CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 004 (P346121)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346121 |
| 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 | An raised his head with authority, he brought forth a good day |
| obverse 2 | He placed designs within the borders of heaven and earth, and made the people interact with them broadly(?) |
| obverse 3 | Enlil took a step upon the earth like a great bull |
| obverse 4 | So that the day reared abundance |
| obverse 5 | In order that the night made joy manifest |
| obverse 6 | In order that flax grows and barley spreads wide |
| obverse 7 | In order that the spring carp-flood is established in the harbor |
| obverse 8 | In order that the land perpetuates in abundance |
| obverse 9 | In order that that Summer “makes a knot” in heaven (blocking rain?) |
| obverse 10 | In order that Winter establishes water in the quay in abundance |
| obverse 11 | Enlil, the king of the lands, resolved |
| obverse 12 | He copulated with the great mountain ranges, he gave an inheritance share to(?) the mountain |
| obverse 13 | He poured (the seed of) Summer and Winter (which are) abundance and the life of the land, into the womb |
| reverse 1' | He made (their) necks thicken in the pasture lands of the mountain range |
| reverse 2' | Enlil(!) was determining a destiny for Summer and Winter |
| reverse 3' | For Summer founding cities and settlements |
| reverse 4' | Bringing in the harvest of abundance for Great Mountain Enlil |
| reverse 5' | Sending (personnel) as “task bound” (into) the great meadows, (causing) the ox to establish the field(!?) |
| reverse 6' | For Winter abundance, the carp flood, plenty, the life of the land |
| reverse 7' | Establishing grain in the field, the fertile field(?), the piling up of everything |
| reverse 8' | He was deciding (this) as a destiny (for) both Summer and Winter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] mi#?-[...] | |
| 2 | [...]-an#-si [...]-tag# | |
| 3 | [...] ki#-a# gu4# gal#-gin7 giri3# nam#-mu#?-ni#?-in#-gub# | |
| 4 | [...] nam#-he2#-a bulug3#?-e#-de3# | |
| 5 | [ge6]-e#? giri17-zal-le#? pa e3# ke3-de3# | |
| 6 | [...] mu2-mu2-de3 sze dagal#-e-de3# | |
| 7 | [a]-esztub#{ku6} kar-ra gin6-de3 | |
| 8 | kalam#-e nam-he2-a u4 su13-su13-de3 | |
| 9 | e2-me-esz-e an-na nig2-kesz2 ke3-de3 | |
| 10 | en#-te-en a he2-gal2-la kar-ra gin6-ne2#-de3 | |
| 11 | [{d}en]-lil2# lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4 gesztu2(|GISZ.KU.PI|)-ga-ni na-an-gub | |
| 12 | [...] gal-gal-e gesz3 bi2-in-du11# kur-ra ha-la ba-an-szum2 | |
| 13 | [...] en#-te-en he2-gal2 zi kalam#-ma! sza3-ga ba#-ni#-in-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-tum2#?-[...] | |
| 2' | [{d}en]-lil2#-le#-ke4 e2#?-[...] | |
| 3' | [e2-me]-esz#-ra [...] | |
| 4' | [kur]-gal# {d#}en#-lil2-ra [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-gal# kin2#?-gi4-a-asz# [...] gu4#-de3# x x-x | |
| 6' | [...]-ra# he2#-gal2# a#-esztub#{ku6} [...] zi# kalam#-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] zi#-de3# sze# ga2#-ga2# [...] | |
| 8' | [...] en#-te#-en#-[...] | |
Sources & licences
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