CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 014 (P346111)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346111 |
| 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 | The hoe is the one that exhumes the corpse(?) from the ground |
| obverse 2 | The youth, the important one(?) of heaven/An, he is the younger brother of Nergal |
| obverse 3 | Hero Gilgamesh, (for him?) the hoe is a sabar net |
| obverse 4 | He who is the son of Ninsumun, (for him?) the oar is first(?) |
| obverse 5 | The allub tool is the kingal official on/in the river |
| obverse 6 | At the door(?) of the agrun chamber/building, the hoe is the vizier |
| obverse 7 | Evildoers are children of the hoe during the waning moon(?) |
| obverse 8 | By means of/in(?) the regular day(?) they(!?) are being born apart from heaven(?) |
| obverse 10 | Towards the earth it is the allub tool, (in) the reedbed it is a dog |
| obverse 11 | In the thicket it is an ušumgal creature |
| obverse 12 | At the site of battle it is ... ax |
| obverse 13 | At the site of the fortification, it is an alluhab net(!?) |
| obverse 14 | At the place of the table, it is a bowl |
| obverse 15 | At the site of a chariot, it is a mayaltum wagon(!?) |
| obverse 16 | In the donkey stable, it is an argibil structure |
| obverse 17 | It is the hoe, its good name is present in(?) the mountain range |
| obverse 18 | The tree of the mountain range is the oak tree |
| obverse 19 | The aromatic of the mountain range is (of the) arganum tree |
| obverse 20 | The stone of the mountain range is algameš stone |
| reverse 1 | The hoe makes ... fructify, the hoe make ... flourish |
| reverse 2 | The hoe makes barley good(?), the hoe is (used with?) the sabar net |
| reverse 3 | The hoe is (used with?) the brick-mold, the hoe set the head (in it)(?) |
| reverse 4 | The hoe is the strength of youth |
| reverse 5 | The hoe and the earth-carrying basket are those that are to build the city |
| reverse 6 | The true temple is being built, the true temple is being established/maintained |
| reverse 7 | You are to broaden the fertile field(?) |
| reverse 8 | The field that is revolting against its master |
| reverse 9 | The field that does not submit to its master |
| reverse 10 | The hoe makes it submit to its master |
| reverse 11 | The smiter of the “evil rushes” |
| reverse 12 | It tears it out at its roots, it breaks(?) at its branches |
| reverse 13 | The hoe was setting the hirim grass at the hand |
| reverse 14 | The hoe, the wood(en implement) decreed a destiny by father Enlil |
| reverse 15 | Hoe, praise! Nisaba, praise! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | addax(|BAD.LU2|)# {gesz}al-e ki-ta tum-ma-am3 | |
| 2 | sul# idim an-na szesz banda3{+da} {d}nergal-ka | |
| 3 | ur#-sag {d}gilgames3-e {gesz}al-e sa-par4-am3 | |
| 4 | dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka {gesz}gisal-e dub-sag-am3 | |
| 5 | {gesz}al-lub i7-da kingal-am3 | |
| 6 | ka2#? agrun-na-ka {gesz}al-e sukkal-am3 | |
| 7 | hul#-gal2 u4-nu2-a dumu {gesz}al-me-esz | |
| 8 | [...] du11-ga-ta an-ta u3-tu-de3-AN | |
| 9 | [... al]-ti#-ri2-gu7{muszen} dingir-ra | |
| 10 | [... {gesz}al]-lub#?-am3 gesz-gi ur-ra-am3# | |
| 11 | [...] uszumgal#-am3# | |
| 12 | [...]-al-am3 | |
| 13 | [...] {gesz#?}al-lu5-hab2-ba | |
| 14 | [...] {gesz}ma-al-tum-ma | |
| 15 | [...] {gesz}ma-a-a-al-tum{ki?} | |
| 16 | [...] {gesz#}ar-ga-bi2-lu5 | |
| 17 | [...]-bi du10-ga-am3 hur-sag-ga2 mu-un-gal2? | |
| 18 | [...] {gesz}al-la-nu-um-ma | |
| 19 | [...] {gesz#}ar-ga-nu-um-ma | |
| 20 | [...] {na4#}sal!-hub2# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-lum#-ma {gesz}al# lam-lam-ma | |
| 2 | [...]-ga#-am3 {gesz}al sa-par4-am3 | |
| 3 | [...] u3#-szub-ba al sag gal2-la-am3# | |
| 4 | [...] a2# nam#-gurusz-a-ka | |
| 5 | [...] nig2# uru17{ki} du3-du3-de3 | |
| 6 | [...]-du3#-e e2 zi al#-[ga2]-ga2 | |
| 7 | [...] szu# dagal-la#-e-de3-en | |
| 8 | [...]-bi#-ir bala-e | |
| 9 | [...]-ir gu2 nu#-gar-ra-am3# | |
| 10 | [...]-bi#-ir gu2 mu-un-na-ab-ga2#-ga2# | |
| 11 | [...]-hul-ba sag-ba dub2-dub2-ba | |
| 12 | [...]-re#? pa#-ba mu-un-zi-re | |
| 13 | [... {u2}]hirim#? hu#!?-ri2#?-in#?-na#? szu-sze3 al#-ga2#-ga2# | |
| 14 | [...] nam# tar-ra a-a# [{d}]en#-lil2-kam#!? | |
| 15 | {gesz}al-e <za3>-mi2 du11-ga {d}nisaba za3#-mi2 | |
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