CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 050 (P346144)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346144 |
| 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 struck (and dislodged(?)) the mast/mooring pole/loom peg(!?)? How is he (found) there? |
| obverse 2 | (He says?) “Now, someone should say to my mother(?) “his torn out (dislocated) rib (i.e., boat planking)(!?) (let the) water (pour in?)” |
| obverse 3 | The (supporting) beam(!?) (crumbling) like breads crumbs, destroyed him(!?) with water(!?) |
| obverse 4 | Did you see the man who had fallen from the roof(!?) How is he (found) there? |
| obverse 5 | He ... like an ox, eaten by parasites |
| obverse 7 | Did you see the man who was overtaken by(?) the curse(?) of his mother and father? How is he (found) there? |
| obverse 8 | (His) heir has absconded from him, his ghost(?) roams around |
| obverse 10 | Did you see the man who was (intent to) not respect the command of his mother and father? How is he (found) there? |
| reverse 1' | His food is set aside, his water is set aside |
| reverse 3' | He is eating ... food, he is drinking ... water |
| reverse 4' | Did you see the man who fell in battle(?)? How is he (found) there? |
| reverse 5' | There(?) his (father and?) mother do not grasp(?) (his?) head, his wife weeps |
| reverse 7' | Did you see (the man) whose corpse lies(!) in the plain ...? How is he (found) there? |
| reverse 8' | ... apart from(?) ... |
| reverse 10' | Did you see the ghost that does not have someone (to provide) funerary offerings (for him)? I saw him. How is he treated? |
| reverse 11' | ..., he eats his bread crumbs that have fallen (into) the street |
| reverse 13' | <Did you see>(?) the tiny stillborn babies, who do not know their own names? How are they (found) there? |
| reverse 14' | They play in a trough/bucket of gold and silver (filled with) honey and ghee |
| reverse 15' | Did you see the man who was set on fire(?)? I looked around for him and did not see him |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lu2#? {gesz}|DAR.GAG| ra igi bi2-[duh] a-na-gin7 i3-gal2# | |
| 2 | x-TUG2 ama-gu10 lu2 he2-en-na-ab#-be2# ti bur12-ra-ni a [...] | |
| 3 | {gesz#?}sag-du ninda pad-pad-ra2-ni a bi2-ib-gul-la-a#? | |
| 4 | lu2#? urx(AMA)-ta szub-ba igi bi2-duh a-na-gin7 i3-gal2 | |
| 5 | [...]-gin7 al-x-ma eh im-da-ab-gu7#? | |
| 6 | [...] a#?-a ama-na-ke4 sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga#? | |
| 7 | [igi] bi2#-duh a-na-gin7 i3-gal2# | |
| 8 | ibila#? ba-an-da-kar#?-ra#? [...]-x szu# al-dag#?-dag#?-ge#? | |
| 9 | [...] inim#? a!-a-na u3 ama!?-na [...] nu#?-te#?-ga2?-dam igi bi2-duh | |
| 10 | [...] i3#-gal2# | |
| 11 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ni [...] | |
| 2' | [...] BU# al-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] a!? [...] | |
| 4' | [...]-a#? szub-ba igi bi2-[duh] a-na-gin7 [i3-gal2] | |
| 5' | [...] sag-du nu-dab#?-dab#?-[...]-ne#? dam#-a-ni er2 ba-ni-sze8-sze8 | |
| 6' | [...] edin#?-na nu2#-na | |
| 7' | [...]-ma igi! bi2-duh a-na-gin7 i3-gal2 | |
| 8' | [...] x-ta x-ta im-x-LU#? | |
| 9' | [...] ki-si-ge? nu-tuku | |
| 10' | [...] i3-gal2 | |
| 11' | [...] pad#? ninda pad-ra2-a-ni sila#? szub#?-ba i3-gu7#?-e | |
| 12' | [...]-gar-ra tur-tur# [...] ni2#-bi nu-zu!? | |
| 13' | a#-na-gin7# [...] | |
| 14' | {gesz#}bunig# ku3#?-[...] | |
| 15' | lu2# izi NE#-[...] igi bi2-bar? [...] | |
Sources & licences
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