CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 012 (P346149)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346149 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| reverse col 1' 1' | (User of) hostile words, (creator of?) hostility, evil person(?) |
| reverse col 1' 2' | You will (repeatedly) argue |
| reverse col 1' 3' | ... whose belly/inside is overflowing with ... |
| reverse col 1' 4' | Mud-spattered pig, dog that ... |
| reverse col 1' 5' | Donkey that eats its own bed |
| reverse col 1' 6' | You can argue with me by means of your truthful(?) heart? |
| reverse col 2' 2' | I(?) spoke to him two times, thus he is aware |
| reverse col 2' 3' | On account of the fact that one has insulted(?), he has aquired pride(?) |
| reverse col 2' 4' | Children, you are the ones who engage in quarreling, we do not ... |
| reverse col 2' 5' | After you (pl.) do not take the case, and do not sit for testimony(?) |
| reverse col 2' 6' | Come, ..., our overseer should take the case |
| reverse col 2' 7' | Overseer of my colleagues, you entrusted me (with a task) |
| reverse col 2' 8' | "They should count up the assignment” |
| reverse col 2' 9' | "They should correct the total” |
| reverse col 2' 10' | You ordered me thus |
| reverse col 2' 11' | (But) they did not ..., they did not count up the total |
| reverse col 2' 12' | Today(?) and daily, they quarrel there (instead) |
| reverse col 2' 13' | Who are they? Who are they? |
| reverse col 2' 14' | The two are Enkihegal(!) and Enkitalu |
| reverse col 2' 15' | Come, you, how will they calm down? |
| reverse col 2' 16' | They did not accept the case, and did not sit for testimony(?) |
| reverse col 2' 17' | You(?) are distressed, ... comes upon you |
| reverse col 2' 18' | What juveniles are present in the place of instruction? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | inim# [...] | |
| 2' | ga-ba-[al ...] | |
| 3' | x [...] | |
| 4' | szah2 lu#?-[...] | |
| 5' | ansze [...] | |
| 6' | sza3 gi4-[...] | |
| 7' | x [...] | |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-ib#-zu-zu#?-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-x-x-x tesz2# he2-em-ma-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] ba#-ni#-[...]-x za#-na nu-ub-szi-si-ge5#-[...] | |
| 5' | [...]-en#?-za#-na#? x la#-ba-an-du8-ru-ne-en-za-na-ta | |
| 6' | [...]-ze2#-en# ugula#-me# di he2-ni-ib-dab5#-be2 | |
| 7' | [...] szu-ga2 mu-e-szum2 | |
| 8' | [... he2]-ib-szid-de3-e-ne | |
| 9' | [... he2]-ib-gin6-ne2-e-ne | |
| 10' | [...] mu-e-da-a-ag2 | |
| 11' | [... li]-bi2#-in-ak-esz nigin nu-un-szid-de3-esz | |
| 12' | [...]-bi#-sze3 du14-da ba-ni-ib-ri-esz# | |
| 13' | [...] a-ba me#-[esz] | |
| 14' | [...]-x-gal2 u3 {disz}{d}en-ki-ta-lu2-am3 e-ne#-[...] | |
| 15' | [... a]-na-gin7-nam zi in-gi4-[...] | |
| 16' | [... ba]-an-ti-esz inim-sze3 la-ba#-[...] | |
| 17' | [...] ugu-zu-usz im-ma#-[...] | |
| 18' | [...] gal2-la-am3#? [...] | |
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