CDLI Literary 000485, ex. 001 (P346181)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000485, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346181 |
| 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 | Ninisina, ... child of An, great bride of the lordly one(?) |
| obverse 2 | ... said to her “may Lipit-Ištar be you provider” |
| obverse 3 | It is the šagbatuku |
| obverse 4 | To his utterance, to that of Enlil, |
| obverse 5 | NinIsina(!) paid attention and answered him humbly |
| obverse 6 | Father Enlil, god who is an emergent ušum creature(?), foremost(?) of the great princes (Igigi) |
| obverse 7 | Lord of the universe, your me exceed (other) me(?), your commands surpass (other) commands(?) |
| obverse 8 | You shepherd chosen in the heart |
| obverse 9 | ... lord Lipit-Ištar |
| obverse 10 | After you(?) raised/carried ... among(?) |
| obverse 11 | May ... |
| obverse 12 | ... placed ... |
| reverse 1 | ... Enlil(?) paid attention to the spoken word of Ninisina |
| reverse 2 | He cries out truthfully to ... and decrees a fate |
| reverse 3 | Lipit-Ištar, you are the one I chose by name, (you) have raised (your) head among the people |
| reverse 4 | The people look towards (you) like their birth parents |
| reverse 5 | The powerful one, caretaker of the Ekur temple, who is ensi official of the supreme shrine |
| reverse 6 | Utaulu (Ninurta), may he be your helper at the place of combat |
| reverse 7 | May he gather up your enemy like small birds (in a net) for you, may he spread them out into sheaves for you |
| reverse 8 | It is the 4th kirugu |
| reverse 9 | Ruler Lipit-Ištar, Nunamnir, the lord who will not change his utterance, glorifies(?) his name among the many people |
| reverse 10 | It is the gešgigal “response” |
| reverse 11 | I am Enlil, heavenwards I am riding(?), towards the earth I am lord (of) the many cosmic powers(?) |
| reverse 12 | I will decree a good fate (for) Lipit-Ištar and therefore it is something that cannot be changed |
| reverse 13 | Song of the gala priesthood of Ninisina |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{d}nin]-i3#-si-na dumu x an-[na] e2-gi4-a gal#? nir-ra#? | |
| 2 | [{d}]li#-pi2-it-esz18-dar u2#-a-zu# he2-am3 e-ne-ra mu-na-an-du11 | |
| 3 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | |
| 4 | ka-ta e3-a-ni {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3#? | |
| 5 | {d}nin-i3-si-na-ka-sze3 gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub sun5-na-bi mu-na!-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | |
| 6 | a-a {d}en-lil2 dingir uszum pa e3 i-bi2-MU nun#?-gal#?-e#!?-ne#? | |
| 7 | en an#?-ki#? me-zu#? me-a dab a2 ag2-zu#? a2 ag2-ta rib#? | |
| 8 | sipa zi sza3-ge! pa3#-da-zu#? | |
| 9 | x x u3-mu-un {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra? | |
| 10 | [...] x x x x-ra#-ba#? u3-mu-ni-IL2 | |
| 11 | [...] ha#-ra#-x-x?-e# | |
| 12 | [...] x-x-in-gar | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-na?-ka-sze3# [...] gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub# | |
| 2 | [...]-na#-an-de2-[...] mu#-ni-ib-tar-re | |
| 3 | [{d}]li#-pi2-it#-esz18-dar mu pa3-da-gu10-me-en# ug3-ga2 sag mi-ni-in-il2# | |
| 4 | zi-gal2-e ama a-a ugu-bi-gin7 igi-bi he2-en-gal2 | |
| 5 | kal-ga sag-en3-tar e2!-kur-ra ensi2 esz3 mah-am3#? | |
| 6 | u4-ta-ulu3{+lu} ki szen-szen-na-ka# a2-tah-zu he2-am3 | |
| 7 | hul-du-zu buru5{muszen}-gin7 ha-ra-ur4-ru zar-re-esz ha-ra-ab-sal-e | |
| 8 | ki-ru-gu2 4(disz)-kam-ma | |
| 9 | nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar {d}nu-nam-nir-ra en du11-ga nu-kur2-ru-de3 ug3 szar2-ra-ba mu-ni im-mi-mah | |
| 10 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | |
| 11 | {d}en-lil2-me-en an-sze3 u5!?-me-en ki-sze3 en me#? 1(szar2)-me-en | |
| 12 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar nam du10 mi-ni-ib-tar-re | |
| 13 | szir3-nam-gala {d}nin-i3-si-na-ke4 | |
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