CDLI Literary 000760, ex. 009 (P346127)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000760, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346127 |
| 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 col 1 1' | The mounds of mine spread out in the plain are a verdant mountain range, bearing an aura |
| obverse col 1 2' | (I) pile up large and small grain heaps for Enlil |
| obverse col 1 3' | (I) heap up wheat, emmer, and gunida for him |
| obverse col 1 4' | In the storehouse of humanity, I fill up (with) a mountain |
| obverse col 1 5' | The orphan, widow, and the destitute have taken gigur baskets for dragging(?) |
| obverse col 1 6' | They gather the remnants of my ears |
| obverse col 1 7' | (With) my chaff, piled up in the field |
| obverse col 1 8' | I tow along(?) (all) humanity(?) |
| obverse col 1 9' | (I) am able to rear the teeming(?) livestock of Sumuqan |
| obverse col 1 10' | Hoe, one who malevolently burrowed, (whose) blade malevolently tore out(!?) |
| obverse col 1 11' | Hoe, one bound to work in clay |
| obverse col 1 12' | Hoe, the one whose head is lodged in the field |
| obverse col 1 13' | Hoe, one who has spent the day in the mold, in clay, (with) no one to clean it |
| reverse col 1' 1 | After the water of the river “bound” the build houses |
| reverse col 1' 2 | After Enlil frowned at the land |
| reverse col 1' 3 | After it came to know(?) the staff(?) of Enlil |
| reverse col 1' 4 | After it was acted upon by the supremacy(?) of Enlil |
| reverse col 1' 5 | Enlil did not abandon(?) (the land?) |
| reverse col 1' 6 | He gave the single-bladed hoe to the arid land |
| reverse col 1' 7 | You(?) bind us(?) (in) the winter just as the harvest (season)(!?) |
| reverse col 1' 8 | We flee from(?) the place (of?) summer just like that of(?) winter |
| reverse col 1' 9 | The one that “binds the arm” of the hoe(?) has tied up(?) the sheaves(!?) |
| reverse col 1' 10 | The one the “binds the arm” of the bird snare(?) has tied up(?) the dragged gigur basket |
| reverse col 1' 11 | It has reared the solitary young man and the destitute person |
| reverse col 1' 12 | They gather the remnants of my(!) ears |
| reverse col 1' 13 | The millstone laid down for me, the mortar thrashed for me |
| reverse col 1' 14 | It is being smitten by the pestle |
| reverse col 1' 15 | The šašur and mansim sieves compete (to see who works the hardest) |
| reverse col 1' 16 | Why does the man act angrily/What are (these acts) that a man does angrily? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | hur#?-[...] | |
| 2' | guru7 du6#? [...] | |
| 3' | gib ziz2 gu2#?-[...] | |
| 4' | arah4# [...] | |
| 5' | nu-siki nu-mu-un-kusz# [...] szu# [...] | |
| 6' | an pad-pad-ra2-gu10 im#-[...] | |
| 7' | in-nu a-sza3-ga [...] | |
| 8' | nam-lu2-lu7 im#-[...] | |
| 9' | gu4 udu {d}szakkan#-na# [...] | |
| 10' | {gesz}al hul#?-bi# bur3-[...] | |
| 11' | {gesz}al im-ma [...] | |
| 12' | {gesz#}al# a-sza3-ga sag#-[...] | |
| 13' | [{gesz}]al# u3-szub-ba im-[...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1 | e2 du3-a a ix(|A.SUG|)-de3 szu#? [...] | |
| 2 | {d}en-lil2-le ma#-da sag#?-[...] | |
| 3 | szibir2 {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-un-zu#?-[...] | |
| 4 | mah {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-a-ak#-[...] | |
| 5 | {d}en-lil2-le szu nu-me-en-[...] | |
| 6 | {gesz}al zu2 dili bar-rimx(DU)-sze3 [...] | |
| 7 | me-en-de3 en-te-en gurx(URU)?-gin7 [...] | |
| 8 | ki e2-mex(LA2)-esz en-te-na-gin7 x [...] | |
| 9 | {gesz}al a2 la2-e garadinx(KINDA)? mu-un#?-[...] | |
| 10 | {gesz}har-muszen-na a2 la2-e {gi#}[...] | |
| 11 | gurusz sag-dili {lu2}ki-gul-la#? [...] | |
| 12 | an pad-pad-ra2-gu10 im#?-[...] | |
| 13 | {na4}kin2 ma-nu2# [...] | |
| 14 | gesz#-gan-na-ta [...] | |
| 15 | [{gesz}]sza3-an-zar? ma#?-[...] | |
| 16 | [...] sur2#?-ra#?-[...] | |
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