UET 5, 0085 (P355902)
Prayer, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355902 |
| Museum no. | IM 057214 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | It pours down |
| obverse 2 | as if from heaven, |
| obverse 3 | the spit |
| obverse 4 | of Nergal. |
| obverse 5 | His spit |
| obverse 6 | like a turtle |
| reverse 1 | is truly yellow |
| reverse 2 | with jaundice. |
| reverse 3 | An incantation against |
| reverse 4 | jaundice. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | i-za-an-na-an | |
| 2 | ki-ma sza-me-e | |
| 3 | el-li-at | |
| 4 | {d}nergal | |
| 5 | el-le-tu-szu | |
| 6 | ki-ma sze-le-pi2-im | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-i-ri#-[iq] | |
| 2 | i-na a-wu-ri#-[qa2-nim] | |
| 3 | szi-pa-a-at# | |
| 4 | a-wu-ri-qa2-nim# | |
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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