CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 011 (P346194)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346194 |
| 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 3 | (Possessing) a profound mind, true woman, (possessing) a pure/bright heart, I want to speak to you about your me |
| obverse 4 | (I?) shall enter into her(!) holy cloister |
| obverse 5 | I am the en priestess, I am Enheduana |
| obverse 6 | The masab basket was carried, the asila was intoned |
| obverse 7 | ... established funerary offerings (as if) I was not living there(?) |
| obverse 8 | (I?) approached the sunlight, the sunlight was burning |
| obverse 9 | (I?) approached the shade, but it covered by (lit. along with) a southern storm(?) |
| obverse 10 | My “honey mouth” was ... |
| obverse 11 | My “thing that gladdened the liver” was turned back with the dust(?)/I turned that which pleased me back with the dust(?) |
| obverse 12 | My fate, (involving?) Suen and lugalane |
| obverse 13 | Speak to An, so that he undoes it for me |
| obverse 14 | Now, speak to An, he will undo it for me |
| obverse 15 | The woman will take away the fate (of, from?) lugalane |
| obverse 16 | Mountain and flood alike lie/crouch at her feet |
| obverse 17 | That woman is also supreme, she can shake the city(?) |
| obverse 18 | Stand/serve, so that she is cooled in her heart for me |
| obverse 19 | I am Enheduana, and I shall perform an arazu prayer for you |
| obverse 20 | My tears like sweet beer |
| obverse 21 | for holy Inanna I shall release, I shall say to you “judge"(?). |
| obverse 22 | Dilimbabbar is an exhausted god(!?) |
| obverse 23 | Away from/togther with(?) the cleansing rites of holy An, everything of his is changed |
| obverse 24 | And thus (Lugalane) has removed the Eanna temple from An |
| reverse 1 | He has not feared An(?), the greatest one |
| reverse 2 | He did not solidify(!?) the charm of that temple, he did not fulfill its allure |
| reverse 3 | He turned that temple into a malevolent temple |
| reverse 4 | When(?) he entered ..., he drew his envy near(?) |
| reverse 5 | May his(?) “true wild cow” chase that man away, may you seize that man |
| reverse 6 | In the place of life giving force/encouragement, what(!?) am I? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | sza3# su3#-[...] | |
| 4 | ge6-par4 ku3-na#? hu-mu#-[...]-re | |
| 5 | en-me-en en#-he2-<du7>-an#-na# [...] | |
| 6 | {gi}ma-sa2#-ab i3-gur3 asil3#-la2# i3#-du11# | |
| 7 | ki-si-ga bi2-in-[...]-ti#-e# | |
| 8 | u4-de3 ba-te [...] | |
| 9 | gissu#-[...] | |
| 10 | 1(u) x-[...]-du11# | |
| 11 | [...]-gi4# | |
| 12 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 13 | an#-ra# du11#?-mu#-na-ab [...]-e#? | |
| 14 | a-da-lam an-ra du11-mu-na ba#?-[...]-du#?-e | |
| 15 | nam lugal-an-ne2 munus-e ba-ab-kar#-re#!? | |
| 16 | kur a-ma-ru giri3!-ni-sze3 i3-nu2 | |
| 17 | munus-bi i3-ga-mah! iri!{ki!} mu-da-tuku4-a | |
| 18 | gub-ba sza3-ga-ni ha-ma-sed4-de3 | |
| 19 | en-he2-du7-an-na-me-en a-ra-zu ga-mu-ra-du11? | |
| 20 | 1(u) er2-ga2 kasz du10-ga-gin7 | |
| 21 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra szu hu-mu-ni-bar-re di ku5 ga-mu-ra-ab-du11 | |
| 22 | {d}dil-im2-babbar AN an-kusz2-u3-am3#? | |
| 23 | szu-luh an ku3-ga-ta nig2-na-ma-[...]-kur2 | |
| 24 | an#-ta e2-an-na# ha-ba-da-an#?-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | an lu2 gu-la-ta ni2 ba-ra-ba-da-te | |
| 2 | e2-bi# la-la-bi ba-ra-mu-un-gin6 hi-li-bi ba-ra-mu-un-til | |
| 3 | e2-bi e2 hul-a hu-mu-di-ni-ib2-ku4 | |
| 4 | tab mu-szi-in-ku4-ra-ni! ninim-ma-ni! hu-mu-te | |
| 5 | {d}sumun2-zi-de3-ni lu2 he2-eb2-sar-re lu2 he2-em-ib2-dab5-be2-[...] | |
| 6 | ki zi-sza3-gal2-ka ga2-e na-<me>-en | |
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