CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 003 (P346108)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346108 |
| 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 | Get up in order to sail, get up in order to sail, ... |
| obverse 2 | (several lines missing) |
| obverse 3 | Ištarān, with the face of šuba stones, his mother is to receive the downstream sailing barge(?) |
| obverse 4' | Alla, lugalsapar, the barge that his mother is to receive (in the netherworld)(?) |
| obverse 5' | LugalKANE, his mother is to receive the downstream sailing barge(?) |
| obverse 6' | Ningešzida, his mother is to receive the downstream sailing barge(?) |
| obverse 7' | His younger sister sang a lament in the cabin at the front of the boat |
| obverse 8' | His older sister ... in the cabin at the rear of the boat |
| obverse 9' | I want to sail with you, I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 10' | My brother, I want to ride your barge with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 11' | I want to ride(?) your ... |
| obverse 12' | At the front of the boat I shall intone a lament/seize the ladder(?), I want to sail with you |
| obverse 13' | At the back of the boat I shall kill (intruders?)(?), I want to sail with you |
| obverse 14' | Youth Damu, I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 15' | ..., I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 16' | Ištarān, with the face/eye of šuba stones, I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 17' | Alla, lugalsapar (lord of the net), I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 18' | LugalKANE, I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 19' | Ningešzida, I want to sail with you, my brother, I want to sail with you |
| obverse 20' | The evil galla demon dwelling in the middle was speaking to Ningešzida |
| obverse 21' | Lugalkisuna, look at your sister |
| obverse 22' | Lugalkisuna, having looked at his sister, was speaking to her |
| obverse 23' | I have ridden with him, I have ridden with him, why are you to sail (with me)? |
| obverse 24' | My sister, I have ridden with my galla demon, why are you to sail (with me)? |
| obverse 25' | I have ridden with my man who pelts (me), why are you to sail (with me)? |
| obverse 26' | I have ridden with my man who binds (my) hands, why are you to sail (with me)? |
| obverse 27' | I have ridden with my man who binds (my) arms, why are you to sail (with me)? |
| reverse 1 | The river of the netherworld does not convey water/irrigate, its water is not drunk/it is not full of water(?), why are you to sail (with me)? |
| reverse 2 | The field of the netherworld does not grow barley, flour is not ground(?) (utilizing it), why are you to sail (with me)? |
| reverse 3 | The sheep of the netherworld does not wear wool, a garment is not woven (utilizing it), why are you to sail (with me)? |
| reverse 4 | (Because of this journey?) I, whom my mother excavated like a canal/planted on the river (bank)(!?), my water is not drunk(?) |
| reverse 5 | I(?) am not watered by hand like a tamarisk, no one sits in my shade(?) |
| reverse 6 | No one(?) ... the allure of my date-bearing like a date palm |
| reverse 7 | My galla demon gouged(?) with a stick(?), causing you to scream |
| reverse 8 | He placed ... on my hands, causing you to scream |
| reverse 9' | He placed ... on my neck, causing you to scream |
| reverse 10' | Amašilama was speaking to? Ningešzida |
| reverse 11' | If(?) ... makes a gift(?) for(?) the grievous(?) ..., ... |
| reverse 12' | If(?) ... makes a gift(?) for(?) your galla demon ... |
| reverse 13' | I want to ..., it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 14' | I want to ..., it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 15' | I want to ... the little ones(?) (on?) my lap, it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 16' | I want to ... (on?) my lap like my(?) ..., it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 17' | I(?) am ..., ..., it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 18' | My brother, you have been acted upon(?), my brother, you have been acted upon(?), it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 19' | ..., you have been acted upon(?), my brother, you have been acted upon(?), it is becoming too much for you |
| reverse 20' | ... the stern(?) ... |
| reverse 23' | ... the stern(?) ... |
| reverse 24' | ... encircled you(?), ... |
| reverse 27' | ..., sequester yourself in your house, city(!)/southern storm(?), sequester yourself in your house |
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 | ||
| 1 | [zi-ga] u5-de3 zi#-[ga] u5#-de3 x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 3 | {d}isztaran# [...] | |
| 4' | dal#-[la ...] | |
| 5' | {d}lugal-x-[...] | |
| 6' | {d#}u3-mu-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] banda3{+da}-ni [...] | |
| 8' | [...] gal-a-ni u5# ma2#-[...] | |
| 9' | [ga-ba]-e#-de3-u5 ga-ba-[e-de3-u5 ...] | |
| 10' | [...] ma2#-gur8-zu ga-ba-de3#?-[u5 ...] | |
| 11' | [...]-x-zu# ga-ba-e#?-de3#-[u5 ...] | |
| 12' | [...] I#-LU ga?-mu-x-x-x-be2#? [...] | |
| 13' | [...]-ra#-kam? ga-mu-e#?-x-[...] x [...] | |
| 14' | [... {d}]da#?-mu-x [...] | |
| 15' | [{d}]x-GU4#? x [...] | |
| 16' | [{d}]isztaran#? i#-bi2# szuba#-[...] | |
| 17' | {d#}al#-la u3-mu#-[...] | |
| 18' | {d#}lugal#-KA-NE# ga#-[...] | |
| 19' | {d#}[u3]-mu-un-<mu>-zi-da ga#?-[...] | |
| 20' | galla# hul#-a murub4-ba ti-la {d#?}[...] | |
| 21' | {d}lugal#-ki#-sun5 nin-zu-sze3# [...] | |
| 22' | {d}lugal#-ki#-sun5 nin#-a#-ni igi#? x [...] | |
| 23' | mu-un-de3-u5 mu-un-de3-u5 za#-[e ...] | |
| 24' | nin-gu10 galla-gu10 mu-un-de3-u5 za#-[e ...] | |
| 25' | lu2 nig2 ra?-a#?-gu10 mu-un-de3-u5# za#-[e ...] | |
| 26' | lu2 szu du3-a-gu10 mu-un-de3-u5# za#-[e ...] | |
| 27' | lu2 a2 la2-gu10 mu-un-de3-u5# za#-[e ...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i7# kur-ra-ke4 a nu-um-tum3 a# nu#?-x-[...] | |
| 2 | a#-sza3# kur-ra-ke sze nu-x x x x [...] | |
| 3 | udu kur-ra-ke# siki nu-um#?-[...]-ab#?-tuku5#?-[...] | |
| 4 | ga2-e ama-gu10 i7#-[...] mu#?-[...] | |
| 5 | {gesz}szeg9-gin7 a szu-ta#? [...] | |
| 6 | {gesz}geszimmar-gin7 zu2-lum#-[...] | |
| 7 | galla#-gu10 gesz mu-hur [...] | |
| 8 | x-x szu-ga2 mu-un-gar# [...] | |
| 9' | x-x gu2-ga2 mu-un#?-[gar ...] | |
| 10' | [...]-szilam#?-ma {d}nin#-gesz#?-zi#?-[...] | |
| 11' | [...] gig#-ga ag2 he2#-[...] | |
| 12' | [...] galla-zu ag2 he2#-[...] | |
| 13' | [...] x-gu10 ga-mu-na-ab#-[...] | |
| 14' | [...] x-gu10 ga-mu-na-ab#-[...] | |
| 15' | [...] x di4-di4-la2 ur2-gu10 ga-mu#-[...] ki#-[...] | |
| 16' | [...]-gu10-gin7 ur2-gu10 ga-mu#-[...] ki#-[...] | |
| 17' | [...]-ke4#? ga2-me-en x [...] | |
| 18' | [...]-gu10#? i3-ak-en szesz#-[gu10] i3-ak-en# [...] | |
| 19' | [...] i3-ak-en# szesz#-[gu10] i3-ak-en# [...] | |
| 20' | [...] ma2# egir#?-ra#?-[...] | |
| 21' | [...]-x-ze2-en#-[...] | |
| 22' | [...] x [...] | |
| 23' | [...] x ma2 egir#-ra#-[...] | |
| 24' | [...]-nigin-x-en lu2#? [...] | |
| 25' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 26' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 27' | [...]-x e2-za gi4-bi GISZGAL e2-za# [...] | |
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