CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 002 (P346183)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346183 |
| 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 | He greatly perfected(?) the abundance of the pure shrine/sea(?), the nesag offering of the New Year |
| obverse 2 | To the harbor of life, the harbor of Ur he rode (with?) the load/tribute(?) |
| obverse 3 | Suen conveyed the nindaba food offering, he brought (it) to Nibru |
| obverse 4 | He brought it into the Ekur, the temple of Enlil |
| obverse 5 | Enlil, who was rejoicing at the nindaba offering, decreed a fate |
| obverse 6 | His birth mother, the great lady Ninlil, was faithfully treating him well |
| obverse 7 | Suen ... to Enlil and Ninlil |
| obverse 8 | He prayed so that the fate of Sîn-iddinam would be determined(!?) in perpetuity |
| obverse 9 | The humble shepherd who you speak with faithfully, ... life for him |
| obverse 10 | Sîn-iddinam, who you speak with faithfully ... life for him |
| reverse 1 | May a true decreed fate where there is long life(?) be decreed (for him) |
| reverse 2 | May a lot of living eternally be given (to him) as a gift(?) |
| reverse 3 | I fashioned(?) for you (food using?) the highest quality grain on behalf of(?) the shining Ekur |
| reverse 4 | So that the reputation of(?) the thick loaves sifted like sieved barley(?) is great/May its name(?) be collected/pecked at? like the open/divided/sieved(?) barley of a thick bread loaf with sifted (grain)(?) |
| reverse 5 | In order that you(?) establish (for?) him good years, days of living and months of well-being |
| reverse 6 | You will bring a suitably glad liver and rejoicing heart into his palace |
| reverse 7 | Sîn-iddinam has spoken good (words)/prayed and therefore you(?) will ... living as a gift/the gift (of?) living |
| reverse 8 | May the throne of kingship be exalted, may it ... forever |
| reverse 9 | (So that?) his name will be great until distant days, overwhelm (pl.) the land for him |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | he2-gal2 AB sikil nesag za3-mu-x szu gal <<mu-un>> mu-x-du7-du7 | |
| 2 | karx(TE) nam!-ti-la karx(TE) uri2{ki}-ma-sze3 gu2-bi# im-mi-ni-u5 | |
| 3 | {d}suen-e nindaba si bi2-in-sa2 nibru{ki}-sze3 nam#-tum4 | |
| 4 | e2-kur-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la-sze3 bi2#-in#-ku4#? | |
| 5 | {d}en-lil2 nindaba-da# hul2#?-la#? nam#? mu-ri#-in#-tar# | |
| 6 | ama ugu-a-ni nin gal {d}nin#-lil2#-x mi2 zi na-mu-un-e3#!? | |
| 7 | {d}suen-e {d}en-lil2 {d#}nin#-lil2#-ra#? [...] x x x [...] | |
| 8 | nam {d}suen-i-din-nam# su3#-ra2#-sze3# x-x-e-de3 szu bi2#-[...]-x | |
| 9 | sipa sun5-na gu3 zi mi-[...]-x nam-ti he2#-[...] | |
| 10 | {d}suen-i-din-nam gu3 zi mi-[...] nam-ti he2-na#-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zi# u4 su3-ra2 gal2? nam tar-re# [...] nam-e-esz# he2-en-x-[...] | |
| 2 | gesz-szub-ba ti-le u4 da-ri2-ka#-x? sag-e-esz he2-en-ba# | |
| 3 | sze sag-bi e2-kur za-gin3-sze3 ga2-e ma-ra-e#-dim2# | |
| 4 | ninda gur4 si-ma sze hal-bi-gin7 mu-bi he2-eb2-ku-ul | |
| 5 | mu sa6-sa6 u4 ti-la iti silim-ma e-ne si-ga#?-de3-en | |
| 6 | e2-gal-a-na urx(AH) sa6-ga sza3# hul2#-la# szu du7 mu-ne-DU#-en | |
| 7 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am inim sa6-sa6-ge mu-un-ba ti-le nig2-ba-bi he2-me-x | |
| 8 | {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-la sag he2-il2-x-x du-ri2-sze3 he2-x-x | |
| 9 | u4 ul-sze3 mu-ni i3-gal-e kur szu4-mu-un-na-ab-ze2-en | |
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