CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 012 (P346195)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346195 |
| 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' | The “holy tavern” has been set up for you(?) so that you heart is cooled to me |
| obverse 2' | After it (the matter) filled up and became too much, lady and queen, (as has) been spoken to you |
| obverse 3' | That which was said to you in the nighttime |
| obverse 4' | The lamentation priest shall repeat as if (at) midday (for you) |
| obverse 5' | Because of your captured spouse, because of your captured child |
| obverse 6' | Your anger has been maximized, your heart does not cool |
| obverse 7' | Perfect lady, authoritzative one of the assembly |
| obverse 8' | She accepted her siskur offering/ritual on her (Enheduana's) behalf |
| obverse 9' | And therefore(?) the holy heart of Inanna was restored to its place for her |
| reverse 1 | At that time, it was good for her(?), she radiated plenty/happiness, she exuded joyful allure |
| reverse 2 | Like moonlight, she bore plenty/happiness |
| reverse 3 | Nanna faithfully brought out awe |
| reverse 4 | Because/(?) her mother Ningal prayed a šud prayer(?) for her |
| reverse 5 | The gate was greeting her |
| reverse 6 | Her utterance for the nugig midwife is sublime |
| reverse 7 | Destroyer of the mountain, allocated the cosmic powers by(?) An |
| reverse 8 | My lady, clad in allure |
| reverse 9 | Inanna, praise |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | e2#-esz2-dam#-ku3# ma-ra#?-[...] sza3-zu ha-ma-[...] | |
| 2' | im#-ma#-an-si im-ma-diri#-[...] nin# UN-gal ma-ra#-[...] | |
| 3' | nig2 ge6-u5-na ma-ra-an-du11-[...] | |
| 4' | gala# an#-bar7-gin7# szu ma-ab#-[...] | |
| 5' | dam# dab5#?-ba#-za#-ke4-esz dumu dab5#?-ba#-za-ke4#-[esz] | |
| 6' | ib2-ba#-zu# ib2-gu5#-ul sza3-zu nu#-te#-[...] | |
| 7' | nin gu2-tuku nir-gal2 gu2-en-na-ke4# | |
| 8' | siskurx(|AMAR.AMAR|)-ra-a-ni szu ba-an-szi-ti | |
| 9' | sza3# ku3 {d}inanna-ke4# ki-bi ha#?-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-an-na-du10 lal3 ba-an-su13-[... hi]-li ma-<<ra>>-az! ba-an-duh#?-[...] | |
| 2 | iti6#-gin7 lal3 ba-an-gur3#-[...] | |
| 3 | {d}nanna# u6 di zi-de3-esz mu-un-x | |
| 4 | ama-a-ni {d}nin-gal-la x mu-na-an#-[...] | |
| 5 | {gesz}ka2-na-ke4 silim-ma mu-na-ab-[...] | |
| 6 | nu-gig-ra du11#-ga-a-ni mah [...] | |
| 7 | kur gul-gul an-da me-da [...] | |
| 8 | nin-gu10 hi-li gu2 e3# | |
| 9 | {d#}inanna# za3-[mi2] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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