CDLI Literary 000503, ex. 001 (P346184)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000503, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346184 |
| 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 col 1 5' | Larsa |
| obverse col 1 6' | Forever(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 7' | Its place ... |
| obverse col 1 12' | Faithfully(?) ... |
| obverse col 1 14' | (one column entirely missing) |
| obverse col 3 3' | ... of(?) the gods |
| obverse col 3 5' | The ancient/old plans, rites? |
| obverse col 3 6' | He inquired after |
| obverse col 3 7' | ... and siskur rituals |
| obverse col 3 8' | He restored to their place |
| reverse col 1 2' | The gate ... |
| reverse col 1 3' | An everlasting thing ... |
| reverse col 1 4' | Larsa ... |
| reverse col 1 5' | Like a risen <wave?> ... |
| reverse col 1 6' | In(?) shrine Ebabbar |
| reverse col 1 7' | An (oracular) utterance |
| reverse col 1 8' | Utu ... |
| reverse col 1 9' | Shall make good for him |
| reverse col 1 10' | The great divine decree ... |
| reverse col 1 11' | Of(?) Nanna and Utu |
| reverse col 1 12' | Sîn-idinnam |
| reverse col 1 13' | Profoundly(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 15' | ... greatness/a great fate(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 16' | Manifest among in the land |
| reverse col 1 17' | Forever |
| reverse col 1 18' | Your supreme name ... |
| reverse col 1 20' | Authoritative one, your(?) heroism is greatly suitable for battle |
| reverse col 1 22' | Goring the enemy like a wild bull |
| reverse col 1 23' | (Who then?) bow(?) towards your feet |
| reverse col 1 25' | Iškur, your god, decreed as a fate for you |
| reverse col 1 27' | He ... your(?) care until distant times |
| reverse col 1 29' | He ... the supreme scepter because of (your?) great destiny |
| reverse col 1 30' | The reputation of your scepter(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 31' | (In?) the days of(?) (your?) reign |
| reverse col 1 32' | In order to praise |
| reverse col 1 33' | The people continually rejoice for you |
| reverse col 1 34' | The people continually make merry(!?) for you |
| reverse col 2 3' | May ... faithfully marvel/see ... like the risen sun |
| reverse col 2 7' | The youth Utu, the lord of the decisions of the universe, shall be your helper of affairs(?) |
| reverse col 2 10' | May the one greatly aware of news and advice look with his beautiful/good eye towards you |
| reverse col 2 13' | Your everlasting name, given by the tablets of Nisaba |
| reverse col 2 15' | On clay (tablets) may it never cease (in) (that of) the eduba'a school |
| reverse col 2 20' | (In) the eduba'a school, the ... shall pay attention to instruction(?) |
| reverse col 2 24' | The one who does not neglect his/her work, who perfectly executes the counting (of the proper number of lines?) and incising of the tablet(?) |
| reverse col 2 27' | And therefore afterwards Nisaba, the lady (possessing) cunning wisdom, will have given perceptiveness to him |
| reverse col 2 30' | And she will have bestowed upon him very beautiful handwriting, the alluring feature of the scribal art |
| reverse col 2 35' | Sîn-iddinam, your(?) beloved, the youth Utu, the ... of the black-headed, shall solidify the foundations of his(!) land for you |
| reverse col 2 37' | Sîn-iddinam, true ... of his land |
| reverse col 3 3' | ... of larsa |
| reverse col 3 5' | Your crafty intelligence is surpassing in the lands |
| reverse col 3 7' | You are the son possessed of noble strength of Iškur |
| reverse col 3 12' | The foremost of rulers, Sîn-iddinam, prince, authoritative one, shall therefore raise his head profoundly |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ma [...] | |
| 3' | x x-sze3? im-mi#?-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] bala#-[...] | |
| 5' | larsa#?{ki}-[...] | |
| 6' | [da]-ri2-[...] | |
| 7' | ki#?-bi gi-x [...] | |
| 8' | [...] x [...] | |
| 9' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 10' | [...] x ha?-ba!?-[...] | |
| 11' | [...] lugal [...] | |
| 12' | [zi]-de3#-esz x [...] | |
| 13' | x-e-esz#? [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x [...] | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...] mi-ni-x | |
| 3' | [...] dingir#-re-e-ne | |
| 4' | [...] bi2-du11 | |
| 5' | [...] libir-ra | |
| 6' | [...] mi-tar-tar | |
| 7' | [...] siskur2 | |
| 8' | [...] mi#-ni-gi4 | |
| 9' | [...] x-asz? | |
| 10' | [...] x | |
| 11' | [...] x | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | ka2 x [...] | |
| 3' | nig2 da-ri2# [...] | |
| 4' | larsa#[{ki} ...] | |
| 5' | zi-ga-gin7 x [...] | |
| 6' | esz3 e2-babbar#-[...] | |
| 7' | i5-gar [...] | |
| 8' | {d}utu [...] | |
| 9' | he2-en-na-ab-sa6-[...] | |
| 10' | a-ra2 gal [...] | |
| 11' | {d}nanna {d}utu-x | |
| 12' | {d}suen-i-din-[nam] | |
| 13' | su3-ra2-[...] | |
| 14' | x x x x [...] | |
| 15' | [...] x nam gal#? [...] | |
| 16' | kalam-e pa e3# | |
| 17' | du-ri2-[...] | |
| 18' | mu mah-zu i3-x | |
| 19' | nir-gal2 nam-ur-[sag-...] | |
| 20' | me3-sze3? gal-le-esz tum2-[...] | |
| 21' | gu2-erim2-gal2-la# | |
| 22' | am-gin7 du7-du7# | |
| 23' | giri3-zu-sze3 gurumx(BUR3)-[...] | |
| 24' | {d}iszkur dingir-[...] | |
| 25' | nam-e-esz mu-ri-[...] | |
| 26' | mi2 du11-ga-[...] | |
| 27' | u4 ul-sze3 mi-ni-[...] | |
| 28' | nam gal-le#-[esz] | |
| 29' | gidri? mah bi2-in-[...] | |
| 30' | gidri-zu mu-bi x-[...] | |
| 31' | u4 bala-x | |
| 32' | nig2#-ar2? ke3-ke3#-de3#? | |
| 33' | ug3# ma-ra-hul2-hul2 | |
| 34' | ug3# ma-ra-asila3-asila3 | |
| 35' | [...] dam?-zu | |
| 36' | [...] x [...] mi#-ni-x | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] sag [...] | |
| 2' | {d}utu e3#-gin7# | |
| 3' | u6 zi#-de3-esz he2-e | |
| 4' | sul {d}utu | |
| 5' | en ka-asz# bar an-ki | |
| 6' | {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 7' | a2-tah# inim#?-ma-zu he2-em | |
| 8' | umusz? galga? | |
| 9' | gal-le-esz <<e?>> zu-a | |
| 10' | igi sa6-ga-ni he2-me-szi-bar-re | |
| 11' | mu da-ri2 | |
| 12' | dub {d}nisaba-ke4 | |
| 13' | sag-[e]-esz rig7-ga-za | |
| 14' | im-[ma] e2-dub-ba-a | |
| 15' | <musz3> nam#-[...]-tum2-mu | |
| 16' | e2#-[dub]-ba#-a# | |
| 17' | [...] x | |
| 18' | x [...] x nu2-a | |
| 19' | na#? de5 | |
| 20' | gizzal#? [...]-ak-e | |
| 21' | gu2-ni nu-szub-bu-a | |
| 22' | im-bi szid-bi | |
| 23' | sar-re-bi | |
| 24' | szu mi-ni-ib2#-du7-du7-a | |
| 25' | {d}nisaba | |
| 26' | nin gesztu2 galam#-ma | |
| 27' | igi-gal2 u3-mu-un#-na-szum2 | |
| 28' | szu sa6-sa6 | |
| 29' | hi-li nam-dub-sar-ra | |
| 30' | sag-e-esz u3-mu-ni-in-rig7# | |
| 31' | {d}suen-i-din-nam# | |
| 32' | [ki] ag2#-zu sul {d}utu | |
| 33' | [...] sag#-gig2-ga | |
| 34' | suhusz#?-bi kalam-ma-na# | |
| 35' | za-ra mu-ra-an#-gin6-en | |
| 36' | {d}suen#-i-din-nam# | |
| 37' | [...] zi# kalam-ma-na# | |
| 38' | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 4' | gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# galam-ma-zu | |
| 5' | [kur]-kur#-ra diri-ga | |
| 6' | dumu#? a2 nun gal2 | |
| 7' | {d}iszkur-ra-me-en | |
| 8' | sag-kal nun-e-ne | |
| 9' | {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 10' | nun nir-gal2 | |
| 11' | su3-ra2-sze3 | |
| 12' | sag# he2-il2 | |
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