CDLI Literary 000674, ex. 001 (P346152)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000674, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346152 |
| 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 |
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| obverse 1 | Princely son, emerged from the pure ..., spending time(?), ... his(?) horn ... |
| obverse 2 | The mountain of the pure me, shrine Abzu, broad ..., mountain of the ... cosmic powers |
| obverse 3 | The supreme foundation ... |
| obverse 4 | Your reddish aura ... from/in the marshland/throne(?) |
| obverse 5 | (You are) the one whose(?) head is raised on behalf of your goodness as well as your greatness and supremacy |
| obverse 6 | You sail/run/spread out supremely(?) in order to(?) determine fate |
| obverse 7 | Great An broadly put your kingship of the universe at your disposition |
| obverse 8 | (As for?) you great status as princely son, Enlil has perfected your lordship(?) |
| obverse 9 | Enlil has made (your) supreme divinity manifest |
| obverse 10 | The determination of fate on behalf of the way (i.e. flow?) of(?) your supreme cold water(?), the sweet earth, the sweet mother(?) |
| obverse 11 | Enki at the inner(?) ... has set at your feet |
| obverse 12 | Enlil engendered you into (a role of) supremacy and lordship |
| obverse 13 | Nanna, your crescent is invoked by the name “the seven crescents"(?) |
| obverse 14 | Enlil uttered your name, which is holy, for you in the universe |
| obverse 15 | Princely son, he made your greatness manifest in the universe |
| obverse 16 | The supreme assembly has bestowed upon you his Enlil-ship |
| obverse 17 | Enki at the mound(?) of Eridu determined your lordship and supremacy for you |
| obverse 18 | At the supreme Abzu, the mound(?) of shrine Eridu, on behalf of your great lordship |
| obverse 19 | The king of the universe, ..., spoke on account of your greatness |
| obverse 20 | Nanna, he has selected as (your) share your(?) exaltedness among the Anuna gods |
| obverse 21 | He seated you/made you dwell (in?) the holy dwelling(!?) among(?) their heart-gladdening(?) pure cosmic powers |
| obverse 22 | He has chosen the great gods for nindaba offerings |
| obverse 23 | They sat in the family shrine(?), (its) midst filled with supreme allure |
| obverse 24 | He has given the gods heart-gladdening siskur offering/ritual there |
| obverse 25 | He sat you in the supreme place, a pure place |
| obverse 26 | He sat(!?) you in the supreme place, a pure place |
| obverse 27 | Enki purifies the dwelling, he sanctifies the ... place(?) |
| obverse 28 | He purifies heaven for you, he sanctifies earth for you |
| obverse 29 | The Ekišnugal temple, the temple that is a forest of cedar trees, ... |
| obverse 30 | He prepares your supreme dais (in?) a pure place for you, it is(?) the torch(?) of the universe |
| obverse 31 | He properly executes your supreme plans and cleansing ritual for you |
| reverse 1 | He purifies the Dumah, your ... dining hall (and?) the table of(?) the pure place for you |
| reverse 2 | In you morning meal, in the afternoon meal, your afternoon and morning meal(!?) |
| reverse 3 | He has set the loads of(?) nindaba offerings in order for you |
| reverse 4 | He purifies and sanctifies the temple of(?) the cleansing rites(?) for you |
| reverse 6 | ... chose/named ... there |
| reverse 7 | Enki, the engenderer of his Abzu(?), sets up/initiates the cleansing ritual for you there |
| reverse 8 | Kusu has served in conjunction with(?) the cleansing ritual, in(?) the temple fashioned by itself |
| reverse 9 | At the outside of the inner ... the oven (for) bulls, sheep, and bread(?) at the outside of the shrine, (with?) the holy cleansing ritual |
| reverse 10 | In the temple he purifies, he(?) has been ready(?), (his) limbs sit (idle?) |
| reverse 11 | In order that the holy cleansing ritual is not abandoned, (from) the supreme marsh |
| reverse 12 | From the broad and pure ..., its fate emerges |
| reverse 13 | The Ekišnugal temple, supreme and holy dais, equipped with the great and supreme me of the universe |
| reverse 14 | When you wash at the holy ..., (on?) the supreme bank |
| reverse 15 | When you put (i.e., apply?) oil of the mountains (on your) pure body |
| reverse 16 | Nanna, (when) you sit on your supreme dais |
| reverse 17 | The gadamah garment, the exalted crown (with) shining horns, the pectoral of lordship |
| reverse 18 | Pure oil, holy oil, sanctified oil |
| reverse 19 | The supreme oil, the oil of lordship/en priesthood, the oil of the great assembly, it is of (i.e., on?) the holy body |
| reverse 20 | In his blue quay, his supreme quay, his pure quay |
| reverse 21 | Ningublaga, the lord who has purified the hands |
| reverse 22 | (And?) Enki purify the hands in the Abzu of Eridu |
| reverse 23 | In order that you set pure hands(?) towards(?) your food and drink(?) (upon?) the table (of?) your dining hall (on?) the platform |
| reverse 24 | Kusu, the one who(?) purifies hand and sanctifies hands, will purify the hands |
| reverse 25 | Enki purifies the hands in the Abzu of Eridu |
| reverse 26 | Determining a good and great destiny (for both?) shrine Abzu and the supreme throne of Ur |
| reverse 27 | The Ekišnugal temple is a pure and good dwelling, (and) Ningal is its supreme queen |
| reverse 28 | The holy ... is a pure place of your queenship for Nanna the king |
| reverse 29 | The Ekišnugal temple, the pure cella, the temple of your kingship |
| reverse 30 | Nanna and Ningal have rejoiced (in) the dwelling |
| reverse 31 | Suen, supreme knowing lord of the universe, your crown is a supreme crown |
| reverse 32 | Casting(?) a red/furious aura throughout the universe, ... Dilimbabbar, thus the hands(?) are pure for him |
| reverse 33 | Thus they are pure like heaven for him, thus they are sanctified like earth for him |
| reverse 34 | Thus they are clean for him like the midst of heaven(?) |
| reverse 35 | Thus ... in/of the universe raises (his) head (with) a pure crown |
| reverse 36 | Suen, supreme knowing lord of the universe, ideally suited for the pure dais |
| reverse 37 | Dilimbabbar(?), the crown, ... the true crown (with) supreme shining horns, |
| reverse 38 | Raises (his head) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | dumu nun-e#? |ABxA| ku3-ta e3#?-a ba-zal-zal si NI#? [...] | |
| 2 | kur me sikil esz3 abzu sza3 x [...] x dagal kur# me#? [...] | |
| 3 | ki-ur3 mah x [...] x la [...] | |
| 4 | SUG-ta me-lam2# husz#?-a#-zu#? musz3# im#?-[...]-ge-en | |
| 5 | nam-du10-zu-sze3 nam-gal nam-mah-zu-sze3! sag im-ma#-il2#-la2 | |
| 6 | nam tar#-re-de3-esz a2 mah mi-ni-in-su13-un | |
| 7 | nam-lugal an-ki-zu an gal-e szu dagal mu-ri-in-du11 | |
| 8 | nam-dumu-nun gal-zu {d}en-lil2-le nam-men szu mi-ri-in-du7 | |
| 9 | nam-dingir mah {d}en-lil2 pa e3 ma-ra-ni-in-e3 | |
| 10 | 1(u) a-ra2-a a sig mah-zu-sze3! nam tar-re ki du10 ama du10 | |
| 11 | {d}en-ki |ABxA| sza3 ku3-ta giri3-zu-sze3! im-mi-in-gar | |
| 12 | {d}en-lil2 nam-mah nam-en-na mi-ni-in-tu-de3-en | |
| 13 | {d}nanna u4-sakar-zu u4-sakar imin-bi mu pa3-da | |
| 14 | {d}en-lil2 an-ki-ka mu-zu ku3-ga mu mi-ri-in-pa3 | |
| 15 | dumu nun-e nam-gal-zu an-ki-a pa e3 im-mi-in-e3 | |
| 16 | ukkin mah nam-{d}en-lil2-la2-na sag-e-esz mu-ra-an-rig7 | |
| 17 | {d}en-ki!-ke4 du6? eridu{ki}-ta nam-men nam-mah-zu mu-ri-in-tar | |
| 18 | abzu mah du6? esz3 eridu#{ki#}-ta nam-en gal-zu-sze3 | |
| 19 | lugal an-ki-ke4 x x DAR-a nam-gal-zu-sze3 ba-an-du11 | |
| 20 | 1(u) {d}nanna sag-zu!? il2# {d}a-nun#-na#-ke4-ne-er# ha-la ba-an-pa3 | |
| 21 | me sikil sza3 hul2-la-ka-ne-ne ki#!?-tusz ku3#? im-mi-ni-in-tusz-un | |
| 22 | dingir gal-gal-e-ne nindaba#-esz ba#-an-pa3 | |
| 23 | za3-gu-la2 sza3 hi-li mah#? si-a [...]-in-durun-usz | |
| 24 | dingir-re-e-ne siskur2 sza3 hul2-la-ne#?-[... im]-mi#-ni-in-szum2-szum2 | |
| 25 | ki-mah ki ku3-ga mi-ni-in-[tusz]-un# | |
| 26 | {d}nanna ki ku3-ga ki-tusz ku3 mi-ni-in-tusz#?-un#? | |
| 27 | {d}en-ki-ke4 ki-tusz ma-ra-ab-sikil#-e# ki#? x ma#?-ra#-ab-szen-e | |
| 28 | an mu-ra-ab-ku3-ge ki mu-ra#-ab#?-szen#?-[...] | |
| 29 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 e2 tir {gesz}erin-na# x x x-an#?-x | |
| 30 | [1(u)] bara2# mah-zu ki ku3-ga ma-ra-ab-ak izi#?-gar#? an-ki-a | |
| 31 | gesz#-hur szu-luh mah-zu si# ma#-ra#-x-sa2-e# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | du6-mah unu2#? x-zu? banszur ki#? ku3-ga# ma-ra-ab-szen | |
| 2 | kin2-nim-za kin2#-sig-ga kin2-sig kin2-nim-zu | |
| 3 | gu2!? nidba#?-x si ma-ra-an-sa2 | |
| 4 | e2 szu-luh-ha# ma#-ra#-ab-ku3-ug ma-ra-ab-szen | |
| 5 | e2-e sa-kesz2#?-DU sa x GAB? x x KA x ba-an-szum2? | |
| 6 | nam#-nun-x mi-ni-in-pa3 | |
| 7 | {d}en-ki abzu-ni u3-tu szu#!-luh mu-ra-an#-ga2-ga2#! | |
| 8 | {d}ku3-su13-e szu-luh-ha ba-ni-gub e2 ni2-bi u3-tu | |
| 9 | 1(u) |ABxA| sza3 bar-ba gir4 gu4 udu ninda esz3 bar-ba szu-luh ku3-ga | |
| 10 | e2-e i3-im-sikil-e sag ba-ab-ha-za a2-szu-giri3 ba-an-durun-usz | |
| 11 | szu-luh-ha ku3 nu-szub-bu-sze3 sug mah | |
| 12 | |ABxA| dagal ku3-ga-ta nam-bi im-ta-e3 | |
| 13 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 bara2 mah ku3-ga me gal mah an-ki-a szu du7 | |
| 14 | |ABxA| ku3-ta pesz10 mah a tu5-a-zu | |
| 15 | i3 hur-sag su ku3-ga gal2-la-zu | |
| 16 | {d}nanna bara2 mah-zu dur2#? gar-ra | |
| 17 | gada-mah aga sag il2 si mul suh-gir11 nam-men-na | |
| 18 | i3 ku3 i3 sikil i3 dadag-ge | |
| 19 | i3 mah i3 nam-men i3 ukkin gal-zu su-bar ku3-ga-ka | |
| 20 | 1(u) kar za-gin3 kar mah kar ku3-ga-na | |
| 21 | {d}nin-gublaga-ke4 en szu im-ma-an-ku3-ga | |
| 22 | {d}en-ki abzu eridu{ki}-ta szu-bi i3-im-sikil-e | |
| 23 | u2-a-zu banszur unu2 ki-gal-zu-sze3 szu ku3 ga2-ga2-zu-sze3 | |
| 24 | {d}ku3-su3-e szu sikil szu dadag ak szu im-ma-an-ku3-ge | |
| 25 | {d}en-ki abzu eridu{ki}-ta szu-bi i3-im-sikil-e | |
| 26 | esz3 abzu bara2 mah uri2{ki}-ma nam du10 gal tar-re | |
| 27 | e2#-kisz#-nu-gal2 ki-tusz ku3 du10-ga-am3 {d}nin-gal eresz! mah-bi | |
| 28 | x x ku3 ki nam-eresz-za {d}nanna lugal-bi-ir | |
| 29 | e2-kisz#-nu#-gal2 agrun ku3-ga e2 nam-lugal-zu | |
| 30 | {d}nanna {d#}nin-gal ki-tusz mi-ni-ib2-hul2 | |
| 31 | {d}suen#?-[e] en# zu mah an-ki aga-zu aga mah-am3 | |
| 32 | me-lam2 husz# an-ki#-a ri#?-a# x [{d}]dil#?-im2-babbar szu#? he2-en-na-ku3-ge | |
| 33 | an-gin7 he2-en-na-ku3-ge# [ki]-gin7# he2-en-na-szen-e | |
| 34 | sza3# an#?-na#?-gin7 [he2]-en-na-dadag-ge | |
| 35 | x [...] an-ki-a aga!? ku3 sag# [he2]-em-ma-il2-e | |
| 36 | [{d}]suen#-e en zu mah! an#-ki# bara2 sikil-la szu du7! | |
| 37 | [{d}]x-DU-babbar-e sag-men aga# zi-da si mul mah x x | |
| 38 | sag#! im-ma-il2-e# [...] | |
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