CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 021 (P346220)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346220 |
| 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 col 1 1 | He has ceased in the cattlepen, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 2 | The wild bull has ceased in the cattlepen, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 3 | The lord of the lands has ceased there, an empty wind (is set) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 4 | Enlil has ceased in shrine Nippur, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 5 | His spouse Ninlil has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 6 | The lady of Keš has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 7 | Ninmah has ceased in the temple in Keš, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 8 | The one of Isin has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 9 | NinIsina has ceased in shrine Egalmah, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 10 | The lady of the region of Uruk has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 11 | Inanna has ceased in the temple in the region of Uruk, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 12 | Nanna has ceased in shrine Urim, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 13 | Suen has ceased in the Ekišnugal temple, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 14 | His spouse Ningal has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 15 | Ningal has ceased in her holy cella, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 16 | The wild bull of Eridu has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 17 | Enki has ceased in the temple of Eridu, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 18 | Šara has ceased in the Emah temple, an empty wind (is set?) in his sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 19 | Usaḫara has ceased in the temple in Umma, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 20 | Baba has ceased in the Irikug precinct, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 21 | She has ceased the Eduga(!?), her chamber, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 22 | Her mother, Abba'u, has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 23 | Abba'u has ceased in the Maguena shrine, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 24 | The protective lamma spirit of the temple has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 25 | The protective lamma spirit has ceased in the Etarsirsir temple, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 1 26 | The matron of lagaš has ceased there, an empty wind (is set?) in her sheepfold |
| obverse col 2 1' | City, your walls may (still) be upright/may be “those of encircling"(?), but your land is finished to my/your detriment(?) |
| obverse col 2 2' | My city, like a fecund ewe, your lamb is finished to my detriment(?) |
| obverse col 2 3' | Urim, like a fecund goat, your kid is finished to my detriment(?) |
| obverse col 2 4' | City, your rites are changed to my detriment(?) |
| obverse col 2 5' | Your ordinances have been changed into strange ordinances |
| obverse col 2 6' | The lament is bitter, your great lady (Ningal), who weeps, how long will it exhaust her? |
| obverse col 2 7' | The lament is bitter, Nanna, who weeps, how long will it exhaust him? |
| obverse col 2 8' | It is the 2nd kirugu |
| obverse col 2 9' | When ... destroys the true city, the lament is bitter |
| obverse col 2 10' | When ... destroys Urim, the lament is bitter |
| obverse col 2 11' | It is the gešgigal “response” |
| obverse col 2 12' | The lady, after the city was destroyed, her city initiated a lament along with her(?) |
| obverse col 2 13' | Ningal, whose land was finished to her detriment(?) |
| obverse col 2 14' | (The former inhabitants of) Urim join with her at its outside/is exiled with her in lamentation(!?) |
| obverse col 2 15' | The true woman, the lady who is to exhaust herself on behalf of her city |
| obverse col 2 16' | Ningal, who is not to sleep on behalf of her land |
| obverse col 2 17' | For her the fate of the city approaches, she weeps bitterly |
| reverse col 1 1' | After they ordered the obliteration of Urim |
| reverse col 1 2' | After(?) they ordered(?) the killing of its people |
| reverse col 1 3' | I, as one who gave my advice(?) to them |
| reverse col 1 4' | They therefore shall also bind me with my city |
| reverse col 1 5' | They therefore shall also bind my Urim with me |
| reverse col 1 6' | The utterance of An(?) is not to be changed ever again(?) |
| reverse col 1 7' | When Enlil brings forth (words) from his mouth, it is not to be changed |
| reverse col 1 8' | It is the 4th kirigu |
| reverse col 1 9' | To the detriment of(?) the lady, her city is destroyed, to her detriment her cosmic powers are altered |
| reverse col 1 10' | It is its gešgigal “response” |
| reverse col 1 11' | Enlil spoke to the storm, and the people wailed |
| reverse col 1 12' | He deprived the land of days of abundance, and the people wailed |
| reverse col 1 13' | He deprived Sumer of good days, and the people wailed |
| reverse col 1 14' | He commanded the malevolent storm, and the people wailed |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | tur3-a-na musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz#-a-na [...] | |
| 2 | am-e tur3-a-na musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na#!? [...] | |
| 3 | u3-mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke4 musz3 mi-ni-in#-ga# [...] | |
| 4 | {d}mu-ul-lil2-le esz3-e# nibru{ki} musz3 mi-ni-in-ga# amasz#-a#-na# lil2#-le# | |
| 5 | dam-a-ni {d}nin-lil2-le musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 6 | nin kesz3{ki}-a-ke4 musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 7 | ga-sza-an-mah-e e2-bi# kesz3{ki}-a musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 8 | mu-lu i3-si-in{ki}-na-ke4 musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 9 | {d}ga-sza-an-i3-si-in{ki}-na#-ke4# esz3 e2-gal-mah-a musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz#-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 10 | nin ki unu{ki}-ga-ke4 musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 11 | {d}ga-sza-an-an-na-ke4#? e2-bi ki unu{ki}-ga-ke4 musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 12 | {d}nanna esz3 uri2{ki}-ma musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz#-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 13 | {d}suen-e e2-kisz-nu-gal2 musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz#-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 14 | dam#-a-ni {d}ga-sza-an-gal-e musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 15 | {d}ga-sza-an-gal-e agrun!-ku3-ga musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 16 | dam iri-ze2-ba{ki}-ke4# musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 17 | dam-an-ki e2 iri-ze2-ba#?-ke4 musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 18 | {d}szara2 e2-mah#-a musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 19 | {d}u4-sahar#-ra e2-bi umma{ki}-a musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le | |
| 20 | {d}ba-ba6 iri-ku3-ga musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a-na# lil2-le# | |
| 21 | de4-du11 amax(|E2xSAL|)-na musz3 mi-ni-in-ga amasz-a#-na# [lil2-le] | |
| 22 | ama-ni {d}ab-ba-u2# musz3 mi-ni-in#-ga# amasz#-[a-na lil2-le] | |
| 23 | {d}ab-ba-u2 ma2-gu2-[...] | |
| 24 | {d}lamma e2-e#-[...] | |
| 25 | {d}lamma-re# [...] | |
| 26 | um#?-[...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | uru2#? [...] | |
| 2' | uru2#-[...] | |
| 3' | uri2#[{ki} ...] | |
| 4' | uru2 garza#-[...] | |
| 5' | me-zu me [...] | |
| 6' | a-sze-er gig-ga# [...] | |
| 7' | a-sze-er gig-ga x [...] | |
| 8' | ki-[ru-gu2 ...] | |
| 9' | uru2 zi gul-la#-ni#? [...] | |
| 10' | uri2{ki#} gul#-la#?-[ni ...] | |
| 11' | gesz-gi4#?-[...] | |
| 12' | nin-bi iri#? hul#-a-ta iri#?-[...] | |
| 13' | {d}nin-gal lu2 ka-na#?-[...] | |
| 14' | uri2{ki} a-sze-[...] | |
| 15' | munus zi nin iri-[...] | |
| 16' | {d}nin#-gal# ka#?-[...] | |
| 17' | e#?-[...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x-[...] | |
| 2' | ug3-bi ug5-ge#-de3#? [...] | |
| 3' | me-e nig2-KA-gu10 mu-un-ne#?-[...] | |
| 4' | me-e uru2-ga2-da he2-en-ga-a-x-[...] | |
| 5' | uri2{ki}-gu10 ma-da he2-en-ga#-[...] | |
| 6' | an-na du11-ga-a-ni hur# nu!?-kur2#-[...] | |
| 7' | {d}en-lil2-le ka-ta e3-[...] | |
| 8' | ki-ru-gu2 [...] | |
| 9' | nin-da uru2-ni ba-an-da-gul#-[...] me-ni [...] | |
| 10' | gesz-gi4-gal2#-[...] | |
| 11' | {d}en-lil2-le u4-de3# [...] | |
| 12' | u4 he2-gal2-la# [...] | |
| 13' | u4 du10 ki-en-[...] | |
| 14' | u4# hul# gal2# [...] | |
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