CDLI Literary 000511, ex. 001 (P346188)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000511, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346188 |
| 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 | Rīm-Sîn, king of abundance |
| obverse 2 | Foremost and supreme among the rulers |
| obverse 3 | Truth and Justice are your helpers |
| obverse 4 | They shall establish a good .../make ... pleasant for you |
| obverse 5 | They shall establish ... for you |
| obverse 6 | Rīm-Sîn, whose name was chosen by An and Enlil |
| obverse 7 | When you enter the city ... the great gate of Urim |
| obverse 8 | The good udug spirit, peaceful/whole/greeting lamma spirit |
| obverse 9 | And(?) the gatekeeper of the great gate |
| obverse 10 | Shall make ... shine for you before you |
| obverse 12 | (With?) the pleasing words ... they shall bring inside(?) for Nanna and Ningal |
| obverse 13 | They shall return/restore life, well-being, and life(?) for you |
| obverse 15 | They shall bring out good ..., that which makes the heart rejoice, and a conveyed/repaying(?) oracular utterance(?) from the Ekišnugal temple(?) for you |
| obverse 16 | The gods of life, the ... of the great gate |
| obverse 17 | They shall leave behind/open(?) ... |
| obverse 18 | The gods of greeting/well-being, (those of) the guard of the great gate |
| obverse 19 | Shall rejoice before you |
| obverse 20 | Their faces shall shine for you |
| obverse 21 | ... shall moan/wail for you |
| obverse 23 | When you enter into the gate of Ur, the gate of rejoicing |
| obverse 24 | ... the brickwork of Urim |
| obverse 25 | ... the gate of Ur |
| reverse 1 | ... the bolt and bar of the great gate |
| reverse 2 | ... the conversing/decoding deity(!?) |
| reverse 3 | The ... of the great gate |
| reverse 4 | Shall ... to you |
| reverse 5 | ... shall put ... rejoicing for you |
| reverse 7 | They shalll heap up(?) pleasing words?, words that please the heart, before you |
| reverse 8 | They make you set foot for(?) the pure place, the place/earth(?) of life |
| reverse 9 | Rīm-Sîn, the foremost ruler of the land and the homeland(?) |
| reverse 10 | At the “mound of the great and supreme dais/tent enclosure”, the “foundation/leveled place”(?) of Urim |
| reverse 11 | (At?) the “mound of the great and supreme dais/tent enclosure” Nigerimšutabe |
| reverse 12 | (At?) the “mound of the great and supreme dais/tent enclosure” Nigerimšu'urur |
| reverse 13 | (At) the “mound of the great and supreme dais/tent enclosure” Dugabšugigi |
| reverse 14 | (At) the “mound of the great and supreme dais/tent enclosure” Dugabšutabe |
| reverse 15 | The tutelary deities of the great gate |
| reverse 16 | The gods of entering well-being/greeting |
| reverse 17 | (At) your right and left, on behalf of (your) life |
| reverse 18 | They shall stand for perpetuity |
| reverse 20 | They shall bring in your good word for Nanna and Ningal |
| reverse 21 | Good omens, unceasing at your side |
| reverse 22 | And your good ..., they shall acquire |
| reverse 23 | Rīm-Sîn, my king! |
| reverse 24 | ..., it is that of entering(?) the great gate |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal nam-he2-gal2-la | |
| 2 | palil mah bara2-bara2-ge2-e-ne | |
| 3 | {d#}nig2#-zi {d}nig2-si-sa2 a2-tah-zu he2-a | |
| 4 | [...] du10-ga ha-ra-ab-ga2-ga2-ne | |
| 5 | x [...] x ha-ra-ab-ga2-ga2-ne | |
| 6 | {d#}ri#-im#-{d#}suen# mu# pa3#-da an-e {d}en-lil2-le | |
| 7 | iri#?{ki#?} x x abul mah uri2#{ki}-ma ku4-ku4-da-zu-ne2 | |
| 8 | {d#}udug# sa6#-ga {d}lamma silim-ma | |
| 9 | i3-du8# abul# mah-a-ke4 | |
| 10 | igi#-zu-sze3#? x [...] ha-ra-ab-zalag-ge-ne | |
| 11 | inim sa6# x x {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-ra | |
| 12 | he2-ni-ib#?-[...]-ku4-re-esz-a | |
| 13 | nam#-ti silim-ma zi#? he2-ri-ib-gi4-ne | |
| 14 | x [...] sa6#?-ga nig2 sza3 hul2-la i5-gar szu gi4-a | |
| 15 | x [...]-kisz#?-nu#-gal2#-la [...] ha-ra-ab-e3-ne | |
| 16 | dingir#? nam#-ti-la x abul# mah-a-ke4 | |
| 17 | x x? [...] hu-mu-ab-tak4-tak4-asz | |
| 18 | dingir silim-ma en-nu-ug3 abul mah-a-ke4 | |
| 19 | igi-zu-sze3 he2-NE-da-hul2-le-ne | |
| 20 | musz3#-me-ne ha-ra-ab-zalag-ge-ne | |
| 21 | x x ha-ra-ab-sze-sza4-e-ne | |
| 22 | abul# uri2{ki}-ma abul giri17-zal-la | |
| 23 | ku4#?-ra#?-zu-ne | |
| 24 | [...]-la szegx(MURGU2) uri2{ki}-ma-ke4 | |
| 25 | [...] x abul uri2{ki}-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] {gesz#}sag-kul {gesz}suhub4 abul# mah-a-ke4 | |
| 2 | [...] dingir inim bala#-bala | |
| 3 | [...] abul mah-a-ke4 | |
| 4 | [...] ha#-ra#-ab-be2-ne | |
| 5 | [...] sza3#? hul2#?-la ha-ra-ab-gar-re-ne | |
| 6 | [...] sa6#-sa6-ga inim nig2 sza3 du10-ga | |
| 7 | igi#-zu#-sze3 ha-ra-ab-gar-re-esz | |
| 8 | ki ku3 ki nam-ti-la giri3-zu he2-ri-ib-gub-bu-ne | |
| 9 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen nun sag-kal kur kalam-ma-ke4 | |
| 10 | du6-bara2-gal-mah ki-ur3 uri2{ki}-ma | |
| 11 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}nig2-erim2-szu-tab-be2 | |
| 12 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}nig2-erim2-szu-ur4-ur4 | |
| 13 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}du11-ga-ab-szu-gi4-gi4 | |
| 14 | du6-bara2-gal-mah du11-ga-ab-szu-bi-tab-be2 | |
| 15 | an-gub-ba abul mah-ke4 | |
| 16 | dingir ku4-ra silim-ma-ne | |
| 17 | zi-da gab2-bu-zu nam nam-ti-la-sze3 | |
| 18 | u4 su3-ra2-sze3 he2-em-da-{+su}su8-{+su}su8-be2-esz | |
| 19 | inim sa6-ga-zu {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-ra | |
| 20 | he2-ni-ib-ku4-re-ne | |
| 21 | {gesz}kim sa6-ga da-za-a musz3 nu!-tum2-mu-de3 | |
| 22 | sag#? [...] sa6#?-ga#?-zu he2-eb-tuku-tuku-ne | |
| 23 | [{d}ri-im-{d}]suen# lugal-gu10 | |
| 24 | [...]-ma abul mah ku4-ra-kam# | |
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