UET 6, 0785 (P346822)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0785 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346822 |
| 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' | ... Nunamnir, the king of the universe |
| obverse 3' | Looked at the people, and Ur-Namma |
| obverse 4' | Great Mountain Enlil, he was chosing him from among the many people |
| obverse 5' | (Saying) He shall be the shepherd! The one of Nunamnir is imbued with a fierce aura(?) |
| obverse 6' | He was bearing ... |
| obverse 7' | The Great Mountain Enlil, he who was like the sunlight in his supreme shrine |
| obverse 8' | According to the pure and true (thoughts) that were in his mind, pure and true ..., he acted |
| obverse 9' | He ordered shepherd Ur-Namma, whose head was raised in the Ekur temple |
| obverse 10' | And thus the king would be made supreme ... in the land and raise his head among the people |
| reverse 2' | In its midst he founded it like a great flood |
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' | [...]-ki#? lugal-bi# | |
| 3' | [...] ur#-{d}namma | |
| 4' | [...]-in#-pa3-de3 | |
| 5' | [...] x mu-un-x-ri | |
| 6' | [...]-an-gur3#-ru#? | |
| 7' | [...]-ni# u4-gin7 kar2-kar2-ka | |
| 8' | [...]-ni#-sze3! nam-DU | |
| 9' | [...] mu#-da-an-ag2 | |
| 10' | [...]-ni#?-in#-il2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-x | |
| 2' | [...]-in#-us2 | |
| 3' | [...] 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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