CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 051 (P346145)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346145 |
| 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 a the site of battle? |
| obverse 2 | His mother does not seize his head(?) there, his spouse weeps, his ghost(?) has laid down in the plain |
| obverse 3 | Did you see ...? |
| obverse 5 | Did you see ...? |
| obverse 7 | Did you see ...? |
| obverse 9 | Did you see ...? |
| obverse 11 | ... took away(?) ... |
| obverse 13 | Did you see ...? |
| obverse 16 | ..., he is eating/drinking ... |
| obverse 17 | Did you see the ghost who had no one to place food (as a funerary offering)/who had no funerary offering? |
| obverse 18 | Scraping the pot, he is eating bread crumbs that have fallen into the street |
| obverse 19 | Did you see the little stillbirths, who do not know their own names? |
| obverse 20 | They play in/on a trough/table of gold and silver |
| obverse 21 | ... not abandoned/opened(?) |
| obverse 22 | Suckling/rubbing(?) ... |
| obverse 25 | Did you see ...? |
| reverse 1' | ... was returning |
| reverse 2' | ... was returning(?) |
| reverse 3' | He girded himself/his long arms(?) with implements, armor, the pašu ax, and a spear(?) |
| reverse 4' | He initiated constant/much rejoicing in his palace |
| reverse 5' | The young men(!?) and women of Uruk, the foremost(?) and the matrons of Kulaba |
| reverse 6' | The were looking at the statue/form (of Gilgamesh?) and rejoicing intensely |
| reverse 7' | When Utu emerged from his chamber (at sunrise), he (Gilgamesh?) raised his head |
| reverse 8' | He gave this(?) order |
| reverse 9' | (Saying) “My father and mother, drink clear water!” |
| reverse 10' | The day could not reach the halfway point, it (the libation?) was overflowing(?), they were ... |
| reverse 11' | Gilgamesh cast down the mourning site(?) |
| reverse 12' | It was the 9th day, that he had cast down the mourning site(?) |
| reverse 13' | The young men(!?) and young women of Uruk and the foremost(?) and the matrons of Kulaba wept |
| reverse 14' | It was when he said (this) |
| reverse 15' | He rejected/shoved away the citizen(s) of girsu |
| reverse 16' | (Saying?) “my father and mother, drink clear water!” |
| reverse 17' | Hero Gilgamesh, sun of Ninsun, your praise is sweet |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lu2# ki# me3#-a#-ka# szub#?-x igi# bi2-duh# | |
| 2 | ki# ama#-ni# sag#?-x x x nu#-un!-dab5#-be2# x-ni# er2# x-sze8#-sze8# x-a-ni# edin-na ba-an-nu2 | |
| 3 | [...] x x-ne#?-ke4?-e#? igi#!? bi2#-duh# | |
| 4 | [...] x x NE# x x x x x-x-x-en | |
| 5 | [...] x x [...] bi2#-duh# | |
| 6 | [...]-x | |
| 7 | [... bi2]-duh#? | |
| 8 | [...]-x | |
| 9 | [... bi2]-duh# | |
| 10 | [...]-x | |
| 11 | [...] ba#?-an-kar-asz#? | |
| 12' | [...] x-da#?-an#!?-gul#?-e#? | |
| 13 | [...] x x igi bi2#!?-duh# | |
| 14 | [...]-x-x-ge# | |
| 15 | [...]-ib#-bala#?-x | |
| 16 | [...] al#?-x-e | |
| 17 | [...] bi2#-duh | |
| 18 | [...] x sila szub-ba i3#-gu7#?-x | |
| 19 | [...] bi2#-duh | |
| 20 | [... e]-ne#?-di# im#-de#-ne | |
| 21 | [...] nu#?-bi2#?-tak4#?-a | |
| 22 | [...] x x-a i3-sub#?-be2? | |
| 23 | [...]-x-x | |
| 24 | [...]-x | |
| 25 | [... bi2]-duh#? | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] im#-mi#-gi4#-gi4#?-[...] | |
| 2' | x-x im-mi-gi4-gi4-x-[...] | |
| 3' | {gesz}szu-kara2 a2-kar2-ra {gesz!?}pa-a-szu a2-gid2-da#? da-da-ra-sze3 mi-ni-in-x | |
| 4' | e2-gal-la-na!? hul2-hul2#-la mi-ni-in-gar | |
| 5' | ug3 ki-sikil unu{ki}-ga sag#?-tuku bur-szum2-ma kul#-[aba4{ki} ...] | |
| 6' | alan-bi igi mu-un-bar-bar-re-ne im-ma-hul2-hul2-la | |
| 7' | {d}utu agrun-na-ta e3-a-na#? sag mu-un-na-mi-ni-in-il2#? | |
| 8' | a2-bi mu-un-da-an-ag2 | |
| 9' | a-a-gu10 u3 ama-gu10 a si#-ig#-ga#? nag#?-ze2#?-en# | |
| 10' | u4 nu-mu-un-da-sa9 am3-da-diri AGA?-bi in-szi-in-TAG-ne | |
| 11' | {d}gilgames2-e ki-hul#-a ba-an-szub | |
| 12' | u4 9(disz)-kam ki-hul-a ba-an-szub | |
| 13' | ug3 ki-sikil unu{ki}-ga sag#?-tuku bur#-szu-ma kul-aba4{ki} er2 ba-sze8-sze8 | |
| 14' | bi2-in-du11-ga-gin7-nam | |
| 15' | dumu gir2-su{ki}-a za3 bi2-in-tag | |
| 16' | a-a-gu10 u3 ama-gu10 a si-ig nag#?-ze2?-en | |
| 17' | ur-sag {d}gilgames2 dumu {d}nin-sun2-ka za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 | |
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