CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 023 (P346139)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346139 |
| 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' | He set out to the blacksmith shop |
| obverse 5' | He was pouring (metal into the molds for) the a'ašgar and agasilig axes, the arms of battle |
| obverse 7' | He set out to the deep shaded orchards(?) |
| obverse 10' | He was cutting down halub trees, apple trees, and boxwood |
| obverse 12' | The citizens (of) his city who came with him |
| obverse 18' | He traversed(!?) the first mountain range |
| obverse 20' | His mind did not find(!) the juniper tree |
| obverse 21' | He traversed(!?) the 2nd mountain range |
| obverse 23' | His mind did not find(!) the juniper/cedar tree |
| reverse 1 | He traversed(!?) the 5th mountain range |
| reverse 3 | His mind did not find(!) the juniper tree |
| reverse 4 | He traversed(!?) the 6th mountain range |
| reverse 6 | His mind did not find(!) the juniper tree |
| reverse 7 | He traversed(!?) the 7th mountain range |
| reverse 9 | His mind did not find(!) the juniper/cedar tree |
| reverse 11 | He did not inquire, he did not seek(?) anywhere |
| reverse 18 | Gilgamesh struck the juniper tree |
| reverse 19 | Enkidu cut the wood/branches(!?) for him |
| reverse 21 | The sons of the widows who had come with him |
| reverse 22 | They were putting down piles |
| reverse 27 | ... Gilgamesh frightened(!?) Huwawa/made Huwawa shiver(!?) in(?) his bedchamber |
| reverse 29 | The one who(?) brought out his terror |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | e2#? simug#?-[...] | |
| 2' | giri3#?-[...] | |
| 3' | a2-asz-[...] | |
| 4' | a2 nam#-ur#-sag#-[...] | |
| 5' | im#-ma#-ni#-x-[...] | |
| 6' | x [...] x x [...] | |
| 7' | [...]-ni#? [...] | |
| 8' | {gesz#}ha#-lu2#-[...] | |
| 9' | {gesz#?}[...] {gesz}taszkarin | |
| 10' | im-[...]-sag3-sag3 | |
| 11' | dumu# iri#-ni# | |
| 12' | x-[...]-re-[...] | |
| 13' | x [...]-ke4 | |
| 14' | x [...] x | |
| 15' | [...] x-x{muszen}-na? | |
| 16' | [...] x [...] x | |
| 17' | x [...] x x [...]-bi#? | |
| 18' | hur#-sag# [disz]-kam# bi#-ri-bala# | |
| 19' | {gesz#}erin# sza3#-ga#-a#-ni# | |
| 20' | nu-mu#-[un]-na#-pax(RU)# | |
| 21' | hur#-sag# [2(disz)-kam bi]-ri#-bala# | |
| 22' | {gesz#}erin# [sza3-ga]-a#-ni | |
| 23' | nu#-mu#-[un-na]-pax(RU)# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | hur-sag 5(disz)#-[kam bi-ri-bala] | |
| 2 | {gesz}erin sza3#-[ga-a-ni] | |
| 3 | nu-mu-un-na-[pax(RU)] | |
| 4 | hur-sag 6(disz)-kam# bi-ri#-[bala] | |
| 5 | {gesz}erin sza3-ga#-a#-ni | |
| 6 | nu-mu-un-na-pax(RU) | |
| 7 | hur-sag 7(disz)-kam bi-ri-bala | |
| 8 | {gesz}erin sza3-ga-a-ni | |
| 9 | mu-un-na-pax(RU) | |
| 10 | en3 nu-tar | |
| 11 | ki nu-mu-un-gi4 | |
| 12 | [...]-am3 | |
| 13 | [...] x-am3 | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | ki#? [...] x | |
| 16 | SAL#? [...] x x | |
| 17 | {d}gilgamesx(|BIL4.MES.GA|)# | |
| 18 | {gesz}erin ba-an-sag3 | |
| 19 | en-ki-du10 gesz mu-na-an-ku5 | |
| 20 | dumu nu-mu-un-kusz-e | |
| 21 | mu-un-de3-re-esz2 | |
| 22 | gu2-ru-na? im-ma-ga2-ga2-ne | |
| 23 | akkil? du11#-bi?-a | |
| 24 | {d}gilgamesx(|BIL4.MES.GA|) | |
| 25 | {d}hu-wa-wa | |
| 26 | ki-nu2-<<ni>>-ni | |
| 27 | im-ma-NIG2-luh-ha | |
| 28 | ni2-ta-ni | |
| 29 | [...] mu-ra-e3-a | |
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