CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 023 (P346102)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346102 |
| 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 | Holy Inanna acted(?) as her pleasure |
| obverse 2 | She went/stood among the mountain range of Ebih and spoke to him |
| obverse 3 | Mountain range, on account of your raising, on account of your being high |
| obverse 4 | On account of your being beautiful, on account of your being verdant |
| obverse 5 | On account of your wearing the holy ba garment |
| obverse 6 | On account of your setting a hand straight away into heaven(?) |
| obverse 7 | On account of your not bringing your nose close to the ground(!?) |
| obverse 8 | On account of your not dragging your beard in the dust(!?) |
| obverse 9 | They(!?) killed (you?), and (one of them?) stripped(?) (you?) naked(!?) |
| obverse 10 | Like an elephant, one seized your tusks |
| obverse 11 | Like a great wild bull, like(!?) a thick horned one, ... touched the ground ... |
| obverse 12 | Like a bull? I cast down ... towards your massive horns, ... founded hatred for you(!?) |
| obverse 13 | ... filled your eyes with weeping(?) |
| obverse 14 | ... placed lamentation in your heart |
| reverse 1 | In is outskirts the bird of despair founded a nest |
| reverse 2 | A 2nd time she made a wish/rejoiced at the furious aura, she boasted faithfully |
| reverse 3 | My father Enlil has imposed my great aura in the lands |
| reverse 4 | He placed a weapon at my right arm |
| reverse 5 | (At?) my left arm I(?) ... on(?) a seal/tablet? |
| reverse 6 | (My) rage, a harrow with large teeth, tears apart the mountain |
| reverse 7 | ... built a palace and did surpassing things |
| reverse 8 | ... set up a throne there, I(?) will make its foundations firm(?) |
| reverse 9 | ... gave the knife and the dagger to the kurgara performer |
| reverse 10 | ... gave the šem and lilis drums to the lamentation priest |
| reverse 11 | ... “exchanged the head” of the pilpili functionary |
| reverse 12 | My triumph went against the mountain |
| reverse 13 | My triumph went against Ebih |
| reverse 14 | Like an overflowing flood, it brought/poured high water/irrigated the u land(?) |
| reverse 15 | Like a rising flood, it twisted (i.e. cleaned) the “immense cloth”(?) |
| reverse 16 | My triumph stood in the mountain |
| reverse 17 | My triumph stood (in) Ebih |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ku3 {d}inanna-ka#!? a-la-ni#-gin7 bi2-in-du3 | |
| 2 | hur-sag {d}ebih{ki}-ke4 im-ma-DU gu3 mu-un-na-de2#-a | |
| 3 | hur-sag il2-la-zu-sze3 sukud-da-zu-sze3! | |
| 4 | sa6-ga-zu-sze3 sig7-ga-zu-sze3#! | |
| 5 | {tug2?}ba#? ku3-ga mur10-ra-zu-sze3#! | |
| 6 | an-ne2! szu si sa2-zu-sze3#! | |
| 7 | giri17 ki?-zux(SU) nu-ub-te!-a-zu-sze3 | |
| 8 | sum4#? sahar-ra nu-mu-un-ra-ab-ur3#-ra-zu#-sze3! | |
| 9 | mu-ug5-ge-esz sza3 si?-ga mu-un#?-si#?-ga | |
| 10 | am-si-gin7 si-za mi-ni-ib2#-dab5-be2 | |
| 11 | am gal#-gin7 a2 gur4-gur4-ra!-a-gin7 ki mu-un-na-szi-ib2-us2 | |
| 12 | [...] a2# mah#-zu-sze3 ba-e-szub hul gig mu-ri-ib2-us2 | |
| 13 | [...]-ra#? ba-ni-in-si | |
| 14 | [...] x ba-ni-in-gar | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] |KI.SUM| im-ma-ni-x-[...] | |
| 2 | [...]-ku-kur silim zi#-de3-[...] | |
| 3 | a#-a#-gu10# {d#}mu#-ul#!?-lil2#!? sza3 kur-kur-ra#-ke4 ni2 gal#?-[...] | |
| 4 | a2 zi-da-gu10 {gesz#!?}tukul# mi-ni-in-[...] | |
| 5 | a2 gab2-bu-gu10 DUB#?-e#? RI-RI-[...] | |
| 6 | mir# gesz GAN2-guszur zu2#!? gal#-gal#-la#? kur#? [...]-x-si#-[...] | |
| 7 | e2#-gal# mu-un#-du3# nig2# [...] x [...] | |
| 8 | {gesz#!?}gu#-za# mi#-ni#-in#-gub# [...] mi#?-ni#-in#-[...] | |
| 9 | kur#-gar#-ra# giri2# ba#-ta#?-x x-x-an#-szum2 | |
| 10 | USZ#-x-[...] x x mu-ra-an#-szum2# | |
| 11 | pi#-li#-pi#-li# x szu# bala# [...]-ni#?-in#-ak# | |
| 12 | kur-ra#? u3#?-ma#-gu10 sag# ba-an#-szum2# | |
| 13 | {d#}ebih#{ki} u3#-ma-gu10 sag# ba#-an#-szum2# | |
| 14 | [...] x-gin7#? [...] x [...] | |
| 15 | a zi#-ga#-gin7# x-bi# ba#-an#-sur | |
| 16 | kur-re# u3#-ma#-gu10 im-ma-an#-gub#? | |
| 17 | {d}ebih{ki} u3#-ma#-gu10#? im-ma-an-gub#? | |
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