CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 017 (P346213)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346213 |
| 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 | Gutium procreated there, they issued (their) seed there |
| obverse 2 | Nintur wept bitterly on behalf of her creation |
| obverse 3 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, alas, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| obverse 4 | At the site of Zabalam the pure giguna was rendered into an empty wind |
| obverse 5 | Inanna turned away(?) from Uruk, enemy territory ... |
| obverse 6 | (In?) the Eanna complex the enemy saw the holy gipar shrine |
| obverse 7 | The office of the en priest(ess) of the gipar was actively diminished(?) |
| obverse 8 | The en priest(ess) turned away from(?) the gipar, enemy territory ... |
| obverse 9 | (In) Umma the painful storm/day imposed (itself) in the Šeghurša temple |
| obverse 10 | (Šara) took to a different path (away from) the Emah temple, his beloved dwelling |
| obverse 11 | The shining lady(?) wept bitterly on behalf of her destroyed city |
| obverse 12 | She was saying “The charms of the city satisfy no one(?)” bitterly |
| obverse 13 | ... in Girsu, the city of heroes |
| obverse 14 | Ningirsu took to a different path (away from) the Eninnu temple |
| obverse 15 | Mother Baba wept bitterly in her temple of the Irikug precinct |
| obverse 16 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” |
| obverse 17 | At that time, the word, which was a storm, was thrashing about--who could have known its midst? |
| obverse 18 | The word of Enlil is to twist towards(?) the right, it is to drown(?) on the left(?) |
| obverse 19 | What was it that Enlil, the one who is to determine fates, did? |
| obverse 20 | Enlil brought down the Elamite, the foreigner, from the mountain |
| obverse 21 | Nanše, the native citizen, was dwelling in the suburbs |
| obverse 22 | ... could extinguish the fire(?) for Ninmar in the shrine of Gu'a'abba |
| obverse 23 | Its precious metal and lapis lazuli was made to traverse (into the river) in large boats |
| obverse 24 | The lady whose property was destroyed and brought to an end(!?)--pure Ninmar |
| obverse 25 | At that time he was able to(?) decree(?) a day scorching like ... |
| obverse 26 | The site of lagash! It returned it (to) Elam in its (own) hand |
| obverse 27 | At that time the day of “my lady” was also not regularly performed |
| obverse 28 | Baba, like a human, her day was also not regularly performed |
| obverse 29 | (Saying) “Woe, the storm returned it in its (own) hand |
| obverse 30 | The storm that destroys the city returned it in its (own) hand |
| obverse 31 | The storm that destroys the temple returned it in its (own) hand |
| obverse 32 | Dumuzi'Abzu was afraid in the temple (of?) Kinirša |
| obverse 33 | Kinunir, just as(!?) her native city, (its impending) plundering was spoken/ordered |
| obverse 34 | The mountain (i.e., the Guti?) set ... in the city of Nanše, in Nigin |
| obverse 35 | She wandered away from(!) Sirara, her beloved dwelling |
| obverse 36 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| obverse 37 | The office of the en priest(ess) of the holy gipar was actively diminished(?) |
| obverse 38 | The en priest(ess) turned away from(?) the gipar, enemy territory ... |
| reverse 1 | It brought a heavy arm towards the banks of the princely canal of Nanna |
| reverse 2 | He destroyed the settlements and travel houses of Suen like a cattlepen heavy (with dairy products!?) |
| reverse 3 | Its fugitivies left(?) together(?) like fleeing goats |
| reverse 4 | He poured out Ga'eš like milk among the dogs, it is to be destroyed |
| reverse 5 | The beautiful features of the fashioned statues are to be torn out/broken ...(?) |
| reverse 6 | The office of the en priestess of the holy gipar was actively diminished(?) |
| reverse 7 | He took away the en priestess from(?) the gipar, enemy territory ... |
| reverse 8 | A lament filled(?) the dais that extended with the heavens(?) |
| reverse 9 | The upper part of the throne(?) was not ..., (its) top was not fitting |
| reverse 10 | Like a date palm it was cut down, he bound them together |
| reverse 11 | Aššu, where the temple was attached to the canal, he muddied the water/removed it from(?) the water(?) |
| reverse 12 | At (the place where) evil does not pass of Nanna, the evildoer passed through |
| reverse 13 | The temple ..., in the “house of the assembly” famine was introduced |
| reverse 14 | He destroyed Ki'abrig, where cows ...(?) are numerous, like a cattlepen heavy (with dairy products!?) |
| reverse 15 | Ningublaga took to a different path (away from) the gabur temple |
| reverse 16 | Nini'gara wept bitterly by herself |
| reverse 17 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| reverse 18 | The office of the en priest(ess) of the holy gipar was actively diminished(?) |
| reverse 19 | The en priestess fled from the gipar, enemy territory ... |
| reverse 20 | Ninazu stood his weapon in the corner in the Egida temple |
| reverse 21 | An evil storm flew on/was cast upon(?) Ninhursag in the Enutur temple |
| reverse 22 | Like a wild dove she flew away from the window and stood aside in the plain |
| reverse 23 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| reverse 24 | In {geš}banda, the temple where there was mourning, the reed of lamentation grew |
| reverse 25 | Ningešzida took to a different path (away from) the {geš}banda temple, his beloved dwelling |
| reverse 26 | Azimua, the lady of the city, wept bitterly |
| reverse 27 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| reverse 28 | At that time the southern storm made the people dwell in darkness |
| reverse 29 | (As a prelude to) destroying the city of Ku'ara, it made the people dwell in darkness |
| reverse 30 | NineHAma wept bitterly |
| reverse 31 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| reverse 32 | Asalluhi dressed hurriedly and intoned a lament(?) |
| reverse 33 | Lugalbanda took to a different path (away from) his beloved dwelling |
| reverse 34 | She (Ninsumun?) was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
| reverse 35 | (In?) Eridu, which had been floated in a flood, drinking water ceased(?) |
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 | [...]-ib#-bala-bala numun ba-ni-ib-i-[...] | |
| 2 | [...]-ma#-ni er2# gig mu-un#-szesz4#-szesz4# | |
| 3 | [...] gul#-la-gu10 gig#-ga#-bi im-me | |
| 4 | [... gi]-gun4#-na ku3-ge# szu# lil2-la2 ba-ab-du11 | |
| 5 | [... {d}]inanna#? [...]-da#?-gur? ki-erim2-e ba-ab-du11 | |
| 6 | [...] ge6-par4 ku3#?-[...] erim2-e igi mi-ni-in-bar | |
| 7 | [...] nam#-en-na-[...] szu ba-e-lal-lal | |
| 8 | [...] ge6#-par4-ta ba-x-[...] x ki#-erim2#-e ba-ab-du11 | |
| 9 | [umma]{ki#?} szeg12-hur-sza3-ga# [...] u4 gig-ga ba#-e-ri | |
| 10 | [...]-mah ki#-tusz# ki ag2-ga2-ni giri3 kur2 ba-ra-an#-dab5 | |
| 11 | nin#? mul#?-mul-e uru17{ki} hul#-lu-a-na er2 gig mu-un-szesz2-szesz2 | |
| 12 | x# la-la-bi lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-a-gu10 gig-ga-bi im-me | |
| 13 | gir2#-su{ki} iri{ki} ur-sag-ga2-e-ne-ke4 IM GIR2-e ba-ab-du11 | |
| 14 | {d}nin#-gir2-su-ke4# e2-ninnu-ta giri3 kur2 ba-ra-an-dab5 | |
| 15 | ama {d}ba-ba6 e2-uru17-ku3-ga-na er2 gig mu-un-szesz2-szesz2 | |
| 16 | a iri{ki} gul-la e2 gul-la-gu10 gig-ga-bi im-me | |
| 17 | u4-ba inim u4-dam al-du7-du7 sza3-bi a-ba-a mu-un-zu | |
| 18 | inim {d}en-lil2-la2 zi-da-asz gilim-ge26-de3 gab2?-bu su-su-de3 | |
| 19 | {d#}en-lil2 lu2 nam tar-tar-re-de3 a-na bi2-in-ak-a-ba | |
| 20 | {d}en-lil2-le elam{ki} lu2-kur-ra kur-ta im-ta-an-e3 | |
| 21 | {d}nansze dumu-gir15 iri bar-ra mu-un-na-tusz-am3 | |
| 22 | {d}nin-mar{ki}-ra esz3 gu2-a-ab-zu-ka izi im-ma-da-an-ten | |
| 23 | ku3# {na4}za-gin3-bi ma2 gal-gal-e bala-sze3 i3-ke3-e | |
| 24 | nin nig2-gur11-ra-ni hul-lu ti-la-am3 ku3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ke4 | |
| 25 | u4-ba u4 KA-NE-gin7 bar7-ra im-ma-da-ab-tar-re | |
| 26 | ki lagasz{asz} ki-e elam{ki} szu-ni-a im-ma-szi-in-gi4 | |
| 27 | u4-bi-a nin-ga2 u4-da-a-ni sa2 nam-ga-mu-ni-ib-du11 | |
| 28 | {d}ba-ba6 lu2-lu7#?-gin7 u4-da-a-ni sa2 nam-ga-mu-ni-ib-du11 | |
| 29 | [me]-li#-e-a u4-de3 szu-ni-a im-ma-szi-in-gi4-gi4# | |
| 30 | [...] x gul-gul-e szu-ni-a im-ma-szi-in-gi4-gi4# | |
| 31 | [...] gul-gul-e szu-ni-a im-ma-szi-in-gi4-gi4# | |
| 32 | [...]-abzu# e2#-bi ki-nu-nir-sza3-ba ni2 im-ma-da-an-te# | |
| 33 | [...]{ki#} uru17 nam-dumu-gir15-ni-gin7 kar-kar-re-de3 ba#?-[...] | |
| 34 | [...] uru17-ni nigin6#!{ki}-a kur-re ba-[...] | |
| 35 | [...]-AD?-TAG{ki}-a ki-tusz ki ag2-ga2-ni giri3 kur2! ba#?-ra#-[...] | |
| 36 | [...] gul#-la e2 gul-la-gu10 gig-ga-bi im#-[me] | |
| 37 | [...] ku3# nam-en-na-ba szu ba-e-lal-lal# | |
| 38 | [...] ge6-par4-ta ba-da-gur ki-erim2-e ba#-ab-du11# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x {d}nanna-ka a2 dugud ba-szi-in-de2 | |
| 2 | [...]-GAN2#? e2 danna {d}suen-na tur3 dugud-gin7 ba-an-gul | |
| 3 | [...]-ra#?-bi! masz kar#-ra-gin7 tesz2-e im-me-e-da | |
| 4 | [...]-es#{ki#} ga-gin7 ur-e# ba-an-de2 i3-gul-gul-lu-de3 | |
| 5 | [...] dim2#?-ma uludin2 sa6-ga#-bi me-ze-er-ze-re-de3 | |
| 6 | [ge6]-par4# ku3 nam-en-na-ba szu ba-e-lal-lal | |
| 7 | en-bi# ge6-par4-ta ba#-da#-an#!-kar# ki#-erim2-e ba-ab-du11 | |
| 8 | x x x bara2 an#-na-da gid2-da-bi#-a# a#-nir ba-da-ab-si | |
| 9 | {gesz#}gu#-za an-na#-bi nu#-ub#?-x-x [...] me#-te#-asz# li-bi2-ib-gal2 | |
| 10 | {gesz}geszimmar-gin7# [...]-gur5#? ba-ab-du11# tesz2#-bi ba-ra-an-kad4 | |
| 11 | asz-szu2 e2? i7#-[...]-a-ri [...] ba#?-da-an-BU | |
| 12 | nig2-erim2 [... {d}]nanna#-ka lu2-erim2#-e ba-e-dab | |
| 13 | e2# BIR#?-re#? [...] x-an-ba e2 pu-uh2#-[ru]-um#-ma sza3 sug4-ga ba-ab-gar | |
| 14 | ki#-ab2#-rig7#?-ga{ki} ab2# lu-[...]-ri#? tur3 dugud-gin7 ba-an-gul# | |
| 15 | [{d}]nin#-[...] ga2-bur-ta giri3 kur2 ba-ra-an-dab5 | |
| 16 | [...]-gara2#-ke4 ni2-te-na er2 gig mu-un-szesz4-szesz4 | |
| 17 | a# x [gul]-la e2 gul-la-gu10 gig-ga-bi im-me | |
| 18 | ge6-par4 ku3# nam#-en#-na-ba szu ba-e-lal-lal | |
| 19 | en-bi ge6-par4#-ta# ba-da-an-kar ki-erim2-e ba-ab-du11 | |
| 20 | {d}nin-a-zu e2#-gid#-da {gesz}tukul ub-ba i-ni-gub | |
| 21 | {d}nin-hur-sag e2-nu#-tur-ra-ke4 u4 hul ba-an-da-RI | |
| 22 | tum12{muszen}-gin7 ab-lal3#-ta# ba-da-an-dal edin-na bar bi2-ib2-gub | |
| 23 | a iri{ki} gul-la e2 gul#-la-gu10 gig-ga-bi im-me | |
| 24 | gesz-banda3{+da} e2 er2-re gal2#-la#-ri gi er2-ra# ba-an-mu2 | |
| 25 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da gesz-banda3{+da#} giri3# kur2 ba-ra-an-dab5 | |
| 26 | da2-zi-mu2#-a nin# uru17-a-ke4# er2# gig# mu-un-szesz4-szesz4 | |
| 27 | a iri{ki#} gul#-la# e2 gul-la#-gu10# gig-ga-bi im-me | |
| 28 | [...]-lu#? lu2 kukku5-a ba-an-dur2-ru-ne-esz | |
| 29 | [...]-hul#-lu-de3 lu2 kukku5-a ba-an-dur2-ru-ne-esz | |
| 30 | [...]-ma#?-ke4 er2 gig# mu-un-szesz4-szesz4 | |
| 31 | [...] gul#-la e2 gul-la-gu10 gig-ba-bi im-me | |
| 32 | [...]-ul4-e tug2 ba-da-mur10 giri16#?-lu? mu-un-sza4#? | |
| 33 | [...] ki-tusz ki ag2-ga2-ni giri3# kur# ba-ra-an-dab5 | |
| 34 | [...]-la# e2 gul-la-gu10 gig-ga-bi im-me | |
| 35 | [...] diri#?-ga a nag-e ba-am3-til!? | |
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