UET 6, 0660 (P346697)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0660 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346697 |
| 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 city) that Enlil did not inquire ... after |
| obverse 2' | (The city) that An(?) frowned at |
| obverse 3' | (The city) that Nudimmud who was angry at |
| obverse 4' | The city that ... fashioned a bitter fate ... (for)(?) |
| obverse 5' | The city in which the slave raises weapons (against) |
| obverse 6' | (The city) that (the enemy) did not quit the weapon against |
| obverse 7' | (The city that) ... will say(?) “its young woman does not rejoice” |
| obverse 8' | (The city that) ... will say(?) “its young man does not rejoice” |
| obverse 9' | (The city) whose trees and reeds are sick |
| obverse 10' | (The city) that ... destroyed in battle |
| obverse 11' | (The) city that the slave beat the chest (against) in battle (i.e., revolted) |
| obverse 12' | (The city) that the spouse abandoned, that the son abandoned |
| reverse 1' | (The city) that young woman abandoned, the young man abandoned |
| reverse 2' | The deity of the temple (?) was not suitable(!?) for his/her temple anymore |
| reverse 3' | He/she did not retain(?) his/her possessions(?) |
| reverse 4' | Its ... did not wear(?) a garment |
| reverse 5' | Its ... did not eat bread |
| reverse 6' | Its dogs laid down among the corpse(s) (instead of devouring them) |
| reverse 7' | The ... bird(s) were eating the corpse(s) |
| reverse 8' | The men of the front died at the bow |
| reverse 9' | The men of the rear died at the stern |
| reverse 10' | In the middle of the city, ... destroyed the middle of the city |
| reverse 11' | In the outside of the city, ... destroyed the outside of the city |
| reverse 12' | In the harbor(?) of my city ... killed ... |
| reverse 14' | ... bent over (i.e., died?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [... {d}]en#-lil2#-e en3 [...] nu#?-tar-ra-bi-ke4-x | |
| 2' | an#-ne#? sag-ki gid2-da#-a-bi | |
| 3' | {d}nu-dim2-mud-de3# sza3 dab5-ba-a-bi | |
| 4' | uru2# nam# [...] im-ma#?-al-du3-a-bi | |
| 5' | x x x x x ba-zi-ga-a-ba | |
| 6' | x x [...] x ba-szub#?-szub-ba-a-bi | |
| 7' | [...] x x nu-hul2#-e ib-be2 | |
| 8' | [...] nu#-li-be2#? ib-be2 | |
| 9' | [...] x tur5-ra gi# x tur5-ra-a-bi | |
| 10' | [...] x ba-an-gul-a-bi | |
| 11' | [x] sag gaba ra-ra#-bi# | |
| 12' | dam szub-ba dumu szub-ba-[bi] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ki#?-[sikil] szub#-ba gurusz szub-ba-[bi] | |
| 2' | [...] e2#?-a-ni nu-mu-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-ni#? szu nu-um-x | |
| 4' | [...]-x-da#-bi tug2# nu-mu2#? | |
| 5' | [...]-ra-bi ninda nu-mu-un-gu7!? | |
| 6' | [...]-bi# ad6-da im-x-nu2# | |
| 7' | x-[...]-x-sig7-ga{muszen} ad6-da gu7-e | |
| 8' | mu-lu sag-ga2 ma2 sag-ga2 ba-ab-ug5 | |
| 9' | mu-lu egir-ra ma2 egir-[ra] ba-ab-ug5 | |
| 10' | uru2 sza3-ba uru2 sza3-[ba] mu#-da#?-gul | |
| 11' | uru2 bar-ra uru2 bar-ra#? mu-da#?-gul | |
| 12' | kar#? uru2-ga2-ka [...]-da#?-an!-gaz | |
| 13' | [...] KA#? x [...] ba-an-DU | |
| 14' | [...]-an-gurum2 | |
| 15' | [...]-x | |
Sources & licences
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