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UET 6, 0742 (P346779)

Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationUET 6, 0742
IDP346779
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLiterary
Find spotUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Coordinates30.9607, 46.1063

English translation

By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1'In those distant ...
obverse 2'In those distant ...
obverse 3'... humanity?
obverse 4'After ...
obverse 6'After ... turned/crossed
obverse 7'After ...
reverse 3'... you are/I am to place ...
reverse 4'... you are/I am to bring in ...
reverse 5'I shall beat/make tremble ...
reverse 6'... you are/I am to ...

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1'[...] ri#-a
2'[...] ri-a
3'[...]-ulu3{+lu}
4'[...] x-a-ba
5'[...] x nam-me
6'[...] bala#-a-ba
7'[...]-ta [...]-a-ba
reverse
1'[...] x x [...]
2'[...]-ge#-de3-en
3'[...]-si#?-ge-de3-en [...]-x-de3-en
4'[...]-x-ib-ku4-re-de3-en
5'[...] x ga-ba-da-ab-dub2-bu
6'[...]-x-x-de3-en
7'[...]-x-NE
8'[...]-x-NE
9'[...]-NE

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