CDLI Literary 000389, ex. 001 (P346162)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000389, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346162 |
| 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' | Where in Sumer and Akkad will Nunamnir chose? |
| obverse 2' | In Nippur, at the “mountain range of life,” he decreed my(!?) fate |
| obverse 3' | At Ur, it being in the Emudkura shrine |
| obverse 4' | He secured the foundations of his throne |
| obverse 5' | The crown and the (accompanying) aura, (eliciting) the “praise” of kingship, he(!?) put on my(?) head |
| obverse 6' | He made the pure scepter that puts the many people in order the equal of my hand(?) |
| obverse 7' | He gave to my hand ... and the nose-rope that convey the people |
| obverse 8' | ... the temple to be admired(?) he put in order(?) |
| reverse 1' | The gizi reed growth, “standing in silver"(?), flourishes |
| reverse 2' | My canal(?) (that furnishes?) a day of abundance, a reign(?) of ..., the “pure ...” canal is named |
| reverse 3' | Named an everlasting name that is suitable for the mouth, the “its (outlying) ditches are clean” canal is named |
| reverse 4' | (As for?) me, the way of (the canal of?) my city is fish(?), its float/excess(?) is birds |
| reverse 5' | The “pure ...” canal, it flow(!?) is fish(?), its float/excess(?) is birds |
| reverse 6' | The canal whose (outlying) ditches are clean, its flow is fish(?), its float/excess(?) is birds |
| reverse 7' | Abundantly it brought fish to the Ekišnugal temple |
| reverse 8' | ... (on its banks) are munzer plants which one eats (like?) the “honey plant” |
| reverse 9' | Making mottled barley/crops grow in its meadows (so that it) sways like a forest/for it to be denuded (at harvest time) like a forest(?) |
| reverse 10' | The king of the four regions, obedient one of Enlil |
| reverse 11' | Ur-Namma, the shepherd and provider in Sumer and Akkad, loved by Enlil |
| reverse 12' | In his reign(?) that makes(?) (every)thing of Urim rejoice, you are the one who spends time there(?) |
| reverse 13' | Ur-Namma, king with an eternal name, your praise is sweet |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | {d#}nun#-nam#-[nir ...] | |
| 2' | nibru#{ki#}-e# [hur]-sag# [...] nam#-[...] | |
| 3' | uri2#{ki#}-e# e2#-[...] | |
| 4' | {gesz#?}[...]-ni suhuszx(DU@s)-bi# [...]-gin6# | |
| 5' | aga# [...] me#-tesz2 nam#-[...]-la#? sag-[...]-mi-gal2 | |
| 6' | {gesz#?}[...] ku3# ug3 1(szar2) si-si#-[...] szu-ga2 im#-mi#-[...]-sa2# | |
| 7' | [...]-giri17 zi-gal2 DU#-DU#-e#? [...]-gu10-usz im-ma#-an#-szum2#? | |
| 8' | [...]-e#? x [...] e2 u6 di-da-bi [...] im#-mi#-in#-sa2 | |
| 9' | [...] x [...] x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | gi#-zi# [...] | |
| 2' | na-ri-gu10 u4 he2-gal2#-la#? [...] {i7}EZEN-ku3 mu sze-[...] | |
| 3' | mu# da-ri ka-ge5 du-a-ba i7 pa4-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] iri#{ki}-ga2 a-ra2-bi ku6-ab te-li-bi [mu-szi-na] | |
| 5' | [{i7}EZEN]-ku3# iri-bi ku6-ab te-li-bi mu-szi-na# | |
| 6' | [i7 pa4-bi]-luh# a-ra2-bi ku6-ab te-li-bi mu-szi-na# | |
| 7' | [...] ku6 hu-ma#-ra-ab-de6 e2-kisz-nu-gal2-sze3 | |
| 8' | [...] gu2#-gu2 mu-su-ur lu2-u2 u2-lal3 gu7-e | |
| 9' | [...]-bi# sze gu-nu# mu2-mu2 {gesz}tir-gin7 su-su-e-x | |
| 10' | [...]-ub#-da# limmu2-bi sze-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 11' | [...] sipa# u2-a ki-en-gi uri-e ki ag2 {d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 12' | bala#?-na nig2 uri2{ki}-ma-ke4 sila-am3 u4 mi-ni-in-za-e-en-za-e-le za#-e-me#-en | |
| 13' | ur-{d}namma lugal mu da-a-ri za3-mi2-zu du10-ga | |
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