CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 049 (P346143)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346143 |
| 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 | Did you see the man who fell from the roof? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 2 | His bones were not mended(?) |
| obverse 3 | Did you see the man who Iškur trampled (with a storm?)? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 4 | He ... like an ox, eaten by parasites |
| obverse 5 | Did you see the man who fell in battle(!?)? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 6 | His food is set aside, his water is set aside, eating ... food and ... water |
| obverse 7 | He is living in the city of his god(!) |
| obverse 8 | Did you see the man who was (intent to) not respect the command of his mother and father? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 9 | He does not cease screaming “Alas, my self/wind (i.e., breath?)(!?)! Alas, my limbs(?)” |
| obverse 10 | Did you see the man who was overtaken by(?) the curse(?) of his mother and father? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 11 | His heir has absconded, his ghost roams around |
| obverse 12 | Did you see the man who disregarded the oath of his god? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 13 | His ghost eats bitter food and drinks bitter/brackish water |
| obverse 14 | Did you see the ghost that does not have someone to place food (for him)? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| obverse 15 | He eats scrapings of the bowl, bread crumbs ... that have fallen into the street |
| reverse 1 | Did you see the tiny stillborn babies, who do not know their own name? I saw them. How are (they) treated? |
| reverse 2 | They play in a trough/bucket of gold and silver (filled with) honey and ghee |
| reverse 3 | Did you see the man who was set on fire(?) I did not see him |
| reverse 4 | His smoke has risen into heaven, his ghost is not held on the ground/in the netherworld |
| reverse 5 | Did you see the man who deceives the god (by) having sworn an oath? |
| reverse 6 | I saw him. How is he treated? |
| reverse 7 | At the libation place for the dead at the top(?) of the netherworld, ..., he drinks with (perpetual) thirst/thirst consumes him(?) |
| reverse 8 | Did you see the citizen of girsu, the ... of his father and mother? |
| reverse 9 | I saw him. How is he treated? |
| reverse 10 | From before that single man (i.e., per man) there are a thousand citizens of Martu, he cannot beat them away, I(!?) do not “heap the chest” against ...(!?) |
| reverse 11 | The citizens of Martu captured me (as I was trying to escape?) before(?) the place of libations for the dead, at the top/opening(?) of the netherworld |
| reverse 12 | Did you see the citizens of Sumer and Akkad? I saw (them). How are (they) treated? |
| reverse 13 | They are made to drink the water of a place of ambush, roiled water |
| reverse 14 | Where do my father and mother dwell? I saw (them). How are (they) treated? |
| reverse 15 | The two were made to drink the water of a place of ambush ...(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 ur3-ta szub-ba igi bi2-duh#-[am3] igi i-ni-in-duh-am3# [a-na-gin7 an-ak] | |
| 2 | giri3-pad-ra2-ni szu gibil# nu-ub-du11#-[...] | |
| 3 | lu2 {d}iszkur-ra giri3-bala mu-ni-in-ra#!? igi bi2-duh-am3 igi i-ni-duh-am3 a#-na-gin7#? an-ak#? | |
| 4 | gu4-gin7 al-BALAG eh im-da-gu7#-[...] | |
| 5 | lu2 me3#? szub-ba igi bi2-duh-am3 igi i-ni-duh#-am3# <a-na-gin7 an-ak> | |
| 6 | u2-ni# [al]-bar a-ni al-bar u2 BU al-gu7#?-e#? a BU al-na8#?-na8#!? | |
| 7 | iri dingir#-ra-a al-tusz | |
| 8 | lu2 inim# ama# a-a-na-ke4# ni2 nu-te-ga2-dam igi bi2-duh-am3#!? igi# i#-ni-duh-am3 a-na-gin7 an-ak | |
| 9 | a#! IM-gu10 a gesz-ge#?-en#?-na-gu10 szeg10 gi4 nu-x-gul-e#? | |
| 10 | lu2 asz2 ama a-a-na-ke4 sa2 bi2-du11#?-ga#? igi bi2-duh-am3 igi in-duh-am3 a-na-gin7#!? an#-ak | |
| 11 | ibila ba-da#-kar gidim-ma-ni szu al-[dag]-dag#?-ge | |
| 12 | lu2 mu dingir-na#? sag bi2-in-sal#-la igi bi2-duh-[am3] igi# i#-ni-in-duh#-am3# [a]-na-gin7 an-ak#? | |
| 13 | gidim-ma-ni u2# ses#? al#?-gu7#?-[...] | |
| 14 | gidim# lu2 ninda si-ge5 nu#-tuku [igi bi2]-duh-am3 igi i-ni-duh-am3# [a]-na#-gin7 an-ak#? | |
| 15 | szu# su#-ub#!?-be2 utul2-a#? ninda pad#-pad#?-ra2 PA sila szub-ba i3-gu7#-e | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] mu ni2-ba nu-zu igi bi2-duh#-am3#! igi# i-ni-duh-am3 a-na-gin7 an-ak | |
| 2 | {gesz}bunig# ku3#!?-sig17# ku3#-babbar# lal3 i3-nun-na e-ne im-da-e-ne | |
| 3 | lu2 izi# la2 igi bi2-duh-am3 igi nu-mu-x-duh#-am3# | |
| 4 | i-bi2-ni an-na ba-a-e11-am3#? gidim-a-ni ki-a nu-ub-dab5 | |
| 5 | lu2 dingir# lul-lul si-ge5 nam-erim2 ba-an-ku5 | |
| 6 | igi bi2-duh-am3 igi i-ni#-duh#-am3# a-na-gin7 an-ak | |
| 7 | ki-a-nag sag kur-ra#-[...] x-ra x immen2-a i3-na8-e | |
| 8 | dumu gir2-su{ki}-a x x a-a-na u3 ama-na | |
| 9 | igi bi2-duh-am3 igi# i#-ni-duh-am3 a-na-gin7 an-ak | |
| 10 | igi lu2 disz-ta-am3 li-im dumu mar-tu me-esz gidim-a-ni szu# la-ba-an-ta-ra-ra gaba nu-szi-dub?-bu?-en? | |
| 11 | dumu mar-tu{ki}-a ki-a-nag sag# kur-ra-ke4 igi-ba bi2-ib2-dab5-be2-en | |
| 12 | dumu ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 igi bi2-duh-am3 igi i-ni-duh-am3 a-na-gin7 an-ak# | |
| 13 | a ki-lul-la a# lu3-a bi2-ib2-nag-me-esz | |
| 14 | a-a-gu10 u3 ama-gu10 me-a se12-[me]-esz igi bi2-duh-am3# igi i-ni-duh-am3# [a-na-gin7 an-ak] | |
| 15 | [min]-na#-ne-ne#? a#? ki-lul#?-[...] bi2-ib2#-nag#-[...] | |
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