CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 004 (P346170)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000451, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346170 |
| 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 | The speech of Enlil, the king(!?), I(?) set in its place |
| obverse 2 | The city that is beautiful/verdant(?) like heaven inside and out |
| obverse 3 | Nibru, the post of the universe, therefore its flesh is sweetened |
| obverse 4 | Therefore I(?) removed the workforce from the carrying basket |
| obverse 5 | Therefore its army is separated from(?) the weapon |
| obverse 6 | Therefore its gold, silver, bulls and sheep, the tribute of the citizens of Nippur, is released |
| obverse 7 | On behalf of the temple of Enlil, my king, and Ninlil |
| obverse 8 | The workforce of(!?) Ninurta, the mighty hero of Enlil, I(?) therefore removed (from duty) |
| obverse 9 | Half loaves of bread/one half (of the following?)(!?), barley, butter, and sheep's wool was therefore tithed and prepared/taken care of(?) |
| obverse 10 | Therefore evil and violence were “returned into their mouths” |
| obverse 11 | Therefore truth was established in Sumer and Akkad |
| obverse 12 | I was born in Sumer, I am a citizen of Nibru |
| obverse 13 | I am a courageous one who continually stokes his nose in submission(?) |
| obverse 14 | I am one with a wise eye, valued by the intellect(?) |
| obverse 15 | I am an adviser who exhausts (himself) with (his) (unwavering?) way |
| obverse 16 | Knowing everything, I am removed from the people |
| obverse 17 | I am a judge who does not release (an explanation) |
| obverse 18 | (Via?) a decision, I am the one who sets fate (back) in order(?) |
| obverse 19 | (Now) the powerful do not engage in excess/behave arrogantly(?) |
| obverse 20 | The strong do not oppress the poor |
| reverse 1' | Therefore he sent long-fleeced sheep and ... ewes straight to me |
| reverse 2' | From the highland, his(!?) far away place ... |
| reverse 3' | Therefore he brought cedar, juniper, cypress, and boxwood to me by themselves(?) |
| reverse 4' | Enlil, my king, who makes the lands ... submit(!?) |
| reverse 5' | Therefore he made(?) the people take to a single path for me, he made them into a unified voice for me |
| reverse 6' | It is me, I am present facing(?) Enlil, I am the beloved of the Ekur |
| reverse 7' | After Sumer and Akkad had been dispersed |
| reverse 8' | In the Ekurzagin temple of Enlil, in the Egagešua temple of Ninlil |
| reverse 9' | Therefore no king had brought a statue inside for him/her |
| reverse 10' | Thus by means of the loving heart of Enlil the Enamtila temple was opened for me |
| reverse 11' | Thus great amounts of treasure were brought straight into the Ekur temple |
| reverse 12' | Thus everlasting things were piled up in the treasury(?) |
| reverse 13' | A throne whose limbs were limbs of exceeding quality, was thus set up for Enlil, my king(?) |
| reverse 14' | In the Egagešua temple of the Ki'ur, the great place |
| reverse 15' | A throne of Ninlil was thus set up |
| reverse 16' | I am Išme-Dagan, the son of Dagan |
| reverse 17' | The throne of the seven ... enclosures(?), inlaid with(?) ..., nirigi, and šuba stones(?) ... |
| reverse 18' | ... was thus set up for Enlil, my king |
| reverse 20' | It is the 3rd time (in a series) |
| reverse 21' | (The composition with the incipit) “Enlil exceedingly” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nig2-du11-ga {d}en-lil2 lugal-ke4 ki-bi-sze3 mu-un#-[...] | |
| 2 | iri{ki} an-gin7 sza3 bar-ta sag12-[...] | |
| 3 | nibru{ki} dim-gal an-ki-a su-bi hu-mu-du10#-[...] | |
| 4 | erin2-bi {gesz}dupsik-ta he2-em-ta-an-zi#? | |
| 5 | ugnim-bi {gesz}tukul-ta he2!-em-ta-ga2-x | |
| 6 | ku3-si2 ku3-babbar gu4 udu-bi gu2-un dumu nibru{ki}-ke4#-ne# hu-mu#-[...] | |
| 7 | e2 {d}en-lil2 lugal-ga2-sze3 {d}nin-lil2-<<nin-lil2>>-sze3 | |
| 8 | {d}nin-urta ur-sag kal-ga# {d}en-lil2-la2-ka!? erin2-bi ha-ba-ra-x-[...] | |
| 9 | NIG2 sur sze i3 siki udu za3 u ba-ab-ak szu ha-ba-ab-ak | |
| 10 | nig2-erim2 nig2-a2-zi ka-ba he2-em-gi4#? | |
| 11 | nig2-gin6-na ki-en-gi ki-uri he2-ni!-gar | |
| 12 | u3-tu-da ki-en-gi dumu nibru{ki}-me-en | |
| 13 | sza3 tuku giri17 szu? gal2-gal2-me-en | |
| 14 | igi ku3-zu umusz-ta kal-la-me-en | |
| 15 | ad gi4-gi4 a-ra2-da kusz2-u3-me-en | |
| 16 | nig2-nam zu ug3-ta suh3-a-me-en | |
| 17 | di-ku5 u3-en3# nu-sza4-sza4-me-en | |
| 18 | ka-asz-bar si# nam-e sa2#-sa2#?-me-en | |
| 19 | a2#?-tuku nig2#-[...]-x-x | |
| 20 | kal-ga# [...] | |
| 21 | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | udu a-lum [...] | |
| 2' | kur igi-nim-ma! ki# bad-ra2 [...] | |
| 3' | {gesz}erin {gesz#}za-ba-lum {gesz}szu-ur2-me# {gesz#?}[...] | |
| 4' | {d}en#-lil2 lugal-gu10 kur-kur!-re gu2 gesz x x x [...] | |
| 5' | ug3-e du10-us2 dili-ka!? ha#-ma-an!-dab5 gu3 tesz2-a ha-ma-an-si | |
| 6' | ga2#!?-e#-me#-en# {d#}en#-lil2-sze3 gal2-la-me-en ki!? ag2-ga2 e2-kur#-ra-me-en | |
| 7' | u4 ki-en#-gi# [ki]-uri sag2 ba-ab-du11-ga-ta | |
| 8' | e2#?-kur#?-za#?-gin3#? [{d}]en#-lil2#-la2#!-ka# e2-ga2-gesz-szu2-a {d#!?}nin#-lil2#?-la2#!?-ka | |
| 9' | x x x {uruda#?}alan#? ba-ra-na-ni-in-ku4# | |
| 10' | {d#}en#-lil2#-le#? sza3#? ki#? [ag2]-ga2#?-ni#-x e2#-x-[...]-x-[...]-x [...] x [...] x [...] | |
| 11' | e2-kur#?-ra#? [...]-sa2#?-sa2#? | |
| 12' | erim3#? [...] | |
| 13' | {gesz}[gu-za ... {d}]en#?-lil2#? [...] | |
| 14' | e2-ga2#-<gesz>-szu2#-a# [...] | |
| 15' | {gesz}gu#-za# [...] | |
| 16' | {d}isz#-[me-{d}da-gan ...] | |
| 17' | {gesz}gu#-za# [...]-x [...] | |
| 18' | x x x x x [...] x [{d}]en#-lil2 lugal-gu10-ra# hu-mu-na-gub# | |
| 20' | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam! | |
| 21' | {d}en-lil2 diri-sze3 | |
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