CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 039 (P346119)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000761, ex. 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346119 |
| 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 | After they drank sweet/intoxicating wine |
| obverse 2 | After they “made (themselves) sweet” (i.e., getting drunk) with sweet/intoxicating beer |
| obverse 3 | They were arguing in the meadows |
| obverse 4 | It was at the site of the banquet that they were having a adamin debate |
| obverse 5 | Ezina was speaking to lahar |
| obverse 6 | Sister, I am your superior, at the front I stand(?) relative to you |
| obverse 7 | I am the joy of the shine(?) of the land |
| obverse 8 | I give my strength to the sagursag functionary/first of the warriors(?) |
| obverse 9 | (So that?) in the palace he casts an aura |
| obverse 10 | In the land ... established the name/reputation(?) up to (its) borders |
| obverse 11 | I am the greeting gift/bribe of the Anuna gods |
| obverse 12 | I am the heart/rage(?) of (mortal) rulers |
| obverse 13 | When my strength approaches the hero |
| obverse 14 | When he stands in the battle site |
| obverse 15 | He has not “known flesh"(!?), he has not “known sinew” (i.e., corporeal injury?) |
| obverse 16 | It is as if I go towards(?) “the play of Inanna” for him(?) |
| obverse 17 | I(!?) sweeten (male and female) neighborliness |
| obverse 18 | I(!?) release quarreling neighbor(s) |
| obverse 19 | When I(!?) approach the captive young man |
| obverse 20 | When I(!?) allocate/offer his fate |
| obverse 21 | He forgets his distress |
| obverse 22 | I(!?) undo the manacles and the neck stock |
| obverse 23 | I am Ezina-Kusu, the child of Enlil |
| obverse 24 | One who is bound to the sheep hut, the milking building, and the plain |
| obverse 25 | What of yours can be present (in response)? What is it that which is my speaking(!?)? Answer! |
| obverse 26 | When(?) she stood on behalf of/towards(?) her property, before her ... |
| reverse 2' | The looking over of the organized (weapons, troops?) and the guard is mine(?) |
| reverse 3' | In the field I am the life of the status of laborer |
| reverse 4' | The waterskin of(?) cold water and the sandal are mine |
| reverse 5' | The sweet oil/butter, which is the scent of divinity |
| reverse 6' | The regular provision of ... oil, oil of cedar resin is mine |
| reverse 7' | My suluhu ceremonial garment(?), a garment of white wool |
| reverse 8' | Makes the king rejoice |
| reverse 9' | (The wool from) my back glistens on the bodies of the great gods |
| reverse 10' | The gudug, pašeš, and lustration priests |
| reverse 11' | Because/after they are wearing me(!?) in my pure lustration rites |
| reverse 12' | I am (effectively) stepping in my pure reed hut(?) |
| reverse 13' | (Your) harrow, ploughshare, the binding and the strap (are nothing more than) destroyed tools |
| reverse 14' | What of yours can be present (in response)? What is it that which is my speaking(!?)? Answer! |
| reverse 15' | A 2nd time Ezina was replying to lahar |
| reverse 16' | After one has baked(?) the leavened dough in the oven |
| reverse 17' | After one made/stood upright(?) the cooked malt in the oven |
| reverse 18' | One mixes it for me as (if I was?) Ninkasi |
| reverse 19' | Your big goat bucks and rams |
| reverse 20' | ... brings to an end(?) for ... at the site of the banquet |
| reverse 21' | By means of my food? they have stood on thick forelegs |
| reverse 22' | Your shepherd has looked to my food(?) (in) the plain |
| reverse 23' | On my behalf (while) being on the stalk in the field |
| reverse 24' | My farmer chases your(!) herder brandishing a weapon |
| reverse 25' | After you(!) seek out a silent place below |
| reverse 26' | (As for) you, your fear does not depart from you |
| reverse 27' | (Total:) 61 (lines) |
| reverse 28' | "Long-tablet" of Damqi-ilišu, month "Abe," 24th day. |
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 | gesztin nig2-du10 u3-mu-un-nag-esz-a-ta# | |
| 2 | kasz nig2-du10 u3-mu-un-du10-ge-esz-a#-ta# | |
| 3 | a-gar3-a-gar3-ra du14# mi-ni#-ib#-mu2-mu2-ne#? | |
| 4 | ki {gesz}bun-na-kam a#-da#-min3 mu-un-ak#-[...] | |
| 5 | {d}asznan {d}lahar#-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2#-[...] | |
| 6 | nin9 dub-sag-zu-me-en igi-sze3 ma-ra-ab#-gub#-[...]-en# | |
| 7 | su3-[...]-ma#-ka ga2-e giri17#-zal#-bi# [...]-en# | |
| 8 | sag#-ur-[...]-gu10# ga2#?-e#? ba-ab#-szum2-[...] | |
| 9 | e2#-gal-la [...]-un#-da#-[...] | |
| 10 | kalam#-ma mu za3-sze3# [...] | |
| 11 | kadra# [...]-nun#?-na#?-[...]-e#?-ne#? [...] | |
| 12 | lipisz# [...] | |
| 13 | usu-gu10 ur-[...] | |
| 14 | ki me3-ka# [...] | |
| 15 | su nu-mu-un-x [...] | |
| 16 | i-gi4-in#-zu# [...] | |
| 17 | nam-usar# nam#-ma#-[...] i#-im#-[...] | |
| 18 | usar du14# mu2#-a# x x i-[...] | |
| 19 | gurusz# dab5-ba-ra# u3#-[...] | |
| 20 | nam#-tar#-ra-ni# u3-mu#-[...] | |
| 21 | sza3 sag3#-ga-a-ni gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)#-[...] | |
| 22 | gesz-szu gesz-gu2# [...] | |
| 23 | {d#}asznan# {d#}[...] | |
| 24 | [...]-ra# an#-edin#?-[...] | |
| 25 | [...]-da#?-gal2 nig2 a#?-na#? [...] | |
| 26 | [...]-sze3 gub-ba#-[...] | |
| 27 | [...]-un-na#?-x-x-[...] | |
| 28 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] en#-nu#-ug3 [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-gurusz-a me#-[en] | |
| 4' | [{kusz}]ummu3# [...] sed4#-da {kusz}e-sir2# [...] | |
| 5' | [...] du10#-ga ir# nam-dingir-ra# [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-ra2# i3 szim [{gesz}]erin#-na sa2# du11 ga2#?-x-[...] | |
| 7' | x-suluhu#?-[...] siki# babbar2#-ra-gu10 | |
| 8' | [...] bara2#-ga-na [...]-hul2-le | |
| 9' | [...] su# dingir gal-gal#-[...]-ma#-al mi-ib2-za | |
| 10' | [...]-szesz# x [...]-tu5#-a | |
| 11' | [...] ku3#-ga2 [...]-da-an-mu2#?-re | |
| 12' | [...] ku3#-ga2 giri3#!? mu-un-da-gub-en | |
| 13' | [gesz GAN2]-guszur {gesz}eme#?-[...]-x szu-kar2 sug-ge gu7-a | |
| 14' | [...] mu#-da#-[...] ab#?-be2#?-na-gu10 gi4-ma-ni#?-ib#? | |
| 15' | [...]-sze3# {d#}asznan# [...]-ra# mu-un-na#-ni-ib-gi4-gi4# | |
| 16' | x udun#-na [...] u3#?-ba-ni-in-du8# | |
| 17' | [...] udun#-na# u3#?-ba-ni-in-du | |
| 18' | {d#}nin#-ka#-si#-[...] ma#?-ab#?-[...]-re#? | |
| 19' | masz2 gal-gal-zu [...] gal-gal-zu | |
| 20' | ki {gesz}bun-na-ka x? mu#-na#?-ab#?-til#?-le-ne# | |
| 21' | ninda-gu10-ta a2! gur#-[...]-x-ab-su8-[...]-esz# | |
| 22' | sipa-zu ninda-gu10-sze3# an-edin igi-bi im-szi-[...] | |
| 23' | iszin-na a-sza3-ga gal2-la#-[...] | |
| 24' | engar#-gu10 na-gada-gu10 {gesz}tukul-ta mu-un-sar#-[...] | |
| 25' | [...]-ta#? ki si#-ga-a-asz u3-mu-un-kinx(UR4) | |
| 26' | [...]-e# ni2#-[...] nu#-mu-e-ta-e3-de3 | |
| 27' | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) szu-szi 1(disz) | |
| 28' | im-gid2-da {disz}dam!-qi2!-i3-li2-szu {iti}ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | |
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