UET 6, 0656 (P346693)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0656 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346693 |
| 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 2' | like ..., his angry heart ... |
| obverse 3' | ... do not ... my ... |
| obverse 4' | ... as one who should not impose/cast(?) my ..., my darkness... |
| obverse 5' | ... grasping a barber's razor(?) during that night and day(?) shall not ... |
| obverse 6' | ... its hair(?) not hanging, a bitter/painful mouth/word ... |
| obverse 7' | ... like a child(?) eating too much(?), do not ... my colon? ... |
| obverse 8' | ... like (it was?) hanging from a saddle hook, do not ... on the ground(?) |
| obverse 9' | ... my slander was not there, my king ... |
| obverse 10' | ... overwhelming(?) distress, ... on my back/in my liver |
| obverse 11' | ... I am a junior/child, the one who does not ... |
| obverse 12' | ... look for me at its “good/beautiful forehead” (i.e., smile?), ... |
| obverse 13' | ... my king, lying down like a bull |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x-mu#?-gin7 im-ma-an-ak sza3 ib2-ba-ni [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x du11-ga-gu10 HAR-re nam-ba-ab-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] x-gu10 nam-ba-e-ri-a-gin7 mul-sig7-gu10 x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] giri2#? szu-i ha-ha-za ge6 u4-ba KA nam-[...] | |
| 6' | [...] x-bi nu-la2 KA gig-ga# li# [...] | |
| 7' | [...] x TUR mah gu7-a-gin7 in-gar-gu10 nam-ba#?-x-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] {gesz}dag?-si# la2-a-gin7 ki-a nam-ba-ga!?-x-[...] | |
| 9' | [...] su#-lum-mar-gu10 nu-gal2 lugal-gu10 [...] | |
| 10' | [...] zi#!? ir-ir szu2-szu2-a bar-ga2 mu-un-x-[...] | |
| 11' | [...] x lu2-tur-me-en UD nu-du11-ga MU [...] | |
| 12' | [...] sag#?-ki sa6-ga-ba igi bar-ma-ab sza3# [...] | |
| 13' | [...] x lugal-gu10# gu4-gin7 nu2-a [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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