CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 005 (P346124)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346124 |
| 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 | In the furrow(!?), the members of the ranks of farmers should not (cease?) ... a net(?) for you |
| obverse 2 | The gardener should not (cease!?) setting up a net towards(?) the irrigated orchard for you |
| obverse 3 | His arm is not set apart (to rest) from(?) the sling, he does not bend his knee (to sit) because of you |
| obverse 4 | (You are) one who is destroying things/food in the garden, (you are) one who cannot sweeten the flesh (of the land?) |
| obverse 5 | Your feet are not good (for) fields that have wet patches |
| obverse 6 | Bird, shameless one who sprinkle feces in the courtyard |
| obverse 7 | The young sweeper who is sweeping in the temple is braiding(?) a rope there (for you) |
| obverse 8 | The palace(?) is confused by your scream, ... |
| obverse 9 | (They) bring one (of your kind) into the fattener's shed |
| obverse 10 | They make one (of your kind) babble like livestock |
| obverse 12 | You can then be accepted(?) as a regular offering |
| obverse 13 | The fowler delivers one (of your kind) with bound wings |
| obverse 14 | They(?) ... your wings/feathers(?) and face/eyes |
| obverse 15 | Your shouting has no limit, what (worth) is your flying? |
| obverse 16 | You frighten the night, one does not sleep well |
| obverse 17 | Bird, leave the marsh, (remove) your scream from above me |
| obverse 18 | Bring out a pit in the sand dunes(?), thus(?) is your appropriate (role) |
| obverse 19 | At that time the fish insulted the bird |
| obverse 20 | Because of it beauty, the bird knew about (its) multicolored back and multicolored face |
| obverse 21 | Whatever insults fish had assailed it with, (it did not ponder them) |
| obverse 22 | It was as if a nursemaid sang a lullaby |
| obverse 23 | It was not devoting itself to words(?), laughing malevolently (instead)(?) |
| obverse 24 | At that time, the birds was replying to the fish |
| obverse 25 | Thus your heart, produces exuberance(?), you are (actually) humiliating yourself |
| obverse 26 | Your mouth is a hole(?) which ... surrounded with teeth(?), (you cannot) see before yourself(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | engar-ra dumu engar-ra-ke4-ne# [...] | |
| 2 | nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4 pu2 {gesz}kiri6-sze3#? x [...] | |
| 3 | {kusz}da-lu-usz2-da DA-ni nu-ga2-ga2# [...] | |
| 4 | sar-sar-ra nig2 mu-ni-ib-hul-hul [...] | |
| 5 | a-sza3 ki duru5 gal2-gal2-la-ba giri3#-zu# nu-[...] | |
| 6 | muszen# tesz2# nu-zu kisal#-e szed6 su3#-[...] | |
| 7 | kisal-luh tur e2#-a# sa# lax(ME)-e-de3 esz3 mu-ni#?-x-sar#-re# | |
| 8 | [za]-pa-ag2#-zu#-ta e2-x im-suh3-suh3 KA x x [...] | |
| 9 | e2 kuruszda-ka# mu#-[...]-ku4#-ku4#-[...] | |
| 10 | gu4 udu-gin7-nam# mi-[...] | |
| 11 | a sed4 {dug?}epig-a [...] | |
| 12 | za-e sa2 du11#-sze3#? [...] | |
| 13 | muszen-du3-e a2#? [...] | |
| 14 | pa-za [...] | |
| 15 | gu3 de2#-de2# [...]-zu a-na#-[...] | |
| 16 | gu3 hul-a-[...] hu#!?-luh u3#?-[...]-mu#-un#?-ku#?-[...] | |
| 17 | muszen sug-ta e3-ba#-ra# [za]-pa#-ag2-zu ugu-gu10-ta#? | |
| 18 | pu2-sag isz dub-ba-ka e3-ni# ur5-ra me-te-zu-gin7 | |
| 19 | u4-bi-a ku6-e muszen-ra# in#-sze3 mu-ni-in-dub2 | |
| 20 | muszen bar gun3-gun3 igi gun3-gun3 sa6#-ga-ni mu#-un-zu | |
| 21 | in ku6-e a-na mu-ni-in-dub2-ba | |
| 22 | i-gi-in-zu emeda{+da} u5-a-asz mu-ni-in-du11 | |
| 23 | inim#-sze3! gu2-ni nu-mu-na-ab#-szum2-mu zu2 hul mu-da-x-[...] | |
| 24 | u4-bi-a muszen-e ku6-ra mu#-na#-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | |
| 25 | [a]-gin7 sza3-zu sza3 gur4-ra [...]-DU ni2-zu sun5#-sun5# | |
| 26 | [...] x-dam ib2#-ta#-[...] igi-zu-sze3 igi nu-bar-re | |
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