CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 019 (P346098)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346098 |
| 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 1 | Like one who should not/indeed did(?) drag (its) beard(!?) in the dust for me |
| obverse 2 | I want to fill my hand with(?) the risen(?) mountain, I want to make it know my fear |
| obverse 3 | I want to bring a great bull against its supreme power(?) |
| obverse 4 | I want to bring a small bull against its small power(?) |
| obverse 5 | I want to run there, I want to chase the skipping rope there |
| obverse 6 | In the mountain I want to continually go(?) to(?) battle, I want to have battle set in order(?) |
| obverse 7 | I shall set the arrow of my quiver straight(!?) |
| obverse 8 | I want to have slingstones twisted (together) like a heavy rope |
| obverse 9 | I want to ... my chisel/boundary stake(?) |
| obverse 10 | I want to have the throwstick, shield and weapon(?) set in order |
| obverse 11 | I want to strike (with) fire towards its adjoining forests |
| obverse 12 | I want to employ(?) the hazin axe against its evildoers |
| obverse 13 | I want to station Gibil the purifier to work in its standing water |
| obverse 14 | I want to submerge/make distant(?) its aura among(?) the mountain range of Aratta, which no hand can approach |
| obverse 15 | Like a city cursed by An, it shall not return it to its place, to its place! |
| obverse 16 | Like one frowned at by Enlil, it shall not raise its neck there(?) |
| reverse 1 | The mountain should wish for(?) my way |
| reverse 2 | Ebih should praise me, Ebih should extol me |
| reverse 3 | Inanna, the child of Suen |
| reverse 4 | She was dressed in the pala garment; she clad herself in pleasure/allure/stars/rosettes(?) |
| reverse 5 | She adorned her forehead with a red/furious aura |
| reverse 6 | She arranged the red carnelian (beads) on her pure throat(?) |
| reverse 7 | She acted youthfully with the seven-headed udug/šita weapon at her right |
| reverse 8 | She set her foot on the staircase(?) of lapis |
| reverse 9 | In the evening ... brought out ... |
| reverse 10 | She set the door that is to be marveled at (open) in its ... |
| reverse 11 | She established(?) that of(?) the nesag offerings for An and was establishing the siskur rites/offerings for him |
| reverse 12 | An was rejoicing for Inanna |
| reverse 13 | He accepted (the offerings)(?) and sat in his place |
| reverse 14 | He/she(?) filled the seat of honor of An/heaven |
| reverse 15 | An, my father, I(!?) make a case to you, (put) your ear to my words |
| reverse 16 | An imposed my aura/fear of me in the heavens |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | x sahar-ra# [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | hur-sag#!? x [...] ni2#-gu10# [...] | |
| 3 | a2 mah#-[...] gu4# mah ga#-ba#-szi#-in#-DU# | |
| 4 | a2 tur#?-[...] gu4# tur#? ga-ba-szi#-in-DU# | |
| 5 | hub2# ga#-[...]-in#-sar#? x-x ga#?-mu-ni-ib2#-sar# | |
| 6 | hur-sag-ga2 x [...]-x-DU-DU szen#?-szen#? ga-bi#!?-ib2-si-sa2#? | |
| 7 | ti mar-rux(TE)-ka#? si#? ga#?-bi2#-x-x-ab#?-si-sa2#? | |
| 8 | a2-sig3 ebih-gin7 ga#?-bi2#?-ib2#-sur#-sur# | |
| 9 | ga2!?-e bulug4?-gu10 ga-am3#-[...] | |
| 10 | {gesz}illar {kusz}gur21 tukul-bi si ga#-bi2#-ib2-[...] | |
| 11 | {gesz}tir us2-sa-bi-sze3 izi ga-x-x-[...] | |
| 12 | hul-du-bi-sze3 {uruda}ha-zi2-in ba-szi-du11 | |
| 13 | a2-nigin2-ba {d}gibil6 lu2# sikil#-la#-ke4#? kin2#? ga-x-an-du3-du3 | |
| 14 | hur-sag aratta{ki} szu nu#-te-x-x ni2-bi ga-ba-su#!? | |
| 15 | iri an-ne2 nam ba-ku5-gin7 ki-bi#-sze3# ki#?-bi-sze3 na-an-gi4-gi4# | |
| 16 | {d}en-<lil2>-le sag-ki gid2-da-gin7# gu3#-bi# [...]-zi#-zi# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kur-re in-ti#-gu10 [...]-kur | |
| 2 | {d}ebih{ki} ka#-tar#-gu10# he2#-[...]-tesz2 hu-mu-i | |
| 3 | {d}inanna [...] x [...]-ke4 | |
| 4 | {tug2}pala3-a ba-mur10# ul gu2#-[...]-e3 | |
| 5 | ni2 me-lam2 husz-a sag#-ki-na sze-<er>-ka-an# x-ni#?-in-du11# | |
| 6 | za-pa-ag2 ku3!?-ga-na {na4}gug gi4-rin-na si# ba#-ni#-ib2#?-si!?-sa2#? | |
| 7 | udug2# sag imin zi#-da#-na nam-sul ba-ni-in#-ak# | |
| 8 | galam#? {na4#}za#-gin3-na# giri3-ni bi2-in-gub# | |
| 9 | {d}usanx(DUR)-an#-na#? nir mi-ni-ib2#-e3# | |
| 10 | ka2 u6 di#-e-de3 LA#?-ba mu-ni-in-gub | |
| 11 | an-ra ne-sag-ga2 mu-un-na-an-DU siskur mu-un-na-an-gub-be2 | |
| 12 | an {d}inanna-ra hul2-la-e# | |
| 13 | mu-un-gid2 ki-na ba-e-[...] | |
| 14 | za3 gal an-na-ka ba-e-[...] | |
| 15 | an a-a-gu10 di ma-ra-ab-be2 inim-gu10-sze3 gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-[...] | |
| 16 | an-ne2 an-ba ni2#?-gu10#? mi-ni-[...] | |
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