UET 6, 0749 (P346786)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0749 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346786 |
| 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 3' | Because of who your are/I am(?), (I) have not spoken to you (about this)(?) |
| obverse 4' | Come! after you do the work, eat food(?) |
| obverse 5' | When a person like you does(?) a task(?) |
| obverse 6' | His father and mother will eat food(!?) |
| obverse 7' | If you observe the ... of my colleagues |
| obverse 8' | Like (i.e., each one of?) them, ten gur of barley apiece they fill at the outset/per head(?) |
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 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...]-kam? | |
| 3' | [...]-ra#?-du11 | |
| 4' | [...] ninda# gu7-mu-ub# | |
| 5' | [...]-mu#-ak | |
| 6' | [...]-e# | |
| 7' | [...] igi#? bi2-in-du11-x-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] x x i-ni-x-[...] | |
| 9' | [...] x [...] x | |
| 10' | [...] x [...] | |
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
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