CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 (P346200)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346200 |
| 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 | Temple, towards the sky it is 10 šar2, towards the earth it is 5 šar2 |
| obverse 2 | Temple, towards the sky it is 10 bur3, towards the earth it is 5 bur3. |
| obverse 3 | Temple, towards the sky it is a bison, towards the earth it is a red deer |
| obverse 4 | Temple, towards the sky it is a fallow deer, towards the earth it is a ram |
| obverse 5 | Temple, towards the sky it is speckled like a fallow deer, towards the earth it is speckled like a wild goat |
| obverse 6 | Temple, towards the sky it is a green mušgu bird, towards the earth it is an u bird covered by water |
| obverse 7 | Temple, towards the sky it comes out(!) like the sun, towards the earth it is covered by Nanna (i.e., moonlight?) |
| obverse 8 | Temple, towards the sky it is almond trees, towards the earth it is a sappy cedar/juniper |
| obverse 9 | Temple, towards the sky it is a mountain, towards the earth it is a spring |
| obverse 10 | It is indeed the 3rd temple of the universe |
| obverse 11 | Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš? |
| obverse 12 | Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi? |
| obverse 13 | Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur? |
| obverse 14 | It is the 3rd temple |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | e2 an-sze3 1(szar'u) GAN2 ki-sze3 5(szar2) GAN2 | |
| 2 | e2 an-sze3 1(bur'u) GAN2 ki-sze3 5(bur3) GAN2 | |
| 3 | e2 an-sze3 a-lim ki-sze3 lu-lim | |
| 4 | e2 an-sze3 szeg9-bar ki-sze3 durah-masz | |
| 5 | e2 an-sze3 szeg9-bar-gin7# gun3-a ki-sze3 durah-gin7 gun3-a | |
| 6 | e2 an#-sze3 musz#-gux(|SAGxNIG2|){muszen} sig7#-ga ki-sze3 u5{muszen} a szu2-a | |
| 7 | e2 an#-[sze3] u4#-gin7 DU-a ki-sze3 {d}nanna# bara2#-ga | |
| 8 | e2 an-sze3# {gesz}lam {gesz}lam ki-sze3 {gesz}erin duru5{+ru}-am3 | |
| 9 | e2 an-sze3 kur-ra-am3 ki-sze3 idim-ma-am3 | |
| 10 | e2 an-ki-a 3(disz)-kam-ma-bi-nam | |
| 11 | kesz3{ki}-gin7 rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga-an-tum2-mu | |
| 12 | ur#-sag-bi {d}asz7-gi4-gin7 rib-ba ama szi-in-ga-an-u3-tu | |
| 13 | nin#-bi {d}nin-tur5-gin7 rib-ba-ra a-ba-a igi mu-ni-duh | |
| 14 | e2# 3(disz)-kam-ma | |
Sources & licences
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