CDLI Literary 000324 OB Catalogue from Ur 2 (P346208)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000324 OB Catalogue from Ur 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346208 |
| 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 | Your are(!?) a lady like a heavenly star. |
| obverse 2 | Great matron. |
| obverse 3 | Rise!. |
| obverse 4 | I am the king, I have been a hero since (emerging) from the womb. |
| obverse 5 | (I am) the king who has been cared for. |
| obverse 6 | From where are ... to go(?). |
| obverse 7 | From where are you coming?. |
| obverse 8 | Lady of the many cosmic powers. |
| obverse 9 | The lord towards the mountain that sustains a man. |
| obverse 10 | ialulu. |
| obverse 11 | He is the youth of battle. |
| obverse 12 | The messenger(s). |
| obverse 13 | Lady of the furious me’s. |
| obverse 14 | House, furious storm? in the universe. |
| obverse 15 | Mountain range of both(!) heaven and earth. |
| obverse 16 | Enlil, (his utterance is supreme) profoundly. |
| obverse 17 | The frown (of Enlil). |
| obverse 18 | Hoe, hoe!. |
| obverse 19 | In ancient times. |
| obverse 20 | The great Ki'ur complex. |
| obverse 21 | Eunir (temple). |
| obverse 22 | An (lifted his head) with authority. |
| obverse 23 | Princeliness. |
| obverse 24 | (The possessor) of princeliness opposes his head(?) (unidentified incipit) |
| obverse 25 | Kingship |
| bottom 1 | (Subtotal:) 25 (entries) |
| reverse 1 | His heart. |
| reverse 2 | From great heaven towards great earth (the netherworld). |
| reverse 3 | In distant days when fate was determined. |
| reverse 4 | In distant days, in profoundly distant days. |
| reverse 5 | In remote days, a distant thing (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 6 | ... (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 7 | Little one(s), if (we do not do our work). |
| reverse 8 | 3 (compositions bearing the incipit) “Son of the house that distributes tablets”. |
| reverse 9 | ... does not raise/wield boasting there(?) (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 10 | The one who farmed (since) long ago. |
| reverse 11 | Lady of all the great me. |
| reverse 12 | In distant days when heaven (was separated) from earth. |
| reverse 13 | Brickwork(?) of the shrine(?) below/from the earth (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 14 | Lugalbanda. |
| reverse 15 | City, furious bull. |
| reverse 16 | King, light whose aura is authoritative/lordly. |
| reverse 17 | Fashioned like An. |
| reverse 18 | 11 (compositions with the incipit) King |
| reverse 19 | His cattle pen. |
| reverse 20 | In order to overturn the day. |
| reverse 21 | Furious storm in/of Sumer (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 22 | The hero. |
| reverse 23 | At that time (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 24 | When An |
| reverse 25 | When An and Enlil |
| reverse 26 | Enlil exceedingly. |
| reverse 27 | My fish, build a house. |
| reverse 28 | The hero in/of the mountain/netherworld (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 29 | It is the city(?) weeping and lament ... (unidentified incipit) |
| reverse 30 | The lamentation singer (unidentified incipit) |
| left col 1 1 | (Subtotal:) 42 (entries) |
| left col 2 1 | Total: 67 (entries) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nin mul-an-gin7 <me>-en | |
| 2 | bur-szum2-ma gal | |
| 3 | zi-ga | |
| 4 | lugal me-<en> sza3-ta ur-sag-me-en | |
| 5 | lugal mi3 du11-ga | |
| 6 | me-ta-am3 me-di-da! | |
| 7 | me-ta-am3 im-du | |
| 8 | nin me szar2-ra | |
| 9 | en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 | |
| 10 | i3-a lu2-lux(URU) | |
| 11 | szul me6-kam | |
| 12 | {lu2}kin-gi4-a | |
| 13 | in-nin me husz-a | |
| 14 | e2-e husz an-ki | |
| 15 | hur!-sag an-ki-bi-a-ke4 | |
| 16 | {d}en-lil2 su3-ag2-sze3 | |
| 17 | sag-ki gid2-da | |
| 18 | {gesz}al-e {gesz}al-e | |
| 19 | u4 ul-e ri-da | |
| 20 | ki-urx(SILA4) gal-e | |
| 21 | e2-u4-nir | |
| 22 | an-ne2 nam-nir-ra | |
| 23 | nam-nun-e | |
| 24 | nam-nun-e sag-na gaba? gi4 | |
| 25 | nam-lugal | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 5(disz) | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3-ga-a-ni | |
| 2 | an gal-ta ki gal-sze3 | |
| 3 | u4 ri-a nam ba-tar-ra#?-ba#? | |
| 4 | u4 ri-a u4 su3-ra2 ri-a | |
| 5 | u4 ri-a nig2-ul-e | |
| 6 | UD ma da dam na-na | |
| 7 | di4-di4-la2 u4-da | |
| 8 | 3(disz) dumu e2-dub-ba | |
| 9 | ni2 bulug6 nu-<mu>-ni!-IL2 | |
| 10 | u4 ul-la uru4 | |
| 11 | in-nin me gal-gal | |
| 12 | u4 ul an ki-ta | |
| 13 | szegx(MURGU2)? x ki-ta | |
| 14 | {d}lugal-banda3{+da} | |
| 15 | iri{ki} gu4 husz | |
| 16 | lugal u4 me-lam2-bi nir-ra# | |
| 17 | an-gin7 dim2-ma | |
| 18 | 1(u) 1(disz) lugal | |
| 19 | tur3-ra-na | |
| 20 | u4 szu bala ke-ta | |
| 21 | u4 husz! ki-en-gi-ra | |
| 22 | ur-sag-e | |
| 23 | u4-bi-ta | |
| 24 | u4 an-ne2 | |
| 25 | i-nu an u3 {d}en-lil2 | |
| 26 | {d}en-lil2 diri-sze3 | |
| 27 | ku6-gu10 e2# du3 | |
| 28 | ur-sag kur-ra | |
| 29 | iri-am3 er2 <a>-nir-ra | |
| 30 | lu2 i-lu di | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(u) 2(disz) | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 7(disz) | |
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