CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 021 (P346100)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346100 |
| 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 | I want to bring a great bull against its supreme power(?) |
| obverse 2 | I want to bring a small bull against its small power(?) |
| obverse 3 | I want to run(?) there, I want to chase the holy skipping rope there |
| obverse 4 | In the mountain I want to continually go(?) to(?) battle, I want to chase the battle(?) |
| obverse 5 | I shall set the arrow that is (in) my quiver(?) straight |
| obverse 6 | I want to twist slingstones (together) like a heavy rope |
| obverse 7 | I want to polish the spear |
| obverse 8 | I(!?) want to have the throwstick and shield(!?) set in order |
| obverse 9 | I want to strike its adjoining forests with fire |
| obverse 10 | I want to ... the hazin axe against its evildoers |
| obverse 11 | I want to station Gibil the purifier to work in its standing water |
| obverse 12 | I want to submerge/make distant(?) its aura among(?) the mountain range of Aratta, which no hand can approach |
| obverse 13 | Like a city cursed by An, it shall not return it to its place, to its place! |
| reverse 1 | Like one frowned at by Enlil, it shall not raise its neck there(?) |
| reverse 2 | The mountain should wish for/observe(?) my way |
| reverse 3 | Ebih should praise me, Ebih should extol me |
| reverse 4 | An, the king of the gods, was replying |
| reverse 5 | My child, you(?) have desired the mountain, (but) what will its midst accomplish(?) |
| reverse 6 | You are the lady, the one who has desired the mountain, (but) what will (its) midst accomplish(?) |
| reverse 7 | You are Inanna, the one who has desired the mountain, (but) what will (its) midst accomplish(?) |
| reverse 8 | (You are the one) who has desired the mountain range of Ebih, (but) what will (its) midst accomplish(?) |
| reverse 9 | The abode/station of the gods is imposed with a furious aura |
| reverse 10 | And thus(?) a radiance is released upon the holy dwelling of the Anuna |
| reverse 11 | The red/furious aura of the mountain range is imposed upon the lands |
| reverse 12 | Its height is “of heaven"(?), its horn(?) brought out(?) ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a2 mah#-bi#-sze3 gu4 mah ga-ba-szi-in-DU | |
| 2 | a2 tur-bi-sze3 gu4# tur# ga-ba-szi-in-DU | |
| 3 | hub2 ga-mu-un-szub e#-[...]-x ku3-ga ga-mu-ni-in-sar | |
| 4 | hur#-sag#-ga2 me3 ga-ba#-DU#-DU szen-szen ga-ba-ab-sar#-sar | |
| 5 | ti mar-rux(TE)-am3 si# ga-bi2-ib2#-sa2# | |
| 6 | a2-sig3 ebih2-bi ga-ba-ab-sur-sur | |
| 7 | {gesz}gid2-da nig2 su-ub ga-ba-ab#-ak | |
| 8 | {gesz}illar gesz {kusz}gurx(ZI)ur3-ra si#! bi2-ib2#-[...]-sa2#? | |
| 9 | tir us2!-sa-bi izi ga-x-[...] | |
| 10 | hul-du-bi-sze3 {uruda}ha-zi#-in# ga#-x-x-ti#? | |
| 11 | a2-nigin2-bi {d}gibil6 lu2 sikil#?-la#?-[...] ga#-ba-an-du12-du12 | |
| 12 | hur-sag# lam#-[...] szu# nu#-te#?-ga2# [...] ga#-ba#-ni-ib2-su | |
| 13 | iri an-ne2 nam ba-ku5-da-gin7 [...]-an#-gi4-gi4 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-le sag-ki gid2-da-gin7 gu2# [...]-zi-zi | |
| 2 | kur-re in-ti-gu10 he2#-ku-kur | |
| 3 | {d}ebih{ki} ka-tar-ra-gu10 he2#-si#-il#-le# me#-tesz2 hu-mu-i-i | |
| 4 | an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 mu#-x-ni-x-gi4-gi4 | |
| 5 | lu2#?-tur-gu10! kur al bi2-in-du11 sza3#-[...] a#-na ab#-be2 | |
| 6 | in!-nin-me-en kur al bi2-in-du11# [... a]-na# ab-be2 | |
| 7 | {d#}inanna-me-en kur al bi2#-in#-du11# [... a]-na# ab-be2 | |
| 8 | hur-sag# {d#}ebih#{ki#?}-[...] sza3#? a#!?-na ab-be2 | |
| 9 | ki#-[...] im#-da#?-ri | |
| 10 | ki#!?-tusz# [...] {d}a-nun#-na#-[...]-zi#? he2-em-duh-duh | |
| 11 | hur-sag-ga2! me!-lam2-bi husz-a kur#-kur#-[...]-ri | |
| 12 | sukud#-da-bi#? an#?-na# si?-bi x x x [...]-e3#?-a#? | |
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