UET 6, 0634 (P346671)
Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LiteraryLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
broken
(but some few traces of signs)
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2. a2#-ni gal2 u3#-[...]
en: After he “opens his arms” he does not say/perform a širgida song
3. igi dumu um-mi-a-ke4#-[sze3 ...]
en: After he sits before a subordinate of the master(?), he does not perform a tigi or an adab song
4. e#-lil2-la2# szu-ni-sze3# [...]
en: The elila song/sound is not suitable for his hand, no one rejoices with him
5. u3 za-e nam-lu2-[...]
en: And you(r performances?) are to fill(!?) the mouth of “polite society"(?)?
double ruling
6. kasz# un-nag [...]
en: When he drinks beer, slander is uttered
7. ninda# un-gu7# si sa2-bi# [...]
en: After he eats food, he does not speak properly
8. e2# ku4#-[...] mu bi2-ib-[...]
en: When he enters a house, he acquires a reputation
9. [...] kal#-la inim-ma-a-ni [...]
en: The word of the “man valued by An” is destroyed
10. [...] sza3 lu2-u3-ne [...]
en: And you are “the heart of men (center of attention?)”
double ruling
11. [...] ni2 bulug5 egir nu#-[...]
en: Braggart, boaster, one who “has no back” (limit)
12. ka# sag3# igi bala lu2 nu-gar-[ra]
en: (Possessor of an) “attacking mouth,” “eye-turner,” man of maliciousness/improper man
13. inim# kur2 nig2-kur2 lu2 nig2-NE-[...]
en: (User of) hostile words, (creator of?) hostility, evil person(?)
14. ga#-ba-al mu-du3-du3-e#-[en]
en: You will (repeatedly) argue
double ruling
15. [...] NIG2 al-HAR-ra sza3-bi ab-x-[...]
en: ... whose belly/inside is overflowing with ...
16. szah2# lu-hu-um su3-a ur-gir15#!? x x [...]
en: Mud-spattered pig, dog that ...
17. ansze# ki-nu2 ni2#-ba gu7#-gu7#?
en: Donkey that eats its own bed
18. [...] x-na-zu#-ta-am3 du14 mu#?-da#-[...]
en: You can argue with me by means of your truthful heart?
double ruling
19. [...]-x szu ba-e-zi-ge-en-na#-ta#
en: After you made yourself violent against me(?)
20. [...]-gin7# ni2#-gu10# gal2 ga-ab-x-x
en: Like a cauldron, I want to open(?) myself
21. [...]-zu# ga-mu-ra-ab-til#
en: Stand, I want to put an end to your abuse
22. [...]-de3# mu-uh2-hu# lul#?-la#? [...]
en: Your counsel is of ..., ecstatic(?), liar
23. [...] x x x x
en: ...
24. [...] x x
en: ...
rest broken
obverse
broken
(but some few traces of signs)
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2. a2#-ni gal2 u3#-[...]
en: After he “opens his arms” he does not say/perform a širgida song
3. igi dumu um-mi-a-ke4#-[sze3 ...]
en: After he sits before a subordinate of the master(?), he does not perform a tigi or an adab song
4. e#-lil2-la2# szu-ni-sze3# [...]
en: The elila song/sound is not suitable for his hand, no one rejoices with him
5. u3 za-e nam-lu2-[...]
en: And you(r performances?) are to fill(!?) the mouth of “polite society"(?)?
double ruling
6. kasz# un-nag [...]
en: When he drinks beer, slander is uttered
7. ninda# un-gu7# si sa2-bi# [...]
en: After he eats food, he does not speak properly
8. e2# ku4#-[...] mu bi2-ib-[...]
en: When he enters a house, he acquires a reputation
9. [...] kal#-la inim-ma-a-ni [...]
en: The word of the “man valued by An” is destroyed
10. [...] sza3 lu2-u3-ne [...]
en: And you are “the heart of men (center of attention?)”
double ruling
11. [...] ni2 bulug5 egir nu#-[...]
en: Braggart, boaster, one who “has no back” (limit)
12. ka# sag3# igi bala lu2 nu-gar-[ra]
en: (Possessor of an) “attacking mouth,” “eye-turner,” man of maliciousness/improper man
13. inim# kur2 nig2-kur2 lu2 nig2-NE-[...]
en: (User of) hostile words, (creator of?) hostility, evil person(?)
14. ga#-ba-al mu-du3-du3-e#-[en]
en: You will (repeatedly) argue
double ruling
15. [...] NIG2 al-HAR-ra sza3-bi ab-x-[...]
en: ... whose belly/inside is overflowing with ...
16. szah2# lu-hu-um su3-a ur-gir15#!? x x [...]
en: Mud-spattered pig, dog that ...
17. ansze# ki-nu2 ni2#-ba gu7#-gu7#?
en: Donkey that eats its own bed
18. [...] x-na-zu#-ta-am3 du14 mu#?-da#-[...]
en: You can argue with me by means of your truthful heart?
double ruling
19. [...]-x szu ba-e-zi-ge-en-na#-ta#
en: After you made yourself violent against me(?)
20. [...]-gin7# ni2#-gu10# gal2 ga-ab-x-x
en: Like a cauldron, I want to open(?) myself
21. [...]-zu# ga-mu-ra-ab-til#
en: Stand, I want to put an end to your abuse
22. [...]-de3# mu-uh2-hu# lul#?-la#? [...]
en: Your counsel is of ..., ecstatic(?), liar
23. [...] x x x x
en: ...
24. [...] x x
en: ...
rest broken
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Literary
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primary: UET 6, 0634
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2019-06-07 at 16:59:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2019-05-29 at 21:02:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
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