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CDLI Literary 000320 "Ur III" Catalogue in Yale 1 (P275014)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000320 "Ur III" Catalogue in Yale 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275014 |
| Museum no. | YBC 03654 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir szembi2-zi-da dar-a | the god of the šembīzida plant |
| 2 | {d}en-lil2-la2 du11#-ga-ni nu-kur2 | Enlil’s command is unalterable |
| 3 | lugal# an ku3-ga me-te-bi | The king who is fitting for holy An |
| 4 | lugal {d}en-lil2-ra gub-ba | the king who stood before Enlil |
| 5 | en gu4 banda3{da} | the lord, the young bull |
| 6 | sze-er-zi en-da gal | the great šerzi prayer of the lord |
| 7 | munus zi mi2 du11-ga | faithful woman who cares |
| 8 | en su-il2-im | lord of Suʾil, |
| 9 | ur-sag en husz gal | Hero, great lord |
| 10 | ur-sag en me sza-ra tum2-ma | Hero, fitting for the divine powers of the heart, |
| 11 | lugal an#-[sza3]-ta# hi-[li] guru3#? | king from the midst of heaven, allure of the grain heap(?) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nin me-e he2-du7 | Lady, I want to make perfect for you. |
| 2 | en inim nun zu | lord, who knows princely words |
| 3 | {d}szul-gi hi-li su3 | Šulgi, full of allure, |
| 4 | {d}szul-gi dingir zi | Šulgi, the true god |
| 5 | en gal-zu an-na | the great lord of heaven |
| 6 | lugal-mu hi-li guru3 | my king with allure and splendor |
| 7 | lugal inim sa6 | king of good words |
| 8 | ur-sag sza3 ku3-ta | from the hero's holy heart |
| 9 | lugal a-ma-ru | king of the flood, |
| 10 | lugal me-lem4 husz | king of furious melem |
| 11 | ur-sag ni2 gal guru3 | Hero with great fearsomeness, |
| 12 | en an ki-a | lord of heaven and earth, |
| 13 | lugal u4 gu3 di | king who shouts at storms |
| 14 | lugal gesz-tug2 dagal | king with wide understanding, |
| 15 | ur-sag szul zi tu-da | Hero, born by a loyal youth, |
| 16 | nin hi-li su3 | the lady full of allure, |
| 17 | agrig? zi ukken-na | faithful steward of the assembly |
| 18 | uszum husz an-na# | fierce dragon of heaven |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-me sza3-ta ur-sag-me-en | We are kings, we are heroes from the womb. |
| 2 | nin-mu suh za-gin3 za-na gun3-a | My lady, adorned with a lapis beard, |
| 3 | en me-lem4 su3-su3 | the lord, covered in terror, |
| 4 | szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) en8-du lugal | total: 32 (mana wool for) En-du, the king; |
| 5 | lugal en gal-di an-na | king, great lord of An, |
| 6 | sag-me-en ku3 | I am the holy head |
| 7 | ama he2-gal2-la du3-a | the mother who built abundance, |
| 8 | gu4-e si gar-re | The ox is positioned correctly. |
| 9 | nun-ne2 e2 en ku4-ra-ta | After the prince entered the house of the lord, |
| 10 | u4 za-la-ra | for the day of zala |
| 11 | ur-sag pirig husz uru2 me gal-gal | Hero, furious lion, city of the great mes |
| 12 | ur-sag sza3-tur3 | hero of the šatur, |
| 13 | dumu an-na | son of An |
| 14 | sahar ka-a du3-a | poured out dust in the mouth |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) en8-du igi-sze3-am3 | total: 10 en-du-vessels, before |
| 2 | pa3-da nig2-u2-rum | chosen by Niĝrum |
Sources & licences
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