CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 048 (P346142)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346142 |
| 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 | The ibbaru harness, there was fifty mina within it, ... on his hips |
| obverse 2 | He tied on the fifty (mina) |
| obverse 3.a | of his hazin axe, (the weapon of) his campaign, |
| obverse 3.b | which weighed 7 talents and 7 mina, he took hold |
| obverse 4 | At the base (of the halub tree) he smote the snake that was immune to incantations |
| obverse 5 | In its branches, the Anzu bird took its chick and dragged it away(?) to the mountain range |
| obverse 6.a | The demon maidens(?) of the empty wind who had built(?) a house in its middle(!? |
| obverse 6.b | fled to the wasteland |
| obverse 7 | He struck the tree at its trunk and cut its branches |
| obverse 8.a | The citizens of his city who had come to him |
| obverse 8.b | made it submit/gathered (the branches)(?) |
| obverse 9 | They gave it to his sister, holy Inanna, as her throne |
| obverse 10 | They gave it to her as her bed |
| obverse 11 | He(!?) took(?) the base of the tree for his ball/How the base of the tree was taken for his ball!(?) |
| reverse 1 | He(!?) took(?) the branches of the tree for his mallet |
| reverse 2 | The one who always played ball(?) brings out the ball in the smoothed(!?) street |
| reverse 2 | The one who always boasted about himself(?) brings out the ball in the smoothed(!?) street; the young men(?) of his city who always played ball(?) |
| reverse 5 | (Because of?) him, (the one by whom?) the force of widow's children was ridden(?) |
| reverse 6 | They lamented (with the phrase) “oh, my neck, oh, my hips(?)!” |
| reverse 7 | Those who had a mother, she was bringing food for her son |
| reverse 8 | Those who had a sister, she was pouring(?) water for her brother |
| reverse 9 | Away from/by means of(?) the accusation of the widows |
| reverse 10 | And the cries to Utu of the young maidens |
| reverse 11 | He dropped(?) his ball and my(!) mallet into the bottom of the netherworld |
| reverse 12 | He brought his hand (up to it), and could not touch it |
| reverse 13 | He brought his foot (up to it), and could not touch it |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-KAR#? | |
| 2 | [...]-ak#? | |
| 3.a | {uruda#}[ha-zi-in-na-ni] har#?-ra#-an#-na#-ka#?-ni# [...] x [...]-x-ni | |
| 3.b | szu# [...]-an#?-dab5!? | |
| 4 | ur2-bi#-a# musz# tu6# nu-zu-e sag sag# ba-ni-ra | |
| 5 | pa-bi-a muszen {d}anzu2{muszen}-de3 amar-bi szu ba-ab-ti hur-sag-sze3 ba!-an-urx(AMA)#? | |
| 6.a | szab-bi ki-sikil-lil2-la2-ke4 e2 im-ma-ni-ib-du3 | |
| 6.b | a-ri-a-ri-esz ba-an-kar-kar-re-esz | |
| 7 | gesz ur2?-ba mi-ni-in-sag3 pa-bi-a szu bi2-in-ku5 | |
| 8.a | dumu iri{ki}-na mu-un-szi-re7{+re}-esz-am3 | |
| 8.b | gu2-bi# imin#-gar-re-esz | |
| 9 | nin9-a-ni ku3 {d}inanna-ra {gesz}gu-za-a-ni-sze3 mu-un-na-da-ab-szum2-mu-usz | |
| 10 | gesz-na2-a-ni-sze3 mu-un-na-da-ab-szum2-mu-usz | |
| 11 | e#-ne? gesz# ur2-ba {gesz}ellag-a-ni-sze3 ba-ab-ti | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-bi-a {gesz#?}ke4#?-me#-a-ni-sze3 ba-ab-ti# | |
| 2 | {gesz}ellag in-di-di-e sila urx(AMA)-ra#? {gesz}ellag na-mu-un-e3-de3 | |
| 5 | e#?-ne# [...] x [...]-x | |
| 6 | a gu2#?-ga2# [...] x-ga2 [...]-ne# | |
| 7 | ama tuku dumu#?-[...]-x | |
| 8 | nin9# tuku szesz#?-a#?-[...]-de6 | |
| 9 | szu#!? du3-du3-a nu#?-mu#-un-kusz-[...] | |
| 10 | i-{d}utu ki-sikil tur-ra-ta | |
| 11 | {gesz}ellag-a-ni u3 {gesz}ke4-me-e-gu10 dur2 kur-ra ba-da-an-szub | |
| 12 | szu-ni mu-ri-in-de6 szu nu-mu-de3-in-tag | |
| 13 | giri3-ni mu-ri-in-de6 giri3 mu-de3-in-tag | |
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