CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 (P346201)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346201 |
| 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 (into which) the pure(?) pass, noble temple |
| obverse 2 | Temple of Keš, (into which) the pure(?) pass, noble temple |
| obverse 3 | The temple, its en priests(!?) are the Anuna gods(!) |
| obverse 4 | Its nueš priests are the pillars/bonds of the Eanna temple |
| obverse 5 | At the temple the king stood/set up/brought/poured? ... at/among/in the stone bowls(?) |
| obverse 6 | The enšar priests (somehow a reflex of the primordial/ancestral deity Enšar?) wore the ba garment |
| obverse 7 | The atu priest held(?) the sceptre |
| obverse 8 | The tu priest brought/poured the “gathered(?) waters” |
| obverse 9 | The lalšaga(?) priest dwelled in the pure temple |
| obverse 10 | The pure enkum priests were there(?) ... |
| obverse 11 | The pašeš priests set ... in order(?) |
| obverse 12 | They were saying “uru'uru” |
| obverse 13 | In the manner of(?) a wild bull's horn ... blared |
| obverse 14 | The algarsura instrument rang |
| obverse 15 | The good tigi drum/song was (played) properly |
| obverse 16 | The temple is good, its joy is good |
| reverse 1' | Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš? |
| reverse 2' | Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi? |
| reverse 3' | Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur? |
| reverse 4' | It is the 7th temple |
| reverse 5' | To the city, to the city, the one who approaches should not approach |
| reverse 6' | To the temple of Keš, to the city, the one who approaches should not approach |
| reverse 7' | To its lady Nintur, the one who approaches should not approach |
| reverse 8' | To its hero Ašgi, the one who approaches should not approach |
| reverse 9' | The builder of Keš, Ašgi, praise! |
| reverse 10' | The one who takes care of Keš, mother Nintur, praise! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ku3# dab-be2 e2 nun | |
| 2 | [...] kesz3{ki} ku3 dab-be2 e2 nun | |
| 3 | [e2]-e# x-bi#? {d}a-nun-na-me-esz | |
| 4 | nu-esz3-[...] x e2-an-na-me-esz | |
| 5 | e2-e lugal# bur3#?-ra am3-mi-in-DU | |
| 6 | en-szar2 sza3 {tug2}ba13# am3-mi-in-la2 | |
| 7 | a-tu-e szibir szu bi2-in-du7# | |
| 8 | tu a KIN-a am3-mi-in#-[...] | |
| 9 | lal3 e2 ku3-ga am3#-mi#-[...] | |
| 10 | |EN.SIG7.PAP.NUN| [...] KA#? ku3 am3#-x-[...] | |
| 11 | pa4-szesz-e-ne si mu-un#-x-[...] | |
| 12 | uru16-uru16 mu-un-ni-ib-be2#-[...] | |
| 13 | si am-ke4-esz gum2-gum2 mi#-[...] | |
| 14 | {gesz}al-gar-sur-ra suh3-sah4# [...] | |
| 15 | tigi# nig2-du10-ge si ha-ba#-[...] | |
| 16 | [...] al#-du10 giri17-zal#-[bi ...] | |
| 17 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]{ki#}-gin7# rib#-ba# lu2# [...] | |
| 2' | [ur]-sag-bi {d}{asz}asz7-gi4#-[gin7 ...] ama szi-in-ga-[...] | |
| 3' | nin#-bi! {d}nin-tur5-gin7 rib-ba#-[ra] a-ba igi mu-ni-in#-[...] | |
| 4' | e2 7(disz)-kam-[...] | |
| 5' | iri{ki}-sze3 iri{ki}-sze3# lu2# te na#?-[...] | |
| 6' | e2 kesz3{ki} iri#{ki#}-[sze3 ...] | |
| 7' | nin-bi {d}nin-tur5-sze3 lu2# te# [...] | |
| 8' | ur-sag-bi {d}{asz}asz7-gi4#-sze3 lu2# [...] | |
| 9' | kesz3{ki} du3-a {d}{asz}asz7-gi4 [...] | |
| 10' | kesz3{ki} mi2 du11-ga ama {d}nin-tur5# [...] | |
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