CDLI Literary 000616, ex. 001 (P346157)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000616, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346157 |
| 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 | True woman, the Utu (i.e., sun) of the land, I want to praise the lamma |
| obverse 2 | Supreme vizier of mother Bau, who engenders the life of the king |
| obverse 3 | Pure rider, bringing her tablet of life down from the midst of heaven |
| obverse 4 | Wind(?) from above going along the path, making abundance manifest(!?) |
| obverse 5 | The one who advances forth, the fitting one of Bau, she is the ornament of the Irikug sacred precinct |
| obverse 6 | Lamma, the one of the siskur prayer/ritual, (says) “I want to say a sweet word for Bau” |
| obverse 7 | Who loves the people, when you rejoice at their gift |
| obverse 8 | Lammasaga of Bau ... we praise profoundly |
| obverse 9 | ... (with?) a beautiful(?) head(?), bearing allure, both halves (of her head) are(?) gleaming lapis |
| obverse 10 | ..., sparkling/variegated ... |
| obverse 11 | ... your admiration/sight |
| obverse 12 | ... may she look at(?) the king there |
| obverse 13 | ... when you stand/your standing, honey ... |
| reverse 2' | ... of pure limbs(?) |
| reverse 3' | ..., true lady, my lamma |
| reverse 4' | Lammasaga of Bau ... we praise profoundly |
| reverse 5' | May your saying “may ... attached ... to ..."(?), ... |
| reverse 6' | Noble one, beloved by Bau, the important lady of the true command |
| reverse 7' | May she ... for you, may ... be sweet(?), lady to be sweetened like ... and wine? |
| reverse 8' | Lord Igalima, may the(?) praise be greatly present |
| reverse 9' | True lady, my protective deity, lady of your (own?) craft of proclamation(?) |
| reverse 10' | Lamasaga of Bau ... we praise profoundly |
| reverse 11' | The lady ... joyful(?) eating and drinking, raising ... abundance ... |
| reverse 12' | The dwelling “abundance from/in(?) the Abzu,” bellowing nobly in (consuming) liquor and beer |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | munus zi {d}utu kalam-ma {d}lamma me-tesz2 ga-i#-i# | |
| 2 | sukkal! mah ama {d}ba-ba6 zi lugal-la u3-tu | |
| 3 | ra-gaba ku3 an-sza3-ta dub nam-ti-la-na e11#-de3 | |
| 4 | tu15 an-ta giri3-a DU he2-gal2 pa e11 | |
| 5 | mu-x-hi-isz-tum sag szum2 me-te {d}ba-ba6 uru2-ku3-ga he2-du7-bi-im# | |
| 6 | {d}lamma lu2# siskur2-ra {d}ba-ba6-ur2? inim du10 ga#-di | |
| 7 | nam-lu2-lu7{lu} ki ag2 nig2-ba-bi hul2-le#-za | |
| 8 | {d}lamma-sa6-ga {d}ba#-ba6# MUNUS-bi su3-u4-sze3 ga-mu-e-i-i-de3-en | |
| 9 | x sag sa6 hi-li gur3-ru kiszi4-kiszi4 {na4}za-gin3 duru5 | |
| 10 | [...] x-ga TUG2 NIG2 gesz? E gun3#-gun3#-gu2 | |
| 11 | [...] DU-e#? a#?-ma?-ru-um? u6-di-zu | |
| 12 | [...] x lugal-sze3 <igi?> he2-em-szi-ni-gal2 | |
| 13 | [...] gub#?-bu-zu# lal3 x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x LU LU ru#? [...] | |
| 2' | [...] gesz?-gi-na tam-tam-ma-ka | |
| 3' | [...] x-ra munus zi {d}lamma-gu10 | |
| 4' | [{d}lamma-sa6-ga {d}ba-ba6] MUNUS#-bi su3-u4-sze3 ga-e-i-i-de3-en | |
| 5' | [...] x dub?-ba?-sze3 la2-a he2-em-me-za e3? ur4? ak | |
| 6' | nir-gal2 ki ag2 {d}ba-ba6 nin dugud du11-ga zi-da-ke4 | |
| 7' | ha-ra-ni-ib-x he2#?-<<IM?>>-em-ku7 nin x gesztin?-gin7 ku7-ku7-da | |
| 8' | en {d}ig-alim-ma-ke4 gal-bi hu-mu-gal2 me-tesz2-bi | |
| 9' | munus zi {d}lamma-gu10 nin nam-gu3-de2-a-za | |
| 10' | {d}lamma-sa6-ga {d}ba-ba6 MUNUS-bi su3-u4-sze3 ga-mu-e-i-i#-de3#-en | |
| 11' | nin gu7 nag giri17-zal? x nam-he2-a x il2-i | |
| 12' | ki-tusz he2-gal2 abzu-ta kurun2 kasz-a gu3 nun di | |
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