CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 047 (P346090)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346090 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| reverse col 1 1' | The king who establishes his name (for) distant days |
| reverse col 1 2' | The one who after(?) he fashioned a statue as in ancient times |
| reverse col 1 3' | In my Eninnu temple, a shrine filled with joy |
| reverse col 1 4' | After you stand in the place(!) of libations (for the dead), you shall be established as something appropriate |
| reverse col 1 5' | My king attended to the (next) stone |
| reverse col 1 6' | Utilizing the na stone/grinding surface(?), he “worked the leather"(?) |
| reverse col 1 7' | Ninurta, the son of Enlil, was decreeing (its) fate |
| reverse col 1 8' | Stone, as if(?) you had said “I (...?)”(?) |
| reverse col 1 9' | na stone/grinding surface(?), as one (of a group) who was casting lots for (the use of?) my cosmic powers |
| reverse col 1 10' | You, lie down like a pig in order to fashion (things)/be fashioned(?) |
| reverse col 1 11' | Be cast aside, you who are worked by no one(?), end up/ending up as tiny pieces |
| reverse col 1 12' | My king attended to the eleli stone |
| reverse col 1 13' | Ninurta, the son of Enlil, was decreeing (its) fate |
| reverse col 1 14' | eleli stone, who pays attention, when the mountain sowed discord, I cast down my aura upon you |
| reverse col 2 1' | Thus (you) inquired after my coming |
| reverse col 2 2' | In my workshop, the one who goes at the fore |
| reverse col 2 3' | algameš stone, you shall be the daily regular fare brought by(?) the precious stone workers |
| reverse col 2 4' | My king attended to the dušia stone |
| reverse col 2 5' | He spoke to the nir stone, carnelian, and lapis |
| reverse col 2 6' | The amašpa'e, šaba, and hurizum stones |
| reverse col 2 7' | The guggazi and marhali stones |
| reverse col 2 8' | The egizaga and girinhiliba stones |
| reverse col 2 9' | The anzugulme and nirmušir stones |
| reverse col 2 10' | The lord, ... |
| reverse col 2 11' | Ninurta, the son of Enlil, was decreeing (their) fate |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | lugal# u4# su3#?-[...] | |
| 2' | {uruda}alan u4 ul-a#-sze3# [...] | |
| 3' | e2-ninnu esz3 giri17-zal-la#? [...] | |
| 4' | ki!(SZE3)-a-nag-ba um-mi-gub-en me-te-asz# [...] | |
| 5' | lugal-gu10 na4-e im-ma#-[gub] | |
| 6' | {na4}na-ta kusz im-ta-du3-du3-e# | |
| 7' | {d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam am3-mi#-[...] | |
| 8' | na4 a2-sze ga2 bi2-i-du11-ga-gin7# | |
| 9' | {na4}na me-ga2 gesz bi2-szub-bu-za-na-gin7# | |
| 10' | za-e dim2-me-de3 szah2-gin7 nu2-ba# | |
| 11' | gurud-da lu2 kin2-sze3 nu-e-a-ak-a tur-tur-bi# [...] | |
| 12' | lugal-gu10 {na4}e-le-li im-ma-gub# | |
| 13' | {d#}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam am3-mi-ib2#-[...] | |
| 14' | [...]-li# gesz tuku-tuku kur du14 mu2-a-gin7 | |
| 15' | [...]-x-[...]-x | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...]-gin7# du#-gu10#-sze3# [...] | |
| 2' | gesz-kin2-ti-ga2 igi#-[...]-na | |
| 3' | {na4#}algamesz sa2 du11# u4-da gur3#-ru zadim-e-ne he2#-me#-en | |
| 4' | lugal#-gu10# {na4}du8-szi-a# ba#-gub | |
| 5' | [{na4}]nir2#? {na4#}gug# {na4#}za#-gin3#!-e gu3 ba-an-de2 | |
| 6' | [...]-ba#? {na4}hu-ri2-zi | |
| 7' | [... {na4}]mar#-ha-li | |
| 8' | [... {na4}]gi#-rin-hi-li-ba | |
| 9' | [...]-musz#-gir2-SZE3 | |
| 10' | [...]-UM?-e | |
| 11' | [...]-x-tar#?-re# | |
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