CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 025 (P346137)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346137 |
| 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' | They laid it down at the base of the mountain range |
| obverse 2' | His 2nd terror, his 3rd terror ... |
| obverse 3' | His 4th terror, his 5th terror, his 6th terror ... |
| obverse 4' | After his 7 terrors were exhausted, he approached his side |
| obverse 5' | Like a gargeština snake, he went from (a hiding place?) onto his shoulder |
| obverse 6' | As if(!?) he had kissed him, he struck him on his cheek with his fist |
| obverse 7' | Huwawa “flashed his teeth"/laughed(?), ... his forehead(?) |
| obverse 8' | Huwawa spoke to Gilgamesh |
| obverse 9' | Deceiving hero ... |
| obverse 10' | The great two(?) ... upon him ... |
| obverse 11' | The hero by means of his own strength ..., he said? to him “sit” |
| obverse 12' | Huwawa by means of his own strength ..., he said? to him “sit” |
| obverse 13' | The hero sat down, wept, and made sobbing noises |
| reverse 1 | Huwawa sat down, wept, and made sobbing noises |
| reverse 2 | His eye/face ... weeping |
| reverse 3.a | Gilgamesh! ... |
| reverse 3.b | I want to speak to Utu! |
| reverse 4 | Utu, (I) do not know the mother that bore me, (I) do not know the father that reared me |
| reverse 5 | ... bore me in the mountain, you reared me |
| reverse 6 | Gilgamesh swore an oath by heaven, he swore an oath by earth, he swore an oath by the netherworld |
| reverse 7 | He seized his hand(?) saying(?) he(? Enkidu) shall not dig your grave!(?) |
| reverse 8 | Gilgamesh was speaking to Enkidu |
| reverse 9 | Enkidu, may the captured bird go (back) to its place for me(?) |
| reverse 10 | May the captured youth be returned to the lap of his mother |
| reverse 11 | Enkidu replied to Gilgamesh |
| reverse 12 | The tall, (if) he lacks intellect |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ur2# hur#-[...]-ke4# mu-ni-ib#-[...] | |
| 2' | ni2 te-ni 2(disz)-am3 ni2 te-ni 3(disz)# [...] | |
| 3' | ni2 te-ni 4(disz)# ni2 te-ni 5(disz) ni2 te#-[...] | |
| 4' | ni2 te-ni 7(disz)-am3 mu-na#-til-la-ta da-ga-na# ba#-te# | |
| 5' | musz-kar#-gesztin-na-gin7 murgu2-na im-ta-DU#-DU# | |
| 6' | ne mu-un-su-ub-ba-ke5#? te-na tibir-ra bi2#-in#-ra# | |
| 7' | hu-wa-wa zu2 ba-an-da-UD sag-ki#? x x [...] x | |
| 8' | hu-wa-wa {d}gilgames3#-ra#? gu3#? [...] | |
| 9' | ur-sag# lul# si-si-ge# [...] | |
| 10' | min3-na-ne-ne#-bi? mah x [...] ugu#-na# [...] | |
| 11' | ur-sag usu#-ni-ta#? [...] tusz#-a# mu-na#-x-[...] | |
| 12' | hu-wa-wa usu#-ni-ta x [...] tusz#-a# mu-na-[...] | |
| 13' | [ur]-sag-e dur2 im#-x-an-[...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] si12#-[...] | |
| 2 | igi-ni# er2# mu#-na#?-[...] | |
| 3.a | {d}gilgames3# [...] | |
| 3.b | {d}utu-ra ga#-[...] | |
| 4 | {d#}utu# ama# tu-u4-ga2 nu#-[...] | |
| 5 | kur-ra mu-un#-tu#-[...] ba#?-e#?-bulug3#!?-[...] | |
| 6 | {d}gilgames3# zi# an#-na mu-un#-[pa3] zi ki-a mu-un#-pa3# [zi] kur#-ra!? mu#-[un-pa3] | |
| 7 | szu-sze3 mu-un-dab5 ki#?-za#? nam-ba-an#?-tum2#? | |
| 8 | {d}gilgames3 en#-ki-du10-ra gu3#? mu#-na#-de2#-e# | |
| 9 | en-ki-du10 muszen dab5-ba# ki-bi-sze3 ha-ma#?-DU#? | |
| 10 | gurusz dab5#-ba# ur2 ama-ni!-sze3 he2-gi4#-[...] | |
| 11 | en-ki-du10 {d}gilgames3#-ra# [...] | |
| 12 | sukud#-[...] x x [...] | |
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