UET 6, 0673 (P346710)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0673 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346710 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| 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 | Take hold of the clay |
| obverse col 1 2 | Pinch off the clay/soften the clay(?) |
| obverse col 1 3 | Beat the clay |
| obverse col 1 4 | Thin it out |
| obverse col 1 5 | Set the “head turning"(?) in motion(?) |
| obverse col 1 6 | Build up the middle (Akk.) twist it/turn it around |
| obverse col 1 7 | Create a tablet (using the wooden tool) |
| obverse col 1 8 | Lengthen (i.e., stretch) it/thicken it(?) |
| obverse col 1 10 | Write/incise the rulings(?) |
| obverse col 1 11 | Stand it up(?) |
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 | im ha-za-ab# [...] | |
| 2 | im kid7-ab-ta [...] | |
| 3 | im sag3-a [...] | |
| 4 | sal-sal-la-ab ru-[...] | |
| 5 | sag bala gar!-ni ki?-[...] | |
| 6 | sza ka-la-ga-ab pi#-[...] | |
| 7 | dub dim2-ma-ab [...] | |
| 8 | BU-BU-mu-x [...] | |
| 9 | AB sag x [...] | |
| 10 | sar-[...] | |
| 11 | gub!?-ba#?-[...] | |
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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