CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 011 (P346228)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346228 |
| 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 2' | Teeming ..., fruit ... |
| obverse 3' | ... covered(?) like a garment |
| obverse 4' | ... threw ... into confusion there(?) ... |
| obverse 5' | ..., its front/face/eye ... |
| obverse 6' | ... shook ..., the god of the land ... |
| obverse 7' | ... shook, ... |
| obverse 8' | ... dark ... the people ... |
| obverse 9' | Enlil ... an evil ..., ... its booty |
| obverse 10' | The citizens of Nippur, like caught birds, he ... in his hand |
| obverse 11' | like dogs, he put yokes on the necks of its people |
| obverse 12' | Enlil changed the settlement of Nippur, ... |
| obverse 13' | Towards the Ekur, he cut ..., no one entered? towards him |
| obverse 14' | The lamma and alad/šedu(?) spirits of the temple went out, the ukuku bird, the bird of despair, made its nest there |
| obverse 15' | Enlil made the enemy look at(?) his city Nippur, his city that was no more |
| obverse 16' | And therefore he terrified the Ekur, the dwelling, the temple ... |
| obverse 17' | He frowned at the holy shrine, the inner sanctum of his divinity, behind him ... |
| obverse 18' | Enlil was destroying ..., ... |
| obverse 19' | The city threw itself over, the lands ... |
| obverse 20' | The door of the Ekur temple ... covered, its bolt ... |
| obverse 21' | His property ... |
| obverse 22' | Enlil ... the city |
| obverse 23' | Enlil ... |
| reverse 2' | The “gate where grain is not cut/diverted” (gate of the Ekur complex) ... |
| reverse 3' | Enlil ... |
| reverse 4' | His fertile field ... |
| reverse 5' | The well and orchard that did not bear fruit, Enlil ... |
| reverse 6' | He ... the rain of heaven |
| reverse 7' | The wild and domestic herds of Sumuqan ... in a state of non-eating they came to an end(?) |
| reverse 8' | The intake of the Tigris and Euphrates was blocked(?), the carp flood ... its spring |
| reverse 9' | All the smaller waterways filled up with silt, the banks ... |
| reverse 10' | A watch was set on the broad sea, in the marsh the fish ... |
| reverse 11' | The libir demon/policeman(?) ... on the paths and roads |
| reverse 12' | The highway traveler did not relax, ... |
| reverse 13' | Enlil stood open the door at the gate of his city (open) in the wind(?), at(?) the gate of the lands, ... the door |
| reverse 14' | He brought(?) the impure person(?) into Nippur, no one could ... clear water |
| reverse 15' | You abandoned ..., its people ... |
| reverse 16' | ... lay fasting |
| reverse 17' | ... sat down(?) and wept ... |
| reverse 18' | ... on account of his ... a pained cry ... |
| reverse 19' | It is the nth kirugu |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x# lu-a gurun# [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x tug2-gin7 im-mi-[...] | |
| 4' | [...]-ni-in-suh3 x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x-ba-bi? igi-bi x [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ba#-ni-in-tuku4 dingir kalam-ma# x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ba-tuku4 UN ur2 x [...] | |
| 8' | [...] kukku5 ug3-e li# [...] | |
| 9' | [{d}]en#-lil2-le# [...] x za3 hul <<im-mi>> mu-ni-[...] nam-ra-bi ba-ab-[...] | |
| 10' | dumu nibru{ki}-a muszen dab5-ba-gin7 szu-ni-a bi2-[...] | |
| 11' | nam-lu2-lu7#-bi ur-gin7 gu2-na gesz ba-ab-gar-x [...] | |
| 12' | {d}en-lil2-le nibru{ki}-a ki-tusz-bi im-mi-in-kur2 x [...] | |
| 13' | e2-kur-sze3 x x ba-an-ku5#? lu2 nu-mu-un-szi-in#-[...] | |
| 14' | {d}lamma {d}x e2-a ba-ra-e3 u3-ku-ku#{muszen} sza3 [sag3-ga-ke4] gud3-bi ba-ni-in-[us2] | |
| 15' | {d}en-lil2-le iri-ni nibru{ki}-a iri-ni nu-me-a erim2-e igi bi2-ib2#-[...] | |
| 16' | e2-kur-ke4 ki-tusz he2-em-mi-in-hu-luh e2 x [...] | |
| 17' | itima ku3 unu6# nam-dingir-ra-na sag-ki mu-ni-in-[...] a-ga-ni-sze3 nu-[...] | |
| 18' | {d}en-lil2-le x im-hul-hul-e a x bi2-in-[...] | |
| 19' | iri ni2-te-na szu# bala ba-ni-ib2-ak kur-kur-re [...] | |
| 20' | {gesz}ig e2-kur-ra#?-[...] x-an#?-szu2-szu2 si-gar-bi#? [...] | |
| 21' | nig2-gur11-ra-ni [...] x a#? x [...] | |
| 22' | {d}en-lil2-le iri# [...]-mi-in-x-[...] | |
| 23' | {d}en-lil2-le [...] | |
| 24' | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | ka2 sze nu-ku5#-[...] | |
| 3' | {d}en-lil2-le x [...] | |
| 4' | GAN2-ni zi-de3 x [...] | |
| 5' | pu2 {gesz}kiri6 gurun nu-il2 {d#}en#-[lil2-...] | |
| 6' | szegx(|IM.A|) an-na-ke4 im-mi-in-[...] | |
| 7' | nig2-ur2-limmu masz2-ansze {d#}szakkan#-ke4 MASZ im-da-[...] u2 gu7 nu-me-a-bi im-BAD-[...] | |
| 8' | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na ka-bi im-[...] a-esztub idim-bi x [...] | |
| 9' | i7 tur-tur-re sahar im-ma-ab-si pesz10-[...] | |
| 10' | ab nig2-dagal-ba en-nu-ug3 ba-ab-gar ambar-ra ku6# [...] | |
| 11' | in-di har-ra-an-na# li-bi-ir ba-e-[...] | |
| 12' | lu2-du kaskal-bi ni2 nu-te-te-en ZI x x [...] | |
| 13' | {d}en-lil2-le abul iri-na {gesz}ig IM-ma [...] abul kur-kur-ra-ke4 {gesz}ig x ba-da-x-[...] | |
| 14' | nibru{ki}-a lu2 u2-<zug4?>-bi ba-an-de6 lu2 a si-ga nu-ub-[...] | |
| 15' | [...] x ba-e-szub nam-lu2-lu7-bi ki [...] | |
| 16' | [...]-tuku sza3 ka tab-ba ba-[...] | |
| 17' | [...]-tusz? er2 i3-szesz2-szesz2 a [...] | |
| 18' | [...] x-ni-sze3 a gig-ga [...] | |
| 19' | [... n]-kam-[ma] | |
| 20' | [...] x a x [...] | |
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