CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 006 (P346131)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346131 |
| 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 | Fish, do not reject(?) a companion(!?) |
| obverse 2 | My fish, may various kinds of fish also enter with you |
| obverse 3 | (Possessing) beautiful beards, eating(?) the ulal plant |
| obverse 4 | My fish, my suhurgal carp, may it too enter with you |
| obverse 5 | Eating the ubzal reeds and ... |
| obverse 6 | My fish, my suhurtur carp, may it too enter with you |
| obverse 7 | The one with big lips(?), sucking(?) the young reed growth |
| obverse 8 | My fish, my eštub carp, may it too enter with you |
| obverse 9 | A black boat pole cast into the field |
| obverse 10 | My fish, my gubi eel, may it too enter with you |
| obverse 11 | A farrowing(?) pig ... towards the river bank in order to constantly steal dough(?) |
| obverse 12 | My fish, my gubi eel, may it too enter with you |
| obverse 13 | (Possessing) a horned tail and a crook of a tail(!?), who plunders fruit(?) from the tree(s)(?) |
| obverse 14 | My fish, my great ubi fish, may it too enter with you |
| reverse 1 | The fish ... weeping like a child ... |
| reverse 2 | My fish, the ubi.sig fish, may it too enter with you |
| reverse 3 | (Its) head is a hoe, (its) teeth are a comb |
| reverse 4 | Its skeleton is the top of a conifer(?) tree |
| reverse 5 | Its air bladder(!?) is the waterskin of Dumuzi |
| reverse 10' | My fish, my ... fish, may it too enter with you |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ku6 x ba ba za3 nam-dag#?-ge-a#? | |
| 2 | ku6-gu10 ku6 hi-a he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4-ku4# | |
| 3 | sum4? sa6-sa6 u2-lal3 gux(KA)-gux(KA)# | |
| 4 | ku6-gu10 suhur-gal{ku6}-gu10 he2-ga#-me#-da#-an-ku4-ku4# | |
| 5 | {gi}ub-zal! gu7-gu7! KU NI x [...] | |
| 6 | ku6#-gu10 suhur-tur-<gu10> he2-ga-me-da#-ku4#-ku4# | |
| 7 | nundun!(KA) gal-gal gi-zi nag-x-ke4 | |
| 8 | ku6-gu10 esztub{ku6}-gu10 he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4-ku4 | |
| 9 | {gesz}gi-musz giggi a-sza3-ga ri-a | |
| 10 | ku6-gu10 kun-bi2{ku6}-gu10 he2-ga-me-da-<an-ku4-ku4> | |
| 11 | szah2 ma2-gan-la2 gu2 i7-da-sze3 nig2-silag-ga2 kar-kar-TE?-re | |
| 12 | ku6-gu10 kun-bi2{ku6}-gu10 he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4#-ku4 | |
| 13 | kun si gam3 kun sa-ha gesz?-ta#-ah4# | |
| 14 | ku6-gu10 ubi gal-gu10 he2-ga#-me-da-an-ku4-ku4# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku6 nig2-nag#?-ga#? dumu-gin7 er2 pa3#?-[...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | ku6-gu10 ubi-si-ge he2-ga-me-da-an-ku4-ku4 | |
| 3 | [...]-am3 zu2# ga-rig2-am3 | |
| 4 | [...]-bi# {gesz}I-x [...]-na#? | |
| 5 | [... {kusz}]ummu3#? [...]-da#?-ke4? | |
| 6 | [...] nu#?-ga2-x-NE | |
| 7 | [...] x x | |
| 8 | [...] x | |
| 9' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 10' | [... he2]-ga#-me-da-[an]-ku4#-ku4 | |
Sources & licences
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