Gilgamesh II 052, cc (P273250)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Gilgamesh II 052, cc |
|---|---|
| ID | P273250 |
| Museum no. | IM 076973 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o 1'–o ii 1'o 1' | [...] her (Aruru's) hearing [...], |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2' | she created [...] for her heart. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3' | [...] she washed her hands, |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4' | [...] she threw down in the open country. |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5' | [...] hero, |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'r 1'–r i 1'r 1' | (the hunter said to Gilgameš:) 'he (Enkidu) has uprooted [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 2'2'–r i 2'2' | 'He has removed [...], |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 3'3'–r i 3'3' | 'he will not give me over [...].' |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4' | Gilgameš [...]: |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5' | 'Go, O hunter, [...]. |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6' | 'When [...]' |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1'r 1'–r ii 1'r 1' | (Šamhat said to Enkidu:) '[...] ... [...] do you (Enkidu) roam [...]? |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 2'2'–r ii 2'2' | '[...] let me guide you to Uruk the sheepfold, |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 3'3'–r ii 3'3' | '[...], the dwelling of Anu, |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 4'4'–r ii 4'4' | '[...] ... to Uruk the sheepfold, |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 5'5'–r ii 5'5' | '[...] purified Eana, the dwelling of Ištar, |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 6'6'–r ii 6'6' | '[...] Gilgameš is perfect in strength, |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 7'7'–r ii 7'7' | '[...] dominates over the young men!' |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 8'8'–r ii 8'8' | She spoke to him and what she said was agreeable, |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 9'9'–r ii 9'9' | [...] his heart was looking for a friend. |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 10'10'–r ii 10'10' | [...] he (Enkidu) spoke to her, to the prostitute: |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 11'11'–r ii 11'11' | '[...], O Šamhat, invite me |
| Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 12'12'–r ii 12'12' | '[...] purified [...]' |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [... še-me]-⸢e⸣-[ša₂] | |
| 2' | [... ib]-⸢ta⸣-ni ana ⸢lib₃-bi⸣-[ša₂] | |
| 3' | [... im-ta]-⸢si⸣ ŠU-MIN-MEŠ-[ša₂] | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢it⸣-ta-du ina ṣe-[ri] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢qu-ra⸣-[du] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢ut⸣-[ta-as-si-ih ...] | |
| 2' | uš-⸢te⸣-[li ...] | |
| 3' | ul i-[nam-din-an-ni ...] | |
| 4' | {d}GIŠ-⸢gim₂⸣-[maš ...] | |
| 5' | a-lik ṣa-[a-a-du ...] | |
| 6' | ⸢e⸣-[nu-ma ...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [... ta-rap]-pu-ud [x] | |
| 2' | [x x lu-tar]-⸢ri⸣-ka ana ⸢ŠA₃ UNUG⸣{ki} su-pur | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢mu⸣-ša₂-bu ša₂ {d}a-nu-um | |
| 4' | [...]-ma ana ŠA₃ UNUG{ki} su-pur | |
| 5' | [x E₂.AN].⸢NA⸣ qud-du-šu₂ mu-ša₂-bu ša₂ {d}15 | |
| 6' | [x x {d}GIŠ]-⸢gim₂⸣-maš git₂-ma-lu e-mu-qam | |
| 7' | [... ug]-da-aš₂-ša₂-ri UGU GURUŠ-MEŠ | |
| 8' | [i-ta-ma-aš₃]-⸢šum⸣-ma ma-gir qa-ba-a-[ša₂] | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢lib₃⸣-ba-šu₂-ma i-še-ʾa-a ⸢ib⸣-[ra] | |
| 10' | [... a]-⸢na⸣ ša₂-ši-ma MU{⸢ar₂} ana {munus⸣}[ha-rim-ti] | |
| 11' | [x x {f]}⸢šam⸣-hat ⸢qi₂-ri⸣-[in-ni ...] | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢qud⸣-[du-ši ...] | |
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