CDLI Literary 000700, ex. 001 (P346155)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000700, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346155 |
| 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 | Lord, holy ornament, bearing a furious and great aura |
| obverse 2 | My king, lord Ningešzida, bearing a furious and great aura |
| obverse 3.a | Hero, falcon of the gods, my king, |
| obverse 3.b | face sparkling (with) joy, equipped with arrows and a quiver |
| obverse 4 | Wild leopard who kills, screaming mušhuš creature |
| obverse 5 | ..., ušumgal creature rushing forth/gnashing its teeth(?) in the marshes, southern storm drawing near to man |
| obverse 6 | First, great ruler living in the mountain midst, smashing heads of sheep(?) in the plain |
| obverse 7 | My king, your mouth/tooth ..., lord Ningišzida, your place(?) ... |
| obverse 8 | Ningešzida, your mouth/tooth ..., lord Ningešzida, your place(?) ... |
| obverse 9 | My(?) linen clad priest, when you put ... thusly, who has known your thoughts? |
| obverse 10 | Ningešzida, when you put ... thusly, who has known your intention? |
| obverse 11 | For the one who has known your holy word, he has known it (to his benefit?), for the one who has not known he has not known it(?) |
| obverse 12 | For the one who has not known, for the one who has not known, ... |
| obverse 13 | Ningešzida, for the one who has not known, ... |
| obverse 14 | When you exalted word comes towards the earth/netherworld, it is indeed a mušhuš creature ... |
| obverse 15.a | Thrashing in the river like(?) a flood, |
| obverse 15.b | ... in the field like(?) a stormwind(?) |
| obverse 16 | Magilum(?), separating the ... high flood, u |
| obverse 17 | ... his own heart/midst ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | en me-te# ku3#-ga ni2 husz gal gur3-ru | |
| 2 | lugal-gu10 en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ni2 husz gal gur3-ru | |
| 3.a | ur-sag# sur2?-du3-a dingir-re-e-ne lugal-gu10 | |
| 3.b | giri17-zal igi gun3 ti mar-ru10 szu du7 | |
| 4 | nemur banda3{+da} sag gesz ra-ra musz-husz szex(|KAxSZE|) gi4-gi4 | |
| 5 | DU-DU-ma? bi-du3 uszumgal ambar-ra guru5 bur2-ra ulu3{+lu} lu2-ra te-a | |
| 6 | nun sag mah kur sza3-ga# lug-ga edin# lu sag dub2-dub2-bu#? | |
| 7 | lugal-gu10 KA-zu MASZ-MASZ-MASZ en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ki-zu x-[...] | |
| 8 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da KA-zu MASZ-MASZ-MASZ en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ki-zu# [...] | |
| 9 | gada-la2-mu2 a-gin7 gar-ra-zu sza3-zu a-ba mu-un-zu | |
| 10 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da a-gin7 gar-ra-zu sza3-zu a-ba mu-[un-zu] | |
| 11 | inim ku3-zu mu-un-zu-ra mu-un-zu nu-mu-un-zu-ra [...] | |
| 12 | nu-mu-un-zu-ra nu-mu-un-zu-ra MI-GIM mu-un-na#-[...] | |
| 13 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da nu-mu-un-zu-ra MI-GIM mu-un#-[na-...] | |
| 14 | inim mah-zu ki-sze3 DU-a-ba musz-husz na-nam x [...] | |
| 15.a | i7#?-da a-ge6-a-gin7#!? du7-du7 | |
| 15.b | a-sza3-ga ma?-ru#? [...] | |
| 16 | [...]-x#-lum a-u5 me ku5-ku5-ru IM [...] | |
| 17 | [...] x# sza3 ni2-ta-na KA mu-un-[...] | |
| 18 | [...] x ki? ra x me#-a# za3# gar# e#? [...] | |
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