CDLI Literary 000615, ex. 001 (P346154)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000615, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346154 |
| 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 2' | Supreme word ... |
| obverse 3' | “River of the ordeal, no one ... your supreme flow” |
| obverse 4' | He named you |
| obverse 5' | You purify the true man (like) gold |
| obverse 6' | You will furnish the evildoer with(?) disappearance |
| obverse 7' | Faithfully consuming intellect, counsel, and intelligence (as if they were) milk(?) |
| obverse 8' | How he is speaking with a great voice |
| obverse 9' | Supremely intelligent one, eldest son of Enki |
| obverse 10' | You gave ... that covers(?) everything that the supreme ... gave birth to(?) |
| obverse 11' | Asalluhi, (possessor of) profound intelligence, like his father... |
| obverse 12' | Possessor of insight, penetrating everything, for him ... |
| obverse 13' | Supreme purification priest that surveys the cosmic power of everything in the universe |
| obverse 14' | Son who exemplifies broad wisdom, (whose) way (is) a great tree(?) of the split reed(s) (i.e., among splitting reeds?) |
| obverse 15' | Asalluhi, supreme gu4(u) functionary, determining the great fate(s) |
| obverse 16' | Whose “release” (is a) way/decree of which nothing is known |
| obverse 17' | When great An allocated the cosmic powers to the universe |
| reverse 1 | They (the members of the divine assembly?) cast (i.e., assigned?) incantations/murmuring (upon) you (as your lot) |
| reverse 2 | God with a beautiful face, surveyor of humanity |
| reverse 3 | (Possessing) features that exude allure, superior work of the skilled metalworker” |
| reverse 4 | Great voice/adviser(?), judge of the great shrine whose word will not be changed |
| reverse 5 | His way is supreme, I want to intone his song, I want to make his name manifest |
| reverse 6 | One who is possessed of a variegated head(?) of the Abzu, supreme vizier of Eridu |
| reverse 7 | Asalluhi, authoritative one |
| reverse 8 | May the enkum and nenkum functionaries |
| reverse 9 | The abgal, agrig, ..., ..., and the en(?) and ereš-digir(?) functionaries |
| reverse 10 | May they(?) look(?) towards the utterance of your holy mouth |
| reverse 11 | Daily may they prepare the exit for you |
| reverse 12 | (Possessor) of pure hands and feet, who purifies everything, who cleanses the šuluh ritual |
| reverse 13 | You are the one who organizes the namšita functionar(ies) of the Eabzu temple |
| reverse 14 | (In) Ku'ara, your beloved city that was chosen in the heart |
| reverse 15 | May you dwell joyfully (there) |
| reverse 16 | Asalluhi, the ruler with a broad mind (Enki?), ... named you(?) (there) |
| reverse 17 | Towards their/its sight ... |
| reverse 18 | ... ladyship ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | inim mah [...] | |
| 3' | i7-lu2-ru-gu2 a-ra2 mah-zu# nu#-[...] | |
| 4' | mu-sze3 mu-ri-in-sze21 | |
| 5' | lu2 zi ku3-sig17 mu-un-dadag-[ge-en] | |
| 6' | lu2-erim2-e u4-za-ha-al-e ba-ab-szum2#-mu#-[un] | |
| 7' | umusz galga dim2-ma ga zi-de3-esz gu7#-a#? | |
| 8' | e-ne ad gal du11-du11 | |
| 9' | gal-zu mah dumu sag {d}en-ki-ke4 | |
| 10' | [...] x x mah#? u3-tu kilib3-ba-bi szu2 mu-e-szum2#-mu# | |
| 11' | {d}asal-lu2-hi gesztu2 bad a-a-ni-gin7 gal-[...] | |
| 12' | igi-gal2-tuku nig2-nam bur3-bur3!-e e-ne-ra#? [...] | |
| 13' | sanga2-mah an-ki-a me nig2-nam-ma igi zu-zu | |
| 14' | dumu gesztu2 dagal szu du7 a-ra2 gesz gal gi hal-hal-la-ke4 | |
| 15' | {d}asal-lu2-hi gud10 mah nam gal tar-re | |
| 16' | szu bar a-ra2 nig2-nam nu-zu-zu | |
| 17' | an gal an-ki-sze3 me ba-a | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu7-mu7 mu-e-szub-esz | |
| 2 | dingir igi sa6 igi nigin nam-lu2-lu7 | |
| 3 | |SIG7.ALAN|#? hi-li su3 tibir ra gal-an-zu kin2 gal-le ak | |
| 4 | ad gal di-ku5 esz3 mah-a inim-ma nu-kam3-me | |
| 5 | a-ra2-ni mah szir3-ra-ni ga-am3-e11 mu-ni pa ga-am3-e3 | |
| 6 | sag gun3-gun3-nu abzux(DE2) sukkal mah eridu{ki}-ga | |
| 7 | {d}asal-lu2-hi nir-gal2 | |
| 8 | enkum# ninkum | |
| 9 | abgal# abrig2# |MUNUS.LAGAR| BAD |MUNUS.LAGAR| ME en NIN#?-x | |
| 10 | ka ku3 ba-a-zu igi-bi hu-mu-un-szi#-[...] | |
| 11 | u4-szu2-usz-e e3-bi za-ra hu-mu-ra-an-si-ge5#!?-[...] | |
| 12 | szu sikil giri3 sikil nig2-nam ku3-ku3-ug2 szu-luh dadag#-ga# | |
| 13 | nam-szita4 e2-abzu zu2! kesz2-bi za-e-me-en | |
| 14 | kuara{ki} iri ki ag2 sza3-ge pa3-da-zu | |
| 15 | hul2-la hu-mu!-u8-da-an-tusz | |
| 16 | {d}asal-lu2-hi nun sza3 dagal mu-sze3 mu-ri#-[...] | |
| 17 | igi bar#!-bi-sze3 mi-ni-NE-x [...] | |
| 18 | [...] x x AN nam-eresz-e [...] | |
| 19 | [...] x [...] x [...] | |
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