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CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 078 (P346141)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346141 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | mu ba-gur4 kusz-bi nu-mu-un-da-dar | The young man was born, but his skin did not grow thick. |
| 2 | ur2-bi-a musz tu6 nu-zu-e gud3 im-ma-ni-ib-us2 | At its base a snake that knows no incantation sat on a throne. |
| 3 | pa-bi-a muszen anzu2{muszen}-de3 amar-bi im-ma-ni-ib-gar | In its branches, the Anzu bird set its calf there. |
| 4 | szab-ba-bi-a ki-sikil lil2-la2-ke4 e2 im-ma-ni-in-du3 | In its ruins, the phantom maiden built a house. |
| 5 | ki-sikil zu2 li9-li9 sza3 hul2-hul2 | The young woman, the tongue of a lilītu-demon makes the heart rejoice. |
| 6 | ku3 {d}ga-sza-an-an-na#-gen er2 e-ne-ne ba-sze8-sze8 | Holy Gašanana wept, they were crying |
| 7 | nin9-a-ni inim in-na-an-du11-ga | his sister has spoken to him, |
| 8 | ur-sag {d}gilgames2 inim-bi ba-e-de3-gub | The hero Gilgamesh stood by his word |
| 9 | {tug2}eb2-ba-ru sza3-ba 5(u) ma-na-am3 ib2-ba-na ba-kar | The ebaru-garment, in its midst, 50 minas, was taken away. |
| 10 | [5(u)]-am3 3(u) gin2 ba-szi-in-ak | 50 shekels he made. |
| 11 | {uru4}ha#-[zi]-an-na har-ra-an-na-ka-ni | His harvest of the hazīna plant on the road |
| 12 | 1(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma#-na#-ka-ni szu-ni-a ba-an-dab5 | 1 talent 7 mana-ka-ni in his hand he took |
| 13 | ur2-bi-a musz tu6 nu-zu-e sag# gesz# ba-am3-ra | At its base a snake that does not know incantations was cut off |
| 14 | pa-bi-a muszen anzu2{muszen}-de3 | In its branches, the Anzu bird |
| 15 | amar-bi szu ba-an#-ti hur-sag-sze3 ba-e-U4#-DU-NE | Its calf received it, he went to the mountain |
| 16 | [szab-ba-bi-a ki]-sikil lil2-la2-ke4 e2 im-ma-an-ni-ib2-x-x-ne | In its ruins, the ghostly maidens ... the house. |
| 17 | e2#-ri#-[e2-ri]-a-szu ba-an-kar-kar-re | He destroyed his E-ri-eria |
| 18 | gesz ur2-[ba mu]-ni-in-bur12 pa-ba mi-ni-in-suh | He smashed the trees in their roots, he wiped their branches out. |
| 19.a | dumu iri#-na# [mu]-un#-de3-re7-esz-am3 | The citizens of his city went with them |
| 19.b | pa mu-un-IGI-tar-ru-ne | they made resplendent. |
| 20 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra {gesz}gu-za-ni-sze3 mu-na-ab-szum2-mu | he gave to holy Inanna as his throne. |
| 21 | gesz-na2-ni-sze3 mu-na-ab-szum2-mu | he gave to him for his bed. |
| 22 | e-ne ur2-bi {gesz}ellag-a-ni-sze3 ba-da-ab-dim2-e | He fashioned the base of the ball (?) for his ball |
| 23 | pa-bi {gesz}e#-ke4#-ma-ni#-sze3 ba-ab-dim2-e | Its branches were fashioned to his yoke |
| 24 | {gesz}ellag al du11-du11-ge# sila ur3-ra {gesz}ellag na-mu-un-e | The ball (?) that is to be sung in the street, the ball(?) should not be played in the streets |
| 25 | ni2 silim du11-du11-ge# sila ur3-ra ni2 silim na-mu-un-e | The one who speaks with calmness, in the street, he should not speak with calm |
| 26 | gurusz iri-na-ka {gesz}ellag al du11-du11-ga-ne | When the young men of his city were playing the ball |
| 27 | e-ne erin2 dumu# nu-mu-un-su-a-ni TUM-ba u5-a | When he brought the troops that did not have children, he was exhausted |
| 28 | a gu2-mu a# ib2#-ba#?-mu a-nir-ni im-ga2-ga2-ne | They set up a šumu-vessel (and) an ibba reed(?) in their ānirnu |
| 29 | ama tuku# dumu#-ni-sze3 ninda mu-na-ab-de6 | The one who has a mother brought bread for her child |
| 30 | nin9# [tuku szesz]-a-ni a mu-na-de2-e | The sister who has a brother bathes for him. |
| 31 | u2#?-sa11#-an-e um-ma-te-a-ra | After he had brought in the sa-plant |
| 32 | ki {gesz}ellag gar-ra-ka-ni gesz-hur# in-hur-re | When he sets the ball in the place of the ball, he changes the plans |
| 33 | {gesz}ellag igi-ni-a mu-ni-in-il2 e2-a-ni-sze3 mu-un-de6 | He raised the ball in front of him and brought it to his house. |
| 34 | a2-gu2-zi-ga-ta ki gesz-hur in-hur-re-ni TUM-ba u5-a | From the Aguziŋa, the place where the divine plans are to be heeded, |
| 35 | szu du3-du3-[a] nu-mu-su-e-ne | they did not let them do the work. |
| 36 | i-{d}utu ki-sikil# tur#-ra-ta | From I-Utu, the young maiden |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{gesz}ellag-a-ni] u3 {gesz}e-ke4-ma-ni dur2 kur#-ra-a-asz ba-da-an-szub | He abandoned his ball and his arrow in the netherworld |
| 2 | [szu]-ni# mu-ni-in-du11 sa2 nu-mu-ub-du11 | He spoke to her, she did not speak to her. |
| 3 | giri3-ni mu-ni-in-du11 sa2 nu-mu-ub-du11 | He spoke to her, but she did not speak to her. |
| 4 | abul-an ganzer igi kur-ra-ke4 dur2 im-ma-ni-in-gar | The Gate of Heaven, Ganzer, the eye of the netherworld, sat down for him. |
| 5 | {d}gilgames2 er2 im-ma-an-pa3 szex(SIG7)-IGI im-ga2-ga2 | Gilgamesh wept and put down a lament. |
| 6 | a {gesz}ellag-mu a {gesz}e-ak-ma-mu | Woe my ball, woe my arrow! |
| 7 | {gesz}ellag la-la-bi nu-mu-un-gi4-a-mu | My ball of joy was not repaid. |
| 8 | eszemen di nu-mu-un-sug4-ga-mu | My ešemen judgments cannot be overturned. |
| 9 | u4-ba {gesz}ellag-mu e2 nagar-ra-ka nu-usz-ma-da-gal2-la | At that time my ball was not present in the house of the carpenter |
| 10 | dam nagar-ra ama ugu-ge26-gin7 nu-usz-ma-da-gal2-la | The spouse of the carpenter is not there with me like a birth mother. |
| 11 | dumu nagar-ra nin9 banda3{+da}-mu nu-usz-ma-da-gal2-la | The son of the carpenter, my junior sister, was there with me. |
| 12 | {gesz}ellag-mu kur-ta a-ba im-ta-e11#-de3 | Who can escape my ball (?) from the netherworld |
| 13 | {gesz}e-ak-mu ganzer3-ta a-ba im-ta-e11#-de3 | Who came out from the “beakmu-tree of Ganzer’? |
| 14 | ARAD-da-ni en-ki-du10-e gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | His servant Enkidu spoke to him: |
| 15 | lugal-mu er2 e-ne ba-sze8-sze8 sza3-zu a-na-asz hul ba-gig | My king weeps, why is he weeping? Why is your heart afflicted with evil? |
| 16 | u4-da {gesz}ellag-zu kur-ta ge26-e hu-mu-ra#-ab-e11-de3 | At that time, I shall bring your ball (?) out of the netherworld for you |
| 17 | {gesz}e-ak-ma-zu ganzer-ta ge26-e hu-mu-ra-ab#-[e11-de3] | I shall bring your arrow from Ganzer to you |
| 18 | tukum-bi u4-da kur-sze3 im-e-a-e11#-[de3] | If the day reaches the netherworld |
| 19 | inim ga-ra-du11 inim-mu# [he2]-dab2 | I want to speak a word to you, may my words be accepted |
| 20 | na# ga#-e#?-de5 na# [de5]-mu# he2#-dab5 | I want to bring (them) down(!?) so that they are seized(?). |
| 21 | tug2# dan2-dan2-na-zu# [na]-an-mu4-mu4# | Do not wear your soiled garment |
| 22 | gir5-gin7 geszkim [na]-an-e3#-esz# | They did not break the contract like a knife |
| 23 | i3# du10#-ga# bur-ra na-an-sze22-sze22 | He should not pour good oil into a bowl |
| 24 | ir-sim-zu-sze3 ba-e-de3-[x?]-nigin2#-nigin2-ne-esz | They ... to your yoke |
| 25 | {gesz}ilar kur-ra nam-mu#-e#-sag3-ge | You should not strike the axe in the mountain |
| 26 | lu2 {gesz}ilar ra-a ba-e-de3-nigin2#-nigin2#-ne-esz | The men who were carrying axes were dragging them around |
| 27 | {gesz}ma#-nu szu-za nam-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He should not place a manu-bowl in your hand |
| 28 | gidim# [ba]-e-de3-ur4-re-en | You should not drag a ghost |
| 29 | {kusz}e#-sir2 giri3-za# nam-mu-un#-si#-ga | You should not tie the sandals on your feet |
| 30 | kur-ra gu3 nam-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | does not call out in the land, |
| 31 | dam# ki#-ag2#-zu ne na-an-su-ub-be2 | Your beloved spouse should not speak a word |
| 32 | dam hul gig-ga-zu nig2 nam-mu-un-ra-ra | Your evil spouse, do not bring about anything bitterly! |
| 33 | dumu ki-ag2-zu ne na-an-su-ub-be2 | Do not speak to your beloved child! |
| 34 | dumu hul gig-ga-zu nig2 nam-mu-un-ra-ra | Your evildoer's son, do not bring anything to him! |
| 35 | i-{d}utu kur-ra ba-e-dab5-be2 | Ištar seized you in the netherworld. |
| 36 | i3#-nu2-a-ra i3-nu2-a-ra | He lies down, he lies down |
| 37 | ama {d}nin-a-zu i3-nu2-a-ra | for the mother Ninazu who lies down |
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