reverse col 1 1' | In(?) anger(?) my(?) heart ... |
| reverse col 1 2' | As silence(?) Nintur(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 3' | My god ... |
| reverse col 1 4' | That of my lot ... |
| reverse col 1 5' | Everything towards(?) my hand(?) ... someone ... |
| reverse col 1 6' | The wise one ..., the skilled one ... |
| reverse col 1 7' | ... my god ... |
| reverse col 1 8' | ..... strikes ... |
| reverse col 1 9' | .... bitter/painful(?) ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-x u4 ba#-zalag ga2#?-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] x-gin7 [...] | |
| 4' | [...] sza3 sag3 ur5 usz2-a sza3-ga2#? x [...] | |
| 5' | [du]-lum#-e dumu er2 szesz2-szesz2-gin7#? [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-tar#-ra szu-ba igi mi-ni-in-kur2 zi#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...]-gu10# a2-sag3 nig2-hul-gal2-e e2 im-ma#-[...] | |
| 8' | [...]-ra2#-ga2 nig2-gig-gig-ga-bi szu hul# du11-[...] | |
| 9' | ma#-mu2-da sa6-ga# igi# li-bi2-du8#-ru-[...] | |
| 10' | u4-szu2-usz-e masz2-ge6 nu-gar-ra# la-la x-[...] | |
| 11' | sza3# sag3-e dam-bi nu-me-en-na gu2-da mu#-[...] | |
| 12' | zarah-e dumu tur-bi nu-me-en-na a2# mu-[...] | |
| 13' | a-nir ulu3 ak-gin7 mu-un-SIG10-x-[...] szu nu-[...] | |
| 14' | x-gu10 u8-e-a x x x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ib2#?-ba sza3#?-gu10#? [...] | |
| 2' | me-gin7 {d#}nin#?-tur5#? [...] | |
| 3' | dingir-gu10 a-x x x x-bi#? x [...] | |
| 4' | nig2 gesz-szub-ba-gu10 x [...] x-re-esz x [...] | |
| 5' | nig2-nam szu#?-gu10-sze3#? [...] x lu2#? ba-an-x-[...] | |
| 6' | ku3-zu ba#-an#?-x x x gal#-an-zu-e x ba#-an#-x-[...] | |
| 7' | x x x x x x dingir#-gu10 en#? x x [...] | |
| 8' | x x x x x x x x x x [...] x x bi2#?-ib-sag3-ge# [...] | |
| 9' | [...] x x [...] x gig#?-ga# x x [...] | |
| 10' | [...]-ni-in-x-[...] | |
| 11' | [...] x x x x [...] x x x x MU [...] | |
| 12' | [...] MU#? [...] im#-mi#-ib-[...] | |
| 13' | [...] x-ma#? x x x DU | |
| 14' | [...] x-ma# [...] | |
| 15' | [...]-un-DU# x x [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x x [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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