CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032 (P346093)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346093 |
| 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
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1' 3 | At that time, Ereškigal slapped her thigh |
| obverse col 1' 4 | She bit her lip and considered the news |
| obverse col 1' 5 | She was speaking to Biti, her chief gatekeeper |
| obverse col 1' 6 | Come, Biti, my chief gatekeeper |
| obverse col 1' 7 | Pay attention to what I have said to you |
| obverse col 1' 8 | She(?) shall drag the bolts of the seven gates of the netherworld from (their lock?) |
| obverse col 1' 9 | She(?) shall push the single door of the palace of Ganzer push (open) |
| obverse col 2' 1 | The man took away her split apart skin(?) |
| obverse col 2' 2 | What (is going on/is this/he (doing))(?)? |
| obverse col 2' 3 | Be satisfied, Inanna! This is the rite of the netherworld that is being completed |
| obverse col 2' 4 | Inanna! This is the procedure of the netherworld, you should not speak aloud |
| obverse col 2' 5 | When she bent down/died, ... her |
| obverse col 2' 6 | Her sister raised her up from her throne |
| obverse col 2' 7 | She sat down apart from her throne |
| obverse col 2' 8 | The seven judges of the Anuna were judging her |
| obverse col 2' 9 | Their decision(?) was one of embittered anger |
| obverse col 2' 10 | ..., it was embittered anger |
| obverse col 2' 11 | ... struck her and turned her into a smitten piece of meat |
| obverse col 2' 12 | The man hung her face/front(?) from(!) a crossbeam(?) |
| obverse col 2' 13 | After seven years, seven months, and seven days elapsed |
| obverse col 2' 14 | Her vizier Ninšubur paid attention to the word of her lady |
| obverse col 2' 15 | She repeatedly made “the lament of ruin heaps” for her |
| obverse col 2' 16 | She played the šem drum of the assembly/throne room for her |
| obverse col 2' 17 | She circled the temples of the gods for her |
| obverse col 2' 18 | She scratched her face, she scratched her nose |
| obverse col 2' 19 | The place unseen (when) with a man, she scratched her (inner) thigh |
| reverse col 1 3' | Her fingernails were lodged (in her flesh)(?) like lubi axes/agricultural implements |
| reverse col 1 4' | She trimmedthe hair on her head like leeks |
| reverse col 1 5' | When she says “alas, my (heart/liver)” |
| reverse col 1 6' | They said to her “you are weary, our lady (is the reason for?) your 'alas, (my) liver'"(?) |
| reverse col 1 7' | Who are you? |
| reverse col 1 8' | From my heart to your heart, from my liver(?) to your liver(?), ... |
| reverse col 1 9' | If you are a god, I shall speak to you(?) |
| reverse col 1 10' | If you are human, I shall decree a fate (of death) for you |
| reverse col 1 11' | They swore by the life of heaven and earth (that they were gods) |
| reverse col 1 12' | ... were to go/bring out/up(?) |
| reverse col 1 13' | Water of the river was offered to them but not accepted |
| reverse col 1 14' | Barley of the field was offered to them but not accepted |
| reverse col 1 15' | They were saying to her “give us the beaten meat hanging from the beam” |
| reverse col 1 16' | ... the meat that was beaten was that of their(!) lady |
| reverse col 1 17' | They were saying “give it, whether it pertains to our king or our lady” |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1 | [...]-du3 | |
| 2 | [...] x-SI? | |
| 3 | [...] bi2#-in-ra | |
| 4 | [...]-x sza3-sze3 ba-an-gid2 | |
| 5 | [...] gu3# mu-na-de2?-e# | |
| 6 | [... {d}bi2]-ti# i3-du8 gal-gu10 | |
| 7 | [...]-gu10#-usz gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-zu | |
| 8 | [...] he2-eb2?-ta-an#-ur3 | |
| 9 | [...]-bi? [...]-us2#? | |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1 | kusz sil2-sil2#?-la#?-ni lu2 ma#-[...] | |
| 2 | ta-am3 [...] | |
| 3 | si-a {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4# szu#? [...] | |
| 4 | {d}inanna garza kur-ra-ke4 ka#?-[...]-ba#?-e# | |
| 5 | gurum-gurum-ma-a-ni im-ma-da-an-x-x-e | |
| 6 | nin9-a-ni {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta im-ma-da-an-zi | |
| 7 | e-ne {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta dur2 im-mi-in-gar | |
| 8 | {d}a-nun-na di-ku5 imin-bi di mu-na-ku5-de3 | |
| 9 | inim-ne-ne# lipisz gig-ga-am3 | |
| 10 | gu3# bi2-in-x-x# lipisz gig-ga-am3 | |
| 11 | [...]-ni-in-ra uzu nig2 sag3-ga-sze3 ba-an-ku4 | |
| 12 | [...]-ta igi-ni lu2 mu-un-da-la2 | |
| 13 | mu# imin iti imin u4 imin ba-zal-la-ta | |
| 14 | sukkal#-a-ni {d}nin-szubur-ra inim nin-a-na gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub | |
| 15 | [er2] du6#!?-du6-dam mu-un-na-gar-gar | |
| 16 | [...] gu2#?-en-na mu-un-na-du12 | |
| 17 | [...]-re#-e#-ne mu-na-nigin# | |
| 18 | [...]-un#-hur giri17-ni mu-un-hur | |
| 19 | [...] x-esz hasz4 gal-a-ni mu-un-hur | |
| 20 | [...] x-ra#?-a-na#? x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-x | |
| 2' | [...]-x | |
| 3' | [...]-gal2#? | |
| 4' | [...]-ga2#?-na# [...]-x-gur5 | |
| 5' | [...]-a-ni | |
| 6' | [...]-zu# mu-na-an-esz | |
| 7' | [...]-ze2-en | |
| 8' | [...]-ta bar-gu10 [...]-x-be2-en#-ze2-en | |
| 9' | [...]-ze2#?-en inim# ga-mu-ri-ib-<<x>>-du11 | |
| 10' | [...]-en-ze2-en nam ga-mu-ri-ib-tar | |
| 11' | [...] ki mu-ni-in-pa3-de3 | |
| 12' | [...]-x-DU-de3-de3-esz | |
| 13' | [...]-ba# mu-ne-ba-e szu nu-um-ma-gid2-de3 | |
| 14' | [...]-ba# mu-ne-ba-e szu nu-um-ma-gid2-de3 | |
| 15' | [...] nig2 sag3-ga gesz-dal-ta <<ri>> la2-a szum2-me-eb in-na-an-ne-esz | |
| 16' | [...] uzu# nig2 sag3-ga nig2 ga-sza-an-ne-ne-kam | |
| 17' | [nig2] lugal#?-me he2?-a? nig2 nin-me he2-me-a szum2-me-eb in-na-ne-esz | |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.