CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 004 (P346129)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346129 |
| 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 2' | ... built a house for you, ... built a storeroom for you |
| obverse 3' | ... built a house that is more than a house(!?), a long (sided?) sheepfold for you |
| obverse 4' | In the house .... pot(s)? and poured(?) good quality beer (in them) |
| obverse 5' | ... put sweet beer up to the fence |
| obverse 6' | So that your acquaintance(s) come towards you(!?), so that your friends come towards you(!?) |
| obverse 7' | Do not abandon the child of your friend |
| obverse 8' | Enter it for me, my beloved child |
| obverse 9' | Enter it for me, my beautiful child |
| obverse 10' | Don't spend the day (idle?), don't spend the night (idle?) |
| reverse 1 | Do not bring moonlight into the house |
| reverse 2 | As I have spent the day(?), as I have spent the night(?) |
| reverse 3 | The one who enters is pacified there, the area(?) has been made appropriate for you |
| reverse 4 | Sitting down in its midst(?) is set in order for you |
| reverse 5 | My fish, so that my one(s) who sleep (there) do not wake up |
| reverse 6 | So that my one(s) who dwell (there) do not quarrel |
| reverse 7 | Enter it for me, my beloved child |
| reverse 8 | Enter for me, my beautiful child |
| reverse 9 | Do not dig (in it?) like a brackish waterway ... |
| reverse 10 | Like river silt, do not learn how to rise (i.e., be excavated(?)) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ma#-ra-an#?-[...] arah4# [...] | |
| 3' | e2 e2#-e diri-ga#? [...] amasz gid2-da ma-ra#-[...] | |
| 4' | e2-e dug? mu-un-[...] kasz saga mu-un-de2#? | |
| 5' | {kasz}ASZ2-ASZ2-imgaga3 ku7-ku7-dam gi-gar-re-esz mu-un-gal2 | |
| 6' | zu-a-zu hu-mu-un-szi-du-un kal-la-zu hu-mu-un-du-un# | |
| 7' | dumu gu5-li-zu nam-mu-ni-ib-tak4-tak4-a | |
| 8' | ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib# dumu ki ag2-gu10 | |
| 9' | ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu sa6-ga-gu10 | |
| 10' | u4 nam-zal-e ge6 nam-sa2-e | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti6# <e2>-ba nam-ba-ni-ib-ku4-ku4 | |
| 2 | u4 me-e-zal-la-gin7 ge6 me-e-sa2-a-gin7 | |
| 3 | ku4-ra ba-ni-hun-ge26 ki gar ma-ra-ab-du7 | |
| 4 | sza3-ba dur2!? gar-ke4 si ma-ra-ab-sa2-e | |
| 5 | ku6-gu10 lu2 nu2-a-gu10 ba-ra-<<ra>>-zi-zi | |
| 6 | lu2 tusz-a-gu10 du17 ba-ra-mu2-mu2 | |
| 7 | ku4!-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu ki ag2#-gu10 | |
| 8 | ku4-ra-ma-ni-ib dumu sa6-ga-gu10# | |
| 9 | i7 mun3-na-gin7 na-ba-al [...] | |
| 10 | sahar-gar i7-gin7 zi-zi [...] | |
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