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BM 015816 (P317081)
Prayer, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BM 015816 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317081 |
| Museum no. | BM 015816 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [x x x (x)]-x# | |
| 2 | [x x x (x)] AN | ... ... |
| 3 | [x x x (x)] AN | ... ... |
| 4 | pirig# [gal] an#-na szesz-gal-bi-im | The great lion of heaven is its great brother |
| 5 | an-ne2 gesz im-du11 | An smote it. |
| 6 | ki-sza3 im-szi-ib2-pesz2 | he shook the earth. |
| 7 | an-ne2 u2 im-us2 | An planted grass. |
| 8 | x#-[...]-x# | |
| 9 | {d}[asar-lu2-hi-e] | Asalluhi |
| 10 | a-a#-[ni {d}en-ki-ra] | for his father Enki |
| 11 | lu2 [mu-szi]-in-[gi4-gi4] | the man who he sent back |
| 12 | AN lugal-[...] | ... Lugal- |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ki nin-am3 | the place of the lady |
| 2 | pirig gal an-na szesz-gal-bi-im | The great lion of heaven is its great brother. |
| 3 | an-ne2 gesz im-du11 | An smote it. |
| 4 | ki-sza3 im-szi-ib2-pesz2 | he shook the earth. |
| 5 | an-ne2 u2 im-us2 | An planted grass. |
| 6 | ki TUG2 im-szi-KU | He ... with the garment. |
| 7 | an-[ne2 us2]-sa-a | An imposed upon it |
| 8 | x# [x x x x x]-x# AN | ... ... |
| 1' | [x x x x x] x# | |
| 2' | [x x x x x] AN | ...... Mars |
| 3' | [x x x x x]-a-na [x x x]-x# | ...... to ... |
| 4' | [x x x x x] AB RU bi2-in-du11#? | ... spoke(?) |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}asar-lu2-hi | Asalluhi |
| 2 | a-na nu-zu a-na an-na-ab-dah-he-en6 | What is it that I do not know? What does it know? |
| 3 | an u2 us2-sa-ta | after heaven and earth had been surrounded, |
| 4 | u2 um-ma-ra-an-bu | and he will bring it to me. |
| 5 | dag-bi ki-sze3 si um-mi-sa2 | Its border was straightened to the ground. |
| 6 | eden-sze3 x# x# ge ne#? | To the steppe ... |
| 7 | u2 ga [(x)] he2#-mu2#-mu2# | May milk and milk grow there. |
| 8 | tu6 nig2 KA inim-kam | It is an incantation of a word |
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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