CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 (P346226)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346226 |
| 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' 2' | It is the 2nd kirugu |
| obverse col 1' 4' | It is the gešgigal “response” |
| obverse col 1' 5' | An stretched out his hand(?) and tore out(?) ..., he terrified the land |
| obverse col 1' 6' | Enlil trembled(?) greatly and shouted |
| obverse col 1' 7' | The flood digging at the earth with a hoe raised its voice(?) |
| obverse col 1' 8' | Its vanguard(?) is a DUR10. GAG axe/drainpipe(?), its rear is darkness |
| reverse col 1 1' | Its light (of its eye), which flashes, it is to look far away like the Anzud bird |
| reverse col 1 2' | Its mouth is furious, it is to exude with flame(?) in the mountain/land |
| reverse col 1 3' | Its tongue (is) flame, raining glowing coals, it is to split the land |
| reverse col 1 4' | Its wings (are) that of the supreme Anzud bird with opened knees (i.e., outstretched talons), which nothing (can escape) |
| reverse col 1 5' | Its ribcage was something that was to open in its hinges(?), disintegrating like the melting sun(?) |
| reverse col 1 6' | On(?) its hips (are) the slingstones(?), the destroyer(s) of cities(?), which are attached to the binding(?) |
| reverse col 1 7' | Its thighs are twisting/dripping daggers covered with blood, it is to draw out gore |
| reverse col 1 8' | Its muscles are šumme saws that are to cut, its feet are that of the hurin bird |
| reverse col 1 9' | It has terrified the Tigris and Euphrates, it has screamed at the mountain/netherworld |
| reverse col 1 10' | Because of its shout the mountain range is ..., the people are spread out as sheaves |
| reverse col 1 11' | Sumer and Akkad have been made to(?) tremble, they will drown like a harvest |
| reverse col 1 12' | The unwitting ones rejoiced, they ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x x [...] x x x x x | |
| 2' | [...] 2(disz@t)# kam#-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] x x-na# x x [...] x x-ga mi#-[...] | |
| 4' | [gesz]-gi4#-gal2#-bi#-im | |
| 5' | [...] x szu#? im-[...] mi#-ni-in-x [...] | |
| 6' | [{d}]en-[lil2]-le# [...] x [...] | |
| 7' | [a]-ma#-ru ki#? x [...] | |
| 8' | [...] sag#?-bi-sze3 x [...] | |
| 9' | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [... su3]-u4#?-bi#? bar#-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] mir-mir-ra izi-izi-a kur-ra# [...] | |
| 3' | eme#-bi# ga-an-ze-er u3-dub2# szeg3#-[...] kalam-ma su dar-re-dam | |
| 4' | a2-bi {d}anzu2 mah dub3 bad-ra2 nig2-nam#? [...] | |
| 5' | ti-ti-bi nig2 za-ra ke3-dam u4 zal-gin7 zal#?-[...] | |
| 6' | ibx(HASZ2)-ba-ab-bi a2-sig3 uru17 gul-gul-la nig2-kesz2-[sze3] mu-un-la2 | |
| 7' | hasz4-gal-bi giri2 sur mud2 dul9-dul9 u3-mun bala-bala-e-da | |
| 8' | sa-sa-bi {uruda}szum#-me szab-dam giri3-bi hu-rix(U18)-in{muszen}-na-am3# | |
| 9' | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na ni2 mu-ni-ib-te kur-ra gu3# mi-ni-ib-ra | |
| 10' | [...] gi4#-ni-sze3 hur-sag# i3-x-x-[...] ug3 [zar]-re#?-esz#? [...] | |
| 11' | [ki-en]-gi# ki-uri su mu-ni-in#-[...] buru14-gin7 i3-su#-[...] | |
| 12' | [...] im#-szi#?-[...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...]-ta [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] ug3#? [...] x | |
| 4' | [...] x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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