CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 018 (P346214)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346214 |
| 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 | (In?) Eridu, which had been riding(?) on a flood, drinking water ceased(?) |
| obverse 2 | In its outskirts, which had been made into a windblown plain ... |
| obverse 3 | The true person ... in an ambush ... |
| obverse 4 | KAhegal? and Igihegal? ... |
| obverse 5 | You(?) are a young man, the day/storm ... |
| obverse 6 | Day/storm that does not destroy/is not restrained, you(?) are one whose allure is not exhausted ... |
| obverse 7 | They (the two gatekeepers?)) who are beautiful of body(?) like ..., we will ... |
| obverse 8 | They who are speckled of face like an alim creature(?), we will ... |
| obverse 9 | They who are poured like a statue into molds, we will ... |
| obverse 10 | Gutium, the people who destroy(?), will break them |
| obverse 11 | We sent by hand to father? Enki in the Abzu of Eridu |
| obverse 12 | ... what is it that will we say, what is it that we will add? |
| obverse 13 | ... what is it that will we say, what is it that we will add? |
| obverse 14 | If(?) it is (the case that) we go out from(?) Eridu |
| obverse 15 | If we stand ... in the day? shade will not ... |
| obverse 16 | If we stand ... at night, the day/storm would not acquire ... |
| obverse 17 | (While) standing in the day(?) with(?) our distress, what will we take from you(?)? |
| obverse 18 | (While) standing in the night(?) with(?) our sleeplessness, what will we forget (i.e., leave behind)? |
| obverse 19 | Enki, if your city is cursed, it will be given to(?) the enemy land |
| obverse 20 | Why do they diminish us in the status of(!?) being apart from Eridu? |
| obverse 21 | Why do they destroy us(?) (in our state of) not being touched (with care?) like a date palm? |
| obverse 22 | Why do they break us(?) (in our state of) not being coated (in bitumen) like a new boat? |
| obverse 23 | It is the case that Enki has set his gaze at a different place |
| obverse 24 | The storm(?) ... of grievous sin gave/placed an evil tree/weapon(?) for him |
| obverse 25 | They are arisen ... who lie down in their packs |
| obverse 26 | Enki took to a different path away from Eridu |
| obverse 27 | Damgalnuna, the mother of the Emah temple, wept bitterly |
| obverse 28 | She was saying “Alas, my destroyed city, alas, my destroyed temple” bitterly |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | eridu#{ki} a gal#-e# u5#?-[...] | |
| 2 | bar-ba {d}en-lil2-e du3-x-[...] | |
| 3 | lu2 zi ki-lul#-la# x [...] | |
| 4 | {d}KA-x-x [...] | |
| 5 | gurusz-me-en u4# [...] x x x [...] | |
| 6 | u4# nu-gul-la hi#-li nu-til-la-me-en [...] | |
| 7 | [...] TUG2-gin7 su2 sa6#-ga-me-esz i3-[...] | |
| 8 | alim#?-gin7 igi gun3-gun3-me-esz i3-[...] | |
| 9 | alan#-gin7 kusz3-kusz3-a de2-a-me-esz i3-[...] | |
| 10 | gu#-ti-um{ki} lu2 ha-lam-ma-ne me-ze-er#?-[...] | |
| 11 | [... {d}]en#-ki-ra abzu eridu{ki}-sze3 szu-a ba-e-de3-en#-[...] | |
| 12 | [...] a#-na im-me-en-da-na a-na bi2-in-tah-en#-[...] | |
| 13 | [...] x a#-na# im-me-en-da-na a-na bi2-in-tah#-[...] | |
| 14 | [...]-ga-ta he2#-en#-x-[...] | |
| 15 | [...]-ba#?-gub-bu-da-nam gissu#? [...] | |
| 16 | [...]-gub#-bu#-un-da-nam u4-de3 [...] | |
| 17 | [...] a-na szu ba-e-de3-ti#-[...] | |
| 18 | [...] u2-gu me-de2-en-de3#-[...] | |
| 19 | [...]-ba-e-de3-ku5 ki!-erim2-e [...] | |
| 20 | [...] gal2-la-a-da a-na-asz ba-[...] | |
| 21 | [...]-ga-me a-na-asz me-gul-gul-lu#-[...] | |
| 22 | [...] nu#-ak!-me a-na-asz me-ze-er-ze#-[...] | |
| 23 | [...] kur2#-ra im-ma-da#-[...] | |
| 24 | [...]-x gesz hul-lu mu-e-ni#-[...] | |
| 25 | [...]-ga#?-me-esz ildum2-ba# [...] | |
| 26 | [...] giri3# kur2 ba-ra-an-[dab5] | |
| 27 | [...]-x er2 gig mu#-[...] | |
| 28 | [... gul]-la#-gu10# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x ba x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 6' | x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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