CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 002 (P346178)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346178 |
| 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 | ... of the Anuna |
| obverse 2 | ... I want to praise(?), your alone ... |
| obverse 3 | ... is bearing an aura, possession radiance |
| obverse 4 | ... making ... tremble(?) like ... |
| obverse 5 | ... the enemy did not make its way straight/do ... properly on your behalf(?) |
| obverse 6 | And therefore the ... of your supreme ... overwhelm them(?) |
| obverse 7 | Alas, your name, holy An(?) alas, your name |
| obverse 8 | Your supremacy and praise(?) ... the enemy(!?) shall not approach(?) |
| obverse 9 | Holy An(?), alas, your name |
| obverse 10 | Great Mountain(?), shepherd of the land and the black-headed |
| obverse 11 | Enlil, your command decides a great fate |
| obverse 12 | Supreme flood(?) which cannot be withstood/rivaled(?) |
| obverse 13 | Supreme ... Nunamnir, your command covers (like) a flood(?) |
| obverse 14 | ... is ... which will raise ... |
| obverse 15 | ... is ..., and therefore(?) it will rock the earth |
| obverse 16 | Enlil, alas, your name |
| obverse 17 | ... exalted along with Enlil |
| obverse 18 | ... of the land |
| obverse 21 | ..., alas, your name |
| obverse 22 | Fierce/reddish god clad in an aura, NinIsina |
| obverse 23 | The fierce enemy, who Shulgi has not (yet) seized |
| reverse 1 | Her fierce forehead raises ... (against?) |
| reverse 2 | And therefore the one who exudes anger(?), when she terrifies like a wave, ... from above |
| reverse 3 | (Her) great weapon(!)/intelligence(!)(?) (of?) capital punishment/death, the craft of the physician, splits(?) through the gore/viscera(?) |
| reverse 4 | ... she pours sick(ness inducing?) poison(?) |
| reverse 5 | ... she prowls(?), the naming of (her) name fills/silences (everything)(!?) |
| reverse 6 | NinIsina, alas, your name |
| reverse 7 | Great aura/wind of the plain, ... |
| reverse 8 | ... by means of its strength ... |
| reverse 9 | ... may ... great(?) and supreme ... |
| reverse 10 | Like ... may ... (its) mouth to (a) man |
| reverse 11 | ... like (the) fire (god), a heavy aura(?) ... |
| reverse 12 | Like/as the ... of(?) an enemy ... may ... |
| reverse 13 | ..., alas, your name |
| reverse 14 | Towards your ... |
| reverse 15 | ... when you(?) terrify like a storm(?) ...(?) |
| reverse 16 | ... the šita/udug weapon, mitum weapon, your great weapons, defeat(?) ... smites(?) |
| reverse 17 | ... brought out ... the uttered name ... |
| reverse 18 | ..., alas, your name |
| reverse 19 | ... great ... of heaven/An, ... Enlil |
| reverse 20 | ... you will smite ...(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x {d}a-nun-na-ke4#-ne# | |
| 2 | [...] ga#?-mu#?-i-i dili-zu-ne x-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] x ni2# gur3-ru su-zi gal2-la-am3 | |
| 4 | [...] x-RU-gin7 ur4-ur4-ra-am3 | |
| 5 | [...] x x erim2-gal2# si nu-mu-ra-ni-ib2-sa2 | |
| 6 | [...] x x mah-za he2-ib-szu2 | |
| 7 | [a] mu#-zu an# ku3#? a mu-zu | |
| 8 | [...]-mah# a?-ar2!?-re#?-zu#? AN x x erim2#-e nam-ba-an-TE? | |
| 9 | an# ku3 [a mu]-zu# | |
| 10 | [...] gal#? sipa kalam#-ma sag#-gig2-ga | |
| 11 | [{d}]en-lil2 du11-ga-zu nam# gal tar-ra-am3 | |
| 12 | [u18]-ru mah-am3 nig2#? x x nu-sa2-dam | |
| 13 | [...] {d#}nu#-nam-nir#-ra# mah# du11-ga-zu u18-ru dul-u3 | |
| 14 | [...] x [...] zi-zi-dam | |
| 15 | [...] x x-am3 ki x szi-tuku4-e | |
| 16 | [{d}en]-lil2#? a mu-zu | |
| 17 | [...] {d#}en-lil2-da gal-di | |
| 18 | [...] x x [...] x kalam-ma | |
| 19 | [...] RU#? x [...] x x tuku-a-bi | |
| 20 | [...] x ba-ni-ib-sa2#-e | |
| 21 | [...] a mu-zu | |
| 22 | [... me]-lam2 gu2# e3# {d}nin-{+i3}isin2-na-ke4 | |
| 23 | [...] husz# {d}szul-gi-re nu-mu-un-dab5-ba | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] |KAxX|# im-zi | |
| 2 | [...]-gin7# hu-luh-ha-a-ni an-ta he2-x-x | |
| 3 | [...] nam#-a-zu u3-mun3 mu-si-il!? | |
| 4 | [...] usz11? gig i3-de2-de2 | |
| 5 | [...]-un#-ni10-ni10 mu sze21 na#-si-si | |
| 6 | [...]-si#!?-na#!? a mu-zu# | |
| 7 | [...]-ke4 ki [...] | |
| 8 | [...]-bi#-ta ki# [...] | |
| 9 | [...] mah ha-ra-ni-[...] | |
| 10 | [...]-gin7# ka lu2-ra hu#-mu#?-[...] | |
| 11 | [... {d}]gibil6-gin7 me-lam2#? dugud x [...] | |
| 12 | [...] erim2#-gal2-la-gin7# he2#-em#-[...] | |
| 13 | [... a mu-zu] | |
| 14 | [...]-x-zu-a-sze3 gu-ul IM# x [...] | |
| 15 | [...]-ra# u4-gin7 hu#-luh#-ha#-[...]-za x x | |
| 16 | [...] {gesz#?}szita2 {gesz}mitum {gesz}tukul mah-zu bad-bad x-e x di? mu-ni-ra | |
| 17 | [...] x-NE mu-ni-in-e3 mu#!? sze21# a a na-du12-du12 | |
| 18 | [...] a# mu-zu | |
| 19 | [...] x gal# an-na-ka x {d}en-lil2 | |
| 20 | [...]-x-tu11-tu11#!?-be2-ba-en | |
| 21 | [...] x RI-RI# | |
| 22 | [...] x [...] | |
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