CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 (P346199)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346199 |
| 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 good temple built in a good place |
| obverse 2 | The temple of Keš, the good temple built in a good place |
| obverse 3 | Floating like a noble barge in heaven |
| obverse 4 | Casting ... like a holy barge |
| obverse 5 | Like the boat of An, (it is) the sacred space/face(?) of the lands |
| obverse 6 | Waddling away from the shore like the junior/wild u bird |
| obverse 7 | Temple roaring like a bull, bellowing like a bull calf |
| obverse 8 | Temple, from its midst is the heart of the land |
| obverse 9 | From behind it is the life of Sumer |
| obverse 10 | Temple, great oval touching heaven |
| obverse 11 | Great Ezida shrine(?) touching heaven |
| obverse 12 | Temple, great crown touching heaven |
| obverse 13 | Temple, rainbow touching heaven |
| obverse 14 | The sacred space of the temple is suspended in the midst of heaven |
| reverse 1 | Its foundation? occupies the Abzu |
| reverse 2 | Its shade covers the lands |
| reverse 3 | Temple founded by An |
| reverse 4 | And praised by Enlil |
| reverse 5 | Decided by mother Nintur |
| reverse 6 | Temple of Keš, verdant (with) fruit |
| reverse 7 | Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš? |
| reverse 8 | Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi? |
| reverse 9 | Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur? |
| reverse 10 | It is the 2nd temple |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | e2 du10 ki du10-ga du3-[...] | |
| 2 | e2 kesz3{ki} e2 du10 ki du10-[ga ...] | |
| 3 | ma2-gur8 nun-gin7 an-na# [...] | |
| 4 | ma2-gur8 ku3-gin7 KA2-si# [...] | |
| 5 | ma2 an-na-gin7 musz3# [...] | |
| 6 | u5 banda3-gin7 pesz10#-[...] | |
| 7 | e2 gu4-gin7 murum# [...] | |
| 8 | e2 sza3-bi-ta# [...] | |
| 9 | a-ga-bi-ta# [...] | |
| 10 | e2# [...] | |
| 11 | e2# [...] | |
| 12 | e2 men gal an-[...] | |
| 13 | e2 {d}tir-ra-an-na an#-[...] | |
| 14 | e2 musz3-bi an-sza3-ga# lax(ME)-a | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x-bi abzux(DE2)#?-e si-ga | |
| 2 | gissu-bi kur-kur-ra dul | |
| 3 | e2 an-ne2 ki#-gar-ra# | |
| 4 | {d#}en-lil2-le za3-mi2 du11-ga | |
| 5 | e2 {d}nin-tur5 esz-bar kin2 du11-ga# | |
| 6 | e2 kesz3{ki} gurun-na sig7#-[...] | |
| 7 | kesz3#{ki}-gin7 rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga#-[...] | |
| 8 | ur#-sag#-bi {d}{asz}asz7-gi-gin7 rib#-[...] | |
| 9 | nin-bi {d#}nin#-tur5-gin7 rib-ba-[...] igi mu-ni-in-[duh] | |
| 10 | e2 2(disz)-kam-ma | |
Sources & licences
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