CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 009 (P346104)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346104 |
| 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 | If my friend dropped his head in the plants then no one can know his place |
| obverse 2 | Dumuzi! They were seeking his head in the plants, no one found him |
| obverse 3 | If he dropped his head in the tiny plants then no one can know his place |
| obverse 4 | Dumuzi! They were seeking his head in the tiny plants, no one found him |
| obverse 5 | If he dropped his head in the large plants then no one can know his place |
| obverse 6 | Dumuzi! They were seeking his head in the large plants, no one found him |
| obverse 7 | If he dropped (his) head in the dikes of Arali then no one can know his place |
| obverse 8 | Dumuzi! They were catching him in the dikes of Arali |
| obverse 9 | Dumuzi wept and made sobbing noises |
| obverse 10 | My sister sustained me in the city, my friend killed me in the city |
| obverse 11 | May my sister station (her) son in the street, and may he be kissed |
| obverse 12 | May (my) friend station (his) son in the street, and may he not be kissed |
| obverse 13 | They surrounded the man, they ... the reservoir |
| obverse 14 | They were braiding a cord for him, they were knotting a net for him |
| obverse 15 | They were braiding the zippatum cord for him |
| obverse 16 | They were “scratching"(?) sticks of manu wood for him |
| obverse 17 | The man before him was pelting him |
| obverse 18 | The man behind him was pulling him out (from his hiding place) as (if he was merely?) one cubit (tall?) |
| obverse 19.a | His hands were seized in handcuffs, |
| obverse 19.b | his arms were bound in manacles |
| obverse 20 | The young man raised his hands heavenward for Utu |
| obverse 21 | Utu, you are my brother in law, I am your in-law |
| obverse 22 | You are my food carrier to the Eanna temple |
| reverse 1 | I am the one who made a betrothal gift in Uruk |
| reverse 2 | I am the one who kissed the holy lips |
| reverse 3 | I am the one who played on the holy knees, the knees of Inanna |
| reverse 4 | After you have prepared my hands as the hands of a gazelle |
| reverse 5 | After you have prepared my feet as the feet of a gazelle |
| reverse 6 | I want to run for my life towards ... |
| reverse 7 | Utu accepted his tears as a kadra gift |
| reverse 8 | Like a compassionate person he ... mercy |
| reverse 9 | After he prepared his hands as the hands of a gazelle |
| reverse 10 | After he prepared his feet as the feet of a gazelle |
| reverse 11 | He ran for his life towards ... |
| reverse 12 | The galla demons were seeking him, no one was finding him |
| reverse 13 | Come, let us go to ... |
| reverse 14 | Dumuzi! They seized him at ... |
| reverse 15 | They encircled the man and ... the reservoir |
| reverse 16 | They were braiding a cord for him, they were knotting a net for him |
| reverse 17 | They were braiding the zippatum cord for him |
| reverse 18 | They were “scratching"(!?) sticks of manu wood for him |
| reverse 19 | The man before him was pelting him |
| reverse 20 | The man behind him was pulling him out (from his hiding place) as (if he was merely?) one cuibit (tall?) |
| reverse 21.a | His hands were seized in handcuffs, |
| reverse 21.b | his arms were bound in manacles |
| reverse 22 | The young man raised his hands heavenward for Utu |
| reverse 23 | Utu, you are my brother in law, I am your in-law |
| reverse 24 | You are my food carrier to the Eanna temple |
| reverse 25 | I am the one who made a betrothal gift in Uruk |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [gu5]-li#-gu10 sag u2-a he2-en-szub ki#-ni# ba-ra-an#-[...] | |
| 2 | {d#}dumu#-zi#-de3 sag u2-a mu-ni-in-kinx(UR4)#?-kinx(UR4)#?-ne#? nu-mu-un#-pa3-de3-esz#? | |
| 3 | sag u2-a di4-di4-la2 he2-en-szub# ki-ni ba#?-ra#-[...] | |
| 4 | {d#}dumu#-zi#-de3# sag# u2-a di4-di4-la2 mu-ni-in#-kinx(UR4)#-[...] nu-mu-un-pa3#-de3#?-[...] | |
| 5 | sag# u2#-a# [gal]-gal#-la he2#-en#-[...] | |
| 6 | {d#}dumu#-zi#-de3# sag# u2#-[...] | |
| 7 | e# a-ra-li#-ka#? [...] | |
| 8 | {d}dumu-zi-de3# [...] | |
| 9 | {d}dumu-zi-de3# [...] | |
| 10 | iri{ki}-a nin9-gu10# x-[...] MU#? [...] | |
| 11 | dumu nin9-gu10 sila#!?-a# [...] | |
| 12 | dumu gu5-li sila#?-[...] | |
| 13 | lu2# ba-nigin#-ne#-[...] | |
| 14 | gu mu-un-na#-x-[...] | |
| 15 | gu zi-ip-pa#?-tum#? [...] | |
| 16 | {gesz}ma-nu mu-<...> | |
| 17 | lu2# igi#-na#-ke4 [...] | |
| 18 | lu2 murgu2#?-<<GIM#?>>-na-ke4 disz#? kusz3#?-gin7#? x-x-[...] | |
| 19.a | szu-ni szu-du8-a ba#!-e-dab5# | |
| 19.b | a2#?-ni#? [...] | |
| 20 | gurusz-e {d}utu-ra an-sze3 szu-ni# [...] | |
| 21 | {d}utu uru8-gu10-me-en mi2#?-us2-sa2?-[...] | |
| 22 | e2#-an-na-sze3# u2 gur3#-ru-gu10-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [unu]{ki}-ga nig2-mi2-us2-sa2# ak#-[...] | |
| 2 | nundum# ku3-ga ne-e KU-ub#-[...] | |
| 3 | dub3# ku3-ga dub3 {d}inanna-ke4 e-ne#-[...] | |
| 4 | szu-gu10 szu masz-da3 [...] | |
| 5 | giri3 MASZ? giri3 masz-da3 [...] | |
| 6 | KU-bi-ri-la2-a-KU#-ri-a2-ri-esz# [...] | |
| 7 | {d}utu er2-na kadra-gin7 szu#? [...] | |
| 8 | lu2 arhusz-a-gin7 arhusz ba#?-[...] | |
| 9 | szu-ni szu masz-da3 u3-mu-[...] | |
| 10 | giri3-ni giri3 masz-da3 u3-mu-[...] | |
| 11 | KU-bi-ri-la2-a-KU-ri-a2-ri#-[esz ...] | |
| 12 | galla-ne-ne# mu-ni-in#-[...] nu#-mu#-[...] | |
| 13 | ga2-nam-ma-an#-ze2#-en#? [...] ga#-an#?-szi-re7#-x-[...] | |
| 14 | {d}dumu-zi-de3 KU-bi-ri#-la2#-a-KU-asz?-a2-ri-esz# mu-ni#-in-dab5-be2-ne | |
| 15 | lu2 ba!-nigin-ne-esz a-nigin2#? ba#-ni-in-duh?-x | |
| 16 | gu mu-un-na-sur-ru-ne sa mu-un-na-kesz2#?-x-[...] | |
| 17 | gu zi-ip-pa#-tum mu-un-na-sur-ru#-ne#? | |
| 18 | {gesz}ma-nu-<<mu#>> mu-un-na-bur2-re | |
| 19 | lu2 igi-na-ke4# nig2 mu-un-ra-ra | |
| 20 | lu2 murgu2#?-[...]-ke4#? disz kusz3!-gin7 mu-un-bur2-re | |
| 21.a | szu#-ni# szu-du8#-a# ba#?-e!?-dab5#? | |
| 21.b | a2-ni a2-la2-a ba!?-x | |
| 22 | [...]-e {d}utu-ra#! an-sze3 szu-ni mu-na-an-zi | |
| 23 | [...] uru8#-gu10-me-en mi2-us2-sa2-gu10#-me-en | |
| 24 | [...]-na-sze3 u2 gur3-ru-gu10-me-en | |
| 25 | [unu]{ki#}-ga nig2-<<MU>>-mi2-us2-sa2 x x [...] | |
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