CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 (P346179)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346179 |
| 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 6' | ... Ningublaga(?) ... |
| obverse 8' | The evil enemy in your sabar net |
| obverse 9' | The evildoer that Shulgi did not ... |
| obverse 11' | Ningublaga, alas, your name |
| obverse 12' | Nergal, the heart of a lion(?) .. |
| obverse 13' | In (your) arm, the sabar net, is(?) the enemy that Shulgi has not caught |
| obverse 14' | Your? DUR10-GAG weapon(?) ... |
| obverse 15' | And therefore your? weapon ... like ... |
| obverse 16' | Nergal, alas, your name |
| reverse 1 | Ninurta, foremost(?) hero of Enlil, ... |
| reverse 2 | Mighty one, possessed of great strength, supreme strength ... |
| reverse 3 | Ninurta, loud(?) storm, ... |
| reverse 4 | Ninurta, alas, your name |
| reverse 5 | NinKi'ura, your greatness ... |
| reverse 6 | Your holy word(?) is a flood that cannot be dispersed ... |
| reverse 7 | Your greatness and praise(?) ... |
| reverse 8 | NinKi'ura ... |
| reverse 9 | Your deprecated(?) mouth/word ... |
| reverse 10 | Nin-Kiura, alas, your name |
| reverse 11 | Nanna, ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x mah#? [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 4' | x x [...] mu#-ra#-ab#-[...] | |
| 5' | GIR2-GIR2 a [...] | |
| 6' | x {d}nin#?-[EZEN ...] x x x [...] | |
| 7' | x [...] x x x [...] | |
| 8' | erim2 hul-gal2 sa#-par4#-ra#-[za] | |
| 9' | lu2-hul-gal2 {d}szul-gi#-re# la#-[...] | |
| 11' | {d}nin-EZEN? [a mu-zu] | |
| 12' | {d}nergal-ka sza3 ur-mah-a# [...] | |
| 13' | a2#? sa-par4-ra#? hul-du {d}szul-gi#-re# la-ba#-an#?-[...] | |
| 14' | {uruda}dur10-gag#? [...] lu2#? sag x mu-ni-ib2-[...] | |
| 15' | {gesz}tukul? [...] x-gin7 x-bi he2-TAG-x | |
| 16' | {d}nergal# a mu-[zu] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-urta ur-sag sag {d}en-lil2-la2 nam-[...] | |
| 2 | kal-ga a2 gal tuku usu mah [...] | |
| 3 | {d}nin-urta u4 te-esz du11-ga MUNUS [...] | |
| 4 | {d}nin-urta# a# [mu-zu] | |
| 5 | {d}nin#-ki-ur3#-ra nam-mah-zu e-ne#? [...] | |
| 6 | inim ku3-zu a-ma-<ru> sag2 x [...] | |
| 7 | nam-mah a#?-ar2#!?-re-zu x [...] | |
| 8 | {d}nin-ki-ur3-ra# x x [...] | |
| 9 | KA-zu sag sal-la x [...] | |
| 10 | {d}nin-ki-ur3#-ra# [a mu-zu] | |
| 11 | {d}nanna# [...] | |
Sources & licences
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