CDLI Literary 000514, ex. 001 (P346191)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000514, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346191 |
| 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 | Your pure properly executed nindaba offerings |
| obverse 2 | Your choosing of the pure and holy siskur ritual |
| obverse 3 | Your chosen offerings |
| obverse 4 | Your enunciated thoughts |
| obverse 5 | Your nose stroking, your raising of pure hands |
| obverse 6 | If you shall make Nanna, king of the universe, lord, your good protective spirit, amenable(?) |
| obverse 7 | If you shall make Ningal, supreme queen, (the one of?) your good omen(?), amenable(?) |
| obverse 8 | The king that dispels hunger, both Nanna and Ningal (and) the great gods |
| obverse 10 | Rīm-Sîn, the king, will fill the temples of the gods with abundance for you |
| obverse 11 | King nominated by Enlil, his reign (of) abundance |
| obverse 12 | Days of abundance, years of joy |
| obverse 13 | A fate of ...(?), a fate of abundance shall be present as your fate |
| obverse 15 | The king has spent(?) day, night and night-time (with) abundance never to be exhausted for you for you ... for you, he shall secure ... for you |
| obverse 16 | King, the first of your nindaba offerings in the midst of the Abzu shrine ... are ... for you |
| obverse 17 | King, the last of your nindaba offerings in the great courtyard |
| obverse 18 | (Its) abundance never to cease |
| obverse 19 | King, in the ... of the temple abundance has been set in order for you |
| obverse 20 | Rīm-Sîn, king of Ur, the supreme rites of the Ki'ur complex |
| obverse 21 | Restored their place |
| obverse 23 | And therefore Nanna, king of the universe, shall make the true and supreme crown that is perfect for kingship firm on your head |
| obverse 24 | And therefore Ningal, the supreme queen, your hunger reliever |
| obverse 25 | By means of her consenting heart, daily(?), a good life ... |
| obverse 26 | She(?) shall make the days of your life good(!?) |
| obverse 27 | By her pure hand, the great aura of kingship ... |
| reverse 1 | The supreme ... of the universe, as if it was fastened to your hand by a rope(?) she(?) shall ... |
| reverse 2 | Rīm-Sîn, king of the Ki'ur, abundance ... |
| reverse 3 | So that it is constant and unceasing(?) |
| reverse 4 | King, the Tigris shall bring(?) abundance(?) for you |
| reverse 5 | The Euphrates by means of the fullness inside of its bed shall bring(?) flowing water for you(?) |
| reverse 6 | The Idnun, the fertile Idnun canal, the canal where living creatures drink ... |
| reverse 7 | Shall bring fishes and birds for you |
| reverse 8 | From/at the replaced/deepened(?) lakes(?), where the canal's end stands still (i.e., there is no current) |
| reverse 9 | Shall bring unceasing birth because of(?) your king |
| reverse 10 | In the broad steppe, the broad place, the quadrupeds and living creatures ... |
| reverse 11 | The dikes, ditches (i.e., irrigation system) and irrigated fields(?) shall yield (crops, literally, raise their hand) for you |
| reverse 12 | Life shall established for you |
| reverse 13 | The šud prayer and an oracular utterance (of?) goodness shall be established for you |
| reverse 14 | A heart of rejoicing shall be established for you |
| reverse 15 | The most favorable omen shall be established for you |
| reverse 16 | Your heart shall be sweetened |
| reverse 17 | May your flesh be sweetened |
| reverse 18 | May your liver(?), a reliable omen(!?) ... be sweetened in the flesh(?) |
| reverse 20 | You make Nanna and Ningal desire(?) the most favorable omens and a fate of life (for you) forever |
| reverse 21 | Rīm-Sîn, the appropriate king, holder of abundance of (i.e. for?) the great gods |
| reverse 22 | The land shall be stable for him, the foundation of the land shall be stable for him |
| reverse 23 | Nanna, king of the universe, shall put the mood(?) of the land in unison for you |
| reverse 24 | Rīm-Sîn, my king |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nindaba ku3-ga si sa2-zu | |
| 2 | szu ku3-zu siskur2 ku3 sikil-e ma-ra-tag-ga-zu | |
| 3 | gesz tag-ga szu tag-tag-ga-zu | |
| 4 | sza3-ge du11-ga eme gar-ra-zu | |
| 5 | giri17 szu gal2-la-zu szu ku3 il2-la-zu | |
| 6 | {d}nanna lugal an-ki en {d}lamma sa6-ga-zu he2-me-sze-sze | |
| 7 | {d}nin-gal eresz mah nin {gesz}kim sa6-ga-zu he2-me-sze-sze | |
| 8 | lugal sza3-gar du8-du8 {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ke4 | |
| 9 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal e2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | |
| 10 | 1(u) he2-gal2 ma-ra-si-si | |
| 11 | lugal mu pa3-da {d}en-lil2-le <<nam>> bala-a-ni nam-he2 | |
| 12 | u4 he2-gal2-la mu giri17-zal-la | |
| 13 | nam nam DU nam he2-gal2-la nam-zu-sze3 he2-em-szi-gal2 | |
| 14 | lugal u4 ge6-a ge6-u3-na he2-gal2 nu-til-le-de3 | |
| 15 | u4 ma-ra-ab-za-al ma-ra-ga ma-ra-ab-gin6-ne2 | |
| 16 | lugal nindaba-zu sag-bi sza3 abzu a du3-du3-ra a ma-ra-du3-du3-ra | |
| 17 | lugal nindaba-zu egir-bi kisal-mah-a | |
| 18 | he2-gal2 nu-til-le-de3 | |
| 19 | lugal SU e2-a he2#-gal2 ma-ra-si-sa2 | |
| 20 | 1(u) {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal uri2{ki}-ma me mah ki-urx(|GA2xKID|)?-ra | |
| 21 | ki-bi szu bi2-in-gi4 | |
| 22 | {d}nanna lugal an-ki-ke4 aga zi mah nam-lugal-la szu du7 | |
| 23 | sag-za he2-ni-ib-gin6-ne2 | |
| 24 | {d}nin-gal eresz mah sza3-gar duh-duh-zu | |
| 25 | sza3 sze-ga-ni-ta u4-bi-sze3 nam-ti du10-[...] | |
| 26 | zi-zu he2-eb-u4-du10 | |
| 27 | szu ku3-ga-ni-ta me-lam2 gal nam-lugal#?-la#?-x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x-x mah an-ki-a szu-zu-sze3 esz2-la2?-gin7 he2-x-[...] | |
| 2 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal ki-urx(|GA2xKID|)?-ra he2-gal2 [...] | |
| 3 | sag-usz nu-ti-le-[...] | |
| 4 | lugal {i7}idigna he2#-gal2#-la#? hu-mu-ra-x-[...] | |
| 5 | {i7}buranunx(|NUN.KIB|)-na sza3 si-ni-ta a zal-le hu-mu#-[...] | |
| 6 | i7-nun i7-nun zi i7 zi-gal2 nag?-[...] | |
| 7 | ku6 muszen hu-mu-ra-ab-tum3#-[...] | |
| 8 | a-ab-ba ab-su-su-da-ta kun al-gub-ba-[...] | |
| 9 | u3-tu nu-til-le-da lugal-zu-sze3 hu-mu-ra-ab#-tum3#? | |
| 10 | edin dagal ki dagal-ba nig2-ur2-limmu2 nig2-zi-gal2 SU ra-ra ga-x | |
| 11 | e pa5 pa4-agar4!?-e szu hu-mu-<ra>-il2-la | |
| 12 | nam-ti ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | |
| 13 | szud3 i5-gar nig2-sa6-ga ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | |
| 14 | sza3 hul2-la ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | |
| 15 | {gesz}kim sa6-sa6-ga ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | |
| 16 | sza3-zu ha-ra-du10 | |
| 17 | su-zu ha-ra-du10 | |
| 18 | bar-zu {gesz}kim gin6-na-a su ha-ra-du10 | |
| 19 | sza3 {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi {gesz}kim sa6-sa6-ga | |
| 20 | nam nam-ti-la da-ri2-sze3 he2-me-gur6-gur6 | |
| 21 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal me-te-gal2 he2-gal2 szu du8-du8 dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ke4 | |
| 22 | ma-da he2-en-na-gin6 suhusz ma-da he2-en-na-gi-en | |
| 23 | {d}nanna lugal an-ki-ke4 dimma# kalam-ma tesz2 hu-mu-ra-ab-si-ge | |
| 24 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-gu10 | |
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