CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 010 (P346193)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346193 |
| 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 3' | Along with the aura and radiance, and the southern stormwind(?), you have brought(?) for yourself(?) the furious(?) stupor of the people to the fore |
| obverse col 1 4' | You have taken the (most) furious of the me for yourself |
| obverse col 1 5' | The “threshold(!?) of mourning” has opened for you(!) |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... goes on the street of the temple(?) of greatest lamentation/great lamentations(!) (i.e., the netherworld?) for you |
| obverse col 1 7' | From the front of battle things (that are shot, flung?) are removed for you (i.e., diverted?) |
| obverse col 1 8' | My lady, in/with your own power “teeth consume"(!?) |
| obverse col 1 9' | You are to thrash like a thrashing storm |
| obverse col 1 10' | (You) shout together with the shouting storm |
| obverse col 1 11' | As if with Iškur(?) (you) avenge(?) |
| obverse col 1 12' | You are to ... together with the destructive winds |
| obverse col 1 13' | (But) inexhaustiveness is worn on your feet (as footwear) |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... performs a lament with the balag drum of weeping |
| obverse col 1 15' | My lady, the Anuna(!), the great gods |
| obverse col 1 16' | Like flying/winged? bats, they have they have been driven(?) into(!?) the ruin mound/cracks(?) because of you |
| obverse col 1 17' | They are not to stand(?) at your furious face |
| obverse col 1 18' | Not one (of them) can confront your furious forehead |
| obverse col 1 19' | The cooling(!?) of your malevolent heart is a supreme (undertaking) |
| obverse col 2 1' | The masab basket was carried, the asila was intoned |
| obverse col 2 2' | ... established funerary offerings/a “good site"?, (as if?) I was not living there(?) |
| obverse col 2 3' | (I?) approached the sunlight, the sunlight was burning |
| obverse col 2 4' | (I?) approached the shade, but it was covered by (lit. along with) a southern storm(?) |
| obverse col 2 5' | My “honey mouth” was ... |
| obverse col 2 6' | My “thing that gladdened the liver” was turned back with the dust(?)/I turned that which pleased me back with the dust(? |
| obverse col 2 7' | My fate, (involving?) Suen and lugalane |
| obverse col 2 8' | Speak to An, so that he undoes it for me |
| obverse col 2 9' | Now, speak to An, he will undo it for me |
| obverse col 2 10' | The woman will take away the fate (of, from?) lugalane |
| obverse col 2 11' | Mountain and flood alike lie/crouch at her feet |
| obverse col 2 12' | That woman is also supreme, she can shake the city |
| obverse col 2 13' | Stand/serve, so that she is cooled in her heart to/for me |
| reverse col 1' 1' | (This is) what has not been said (of) Nanna('s), (but) what has been said of you |
| reverse col 1' 2' | My lady, (you did these things?) the greatest(?), you are supreme |
| reverse col 1' 3' | My lady beloved of An, I shall speak of(?) your anger(?) |
| reverse col 1' 4' | The charcoal has been piled up, the cleansing rites ... |
| reverse col 1' 5' | The “holy tavern” has been set up for you(?), ... |
| reverse col 1' 6' | After it (the matter) became too much, lady and queen, (as has) been spoken to you(?) |
| reverse col 1' 7 | That which was said to you in the nighttime |
| reverse col 1' 8' | The lamentation priest shall repeat at(?) noon for you |
| reverse col 1' 9' | Because of your captured spouse, because of your captured child |
| reverse col 1' 10' | Your anger has been maximized, your heart does not cool |
| reverse col 1' 11' | Perfect lady, authoritative one of the assembly |
| reverse col 1' 12' | She accepted her siskur offering/ritual on her (Enheduana's) behalf |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | ni2# me-lam2 ulu3{+lu#}-[...] | |
| 3' | [nig2]-me#-gar huszx(GIR3)-bi igi-sze3 mu#?-[...] | |
| 4' | me-ta me huszx(GIR3)-bi szu ba-re#-[...] | |
| 5' | i-dab!(TUG2) er2-ra-ke4 gal2 ma3-ra-an-tak4# | |
| 6' | e2!? a-mir!? gal-gal sila-ba mu-ri-du | |
| 7' | igi me6-ta nig2 ma#-ra-ab-ta-si-ig | |
| 8' | nin-gu10 a2 ni2-za zu2-zu2 i3-gu7#-e | |
| 9' | u4 du7-du7-gin7 i3-du7-du7-<<GIM>>-en | |
| 10' | u4 gu3 ra-ra-ta gu7 im-da-ab-ra-ra | |
| 11' | {d}iszkur-gin7 szu mu-da-ab-gi4-gi4 | |
| 12' | im-hul-im-hul-da im-da-UD-ux(|IGI.LUxU|)?-de3 | |
| 13' | giri3-za nu-kusz2-u3 i-im-si | |
| 14' | balag er2-ra-ta i-lu im-da-ab-be2 | |
| 15' | nin-gu10 a-{d}nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne | |
| 16' | su-din dal-dal-a-gin7 du10-de3 mu-szi-ib2-ra-asz | |
| 17' | igi husz-a-za# la#-ba-si-ge-de3-esz | |
| 18' | sag#-ki husz-a-za sag# nu-mu-de3-ga2-ga2 | |
| 19' | sza3# ib2-ba-a#?-zu#? [...]-te#-en | |
| 20' | x [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | {gi#}[ma-sa2-ab ...] | |
| 2' | ki-si#?-[ga ...] | |
| 3' | u4-de3# [...] | |
| 4' | gissu#-[...] | |
| 5' | ka [...] | |
| 6' | nig2 x [...] | |
| 7' | nam-[...] | |
| 8' | an-ra# [...] | |
| 9' | a-da-[...] | |
| 10' | nam [...] | |
| 11' | kur a-[...] | |
| 12' | munus-bi# [...] | |
| 13' | gub#-[...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...]-du11-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-mir#?-za ga#?-[...] | |
| 4' | [...]-dub# szu-luh# x bi2-[...] | |
| 5' | [...]-an#-gar#? x x x x x | |
| 6' | im#-[...]-diri#?-ga#?-ta#? nin UN#?-gal#? ma-x-x | |
| 7 | [...]-u3#-na# ma-ra-an-du11#-ga#-am3# | |
| 8' | gala# an#?-bar7#?-x szu hu#?-[...] | |
| 9' | dam# dab5#?-[...]-ke4#-[esz] | |
| 10' | ib2#-[...] | |
| 11' | nin# gu2#?-[...] | |
| 12' | siskur2#-[...] | |
| 13' | x [...] | |
| 14' | x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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