CDLI Literary 000666, ex. 001 (P346229)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000666, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346229 |
| 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(?) the pasture(?) and the plain ... |
| obverse 2 | ... slipping/diving(?) ... |
| obverse 3 | She sought ... in the high plain, she did not ... there |
| obverse 4 | Lisin wept, she was making sobbing noises |
| obverse 5 | She brought her seeking high(land) wind(?) |
| obverse 6 | She brought her loud (lit. mouth opened/speaking) low(land) wind(?) |
| obverse 7 | Lisin, who was bound to(?) the gate, weeps (by) herself(?) |
| obverse 8 | They will return him for me, they will return him for me |
| obverse 9 | They will return my young male donkey, my mighty policeman, for me |
| obverse 10 | ... cut him off from my clan, (but now) they will return him for me |
| obverse 11 | My calf, the one whose thigh is shattered(?), they will return him for me |
| obverse 12 | The wild donkey whose thicket is being cut, they will return him for me |
| obverse 13 | The canal inspector whose river is being emptied(?), they will return him for me |
| obverse 14 | The farmer (absent due to/during?) the irrigating of the(?) field, they will return him for me |
| obverse 15 | (With) my chest (with) breasts/nipples seized/having seized (i.e. stopped milk flow?) (its) breasts/nipples(?) ..., ... she weeps ... for him |
| obverse 16 | (With) my left side filled with (i.e., pierced by)/torn by(?) a pin/thorn/lance, ... she weeps(?) ... for him |
| obverse 17 | At that time, ... cut down <my> conifer tree, ... and laid it down among its saplings |
| obverse 18 | I want to lament, I want to lament |
| obverse 19 | (For) my young male donkey(?) who ... has separated, I want to lament |
| obverse 20 | (For) my one who ... has separated from my clan, I want to lament |
| obverse 21 | (For) my sprout/neophyte(?), I want to lament |
| obverse 22 | (For) my baby, I want to lament |
| obverse 23 | (For) the sparrow, whose nest is destroyed, I want to lament |
| obverse 24 | (For) my calf/chick(?), the one whose thigh is broken, I want to lament |
| obverse 25 | (For) the wild donkey whose thicket is being cut, I want to lament |
| obverse 26 | (For) the canal inspector whose river is being emptied(?), I want to lament |
| obverse 27 | (For) the farmer (absent during?) the irrigating of his field, I want to lament |
| obverse 28 | I shall go to the rear (of the temple, i.e. sanctum?), I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), (as for) me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| obverse 29 | My dog, my mother, has curled up, (as for) me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| obverse 30 | My birth mother, Ninhursag |
| obverse 31 | My dog, has curled up, (as for) me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| obverse 32 | The merciless bitch, I shall repeatedly go (to her) for him |
| obverse 33 | Lisina sits alone in (the dust?) due to her grief |
| obverse 34 | "Woe(?) is me,” she (Ninhursag) accepted (this lamentation?) |
| obverse 35 | Like (one who is) alone, I want to sit and weep |
| obverse 36 | Like (one) who has no neighbor, I want to eat by myself |
| obverse 37 | Like (one) who has no girlfriend/female neighbor, I want to eat by myself |
| reverse 1 | May the threshold of my house be my sister |
| reverse 2 | May the bolt of my house be my brother |
| reverse 3 | My sweet voice(?) shook(?) the marshes |
| reverse 4 | On behalf of my young male donkey, I want to live there weeping for him |
| reverse 5 | On behalf of my young male donkey, I want to live there moaning for him |
| reverse 6 | May my hand come out towards my(!?) head |
| reverse 7 | May (my?) ... breath/life(?) come out towards my(!?) cheek(!?) |
| reverse 8 | Like a cow she cries out in desolation |
| reverse 9 | May she bray like a female donkey on behalf of my young male donkey |
| reverse 10 | Lisin cries out bitterly |
| reverse 11 | Lisin is the one who should(?) shout out in the marshes |
| reverse 12 | The ... of the river is the one who should(?) shout out in lament |
| reverse 13 | ... has turned away(?) my young male donkey, ... has turned away my young male donkey |
| reverse 14 | ... has turned away ..., my young male donkey |
| reverse 15 | ... has turned away my ..., my young male donkey |
| reverse 16 | ... has turned away ..., my young male donkey |
| reverse 17 | I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| reverse 18 | ... has separated ..., I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| reverse 19 | ... has separated ..., I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| reverse 20 | ... has separated ..., I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| reverse 21 | ... has separated my young male donkey, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?), me, I shall go to the rear (of the temple?) |
| reverse 22 | ... I ... shall not ... |
| reverse 23 | ... I shall go to ... |
| reverse 24 | ... I shall go to ... |
| reverse 25 | ... did not look at ..., lisin shouted bitterly |
| reverse 26 | May her hand come out towards her head |
| reverse 27 | May her ... breath/throat come out towards her cheek(!?) |
| reverse 28 | Like a cow she cries out in desolation |
| reverse 29 | Braying like a female donkey on behalf of her? young male donkey |
| reverse 30 | Lisin abandoned her city and dwelled outside of it |
| reverse 31 | Mother lisin abandoned her city and dwelled outside of it |
| reverse 32 | Apart from/by means of(?) her head she set the kurgara perfomer, she set ... apart from/by means of her cheek(!?) |
| reverse 33 | Apart from/by means of(?) her eye she initiated a lamentation |
| reverse 34 | For him(?) I shall not dwell (in) the city(?) that I am to inhabit(?) |
| reverse 35 | May her city be a pure place, and may she(?) be its (exclamation of) “woe"(?)) |
| reverse 36 | Lisin went out from her city |
| reverse 37 | Mother lisin dwelled apart and alone |
| reverse 38 | My disturbed day, my destroyed/forgotten day(!?) |
| reverse 39 | Lisin, who is the most precious(?) ... |
| reverse 40 | Who is(?) behind/after ... |
| reverse 40 | double ruling |
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 | sza3#?-tum2 edin# [...] KA nam# [...] | |
| 2 | u2 x BAD x [...] gir5-re a x [...] | |
| 3 | an-edin-na mu-un-kin2 nu-mu-ni-in-x-[...] | |
| 4 | {d}li9-si4-na er2 im-ma-an-pa3 sig7-sig7 i3-ga2-[ga2] | |
| 5 | tu15 nim-ma kin2-a-ni# ba-an-tum3 | |
| 6 | tu15 sig-ga ka ba-a-ni ba-an-tum3 | |
| 7 | {d}li9-si4-na ka2 kesz2-da ni2 mu-un-sze8-sze8!-e | |
| 8 | ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne | |
| 9 | dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10 galla kal-ga-gu10 ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne | |
| 10 | ildum2-gu10 mu-un-da-an-ku5 ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne | |
| 11 | amar-gu10 hasz4-bi hul-a-bi ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne | |
| 12 | [ak]-ka#-nu-um tir-ra-a-ni ku5-de3 ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne | |
| 13 | [ku6-gal2] i7#-da szu2-szu2-ge2 ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4-ne | |
| 14 | [mu-un-gar3] a#-sza3-bi a de2-a#-bi# ma-ra-an-gi4-gi4#-ne | |
| 15 | [...] x dab#-ba-gu10#? [...] mu-un-na-szesz4-szesz4 | |
| 16 | [... {gesz}]dala2# si-ga# x IGI# x mu-un-na#-szesz4-szesz4 | |
| 17 | [... {gesz}]u3-suh5!-<gu10> mu-da-an-ku5 {gesz}lam-ba mu-un-da-an-nu2 | |
| 18 | [i-lu ga]-am3#-du11 i-lu ga-am3-du10 | |
| 19 | [dur3]{+urx(SILA4)#}-gu10 mu-da-an-ku5 me-e i-lu ga-am3-du11 | |
| 20 | ildum2#-gu10 mu-da-an-ku5 me-e i-lu ga-am3-du11 | |
| 21 | gibil#?-gu10 me-e i-lu ga-am3-du11 | |
| 22 | henzer-gu10 me-e i-lu ga-am3-du11 | |
| 23 | buru5{muszen} gud3-bi hul-a-bi me-e i-lu ga-am3-du11 | |
| 24 | amar-gu10 hasz4-bi hul-a-bi me-e i#-lu# ga#-am3-du11 | |
| 25 | ak-ka-nu-um tir-ra-ni ku5-de3 me-e [i]-lu# ga-am3-du11 | |
| 26 | ku6-gal2 i7-da szu2-szu2-ge2 me-e# i#-lu ga#-am3-du11 | |
| 27 | mu-un-gar3 a-sza3-bi a de2-a-bi me-e i#-lu# ga#-am3-du11 | |
| 28 | a-ba-sze3 ga-di a-ba-sze3 ga-di me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 29 | ur-gu10 ama-gu10 ba-an-gurum me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 30 | ama ugu-gu10 ga-sza-an-hur-sag-ga2-ke4 | |
| 31 | ur-gu10 ba-an-gurum me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 32 | nig arhusz nu-tuku ga-mu-un-na-di-di | |
| 33 | {d}li9-si4-na sza3 sag3-ga-ni-ta dili-ni ba-da-an-tusz | |
| 34 | me-li me-e szu ba-ni-in-ti | |
| 35 | sag-dili-gin7 ga-tusz ga-er2-ra | |
| 36 | usar-gin7 nu-tuku ni2-te-gu10-sze3 ga-gu7 | |
| 37 | ma-la-gin7 nu-tuku ni2-te-gu10#-sze3 ga-gu7 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-dub e2-gu10 nin9-gu10 he2-am3 | |
| 2 | {gesz}si-gar e2-gu10 szesz-gu10 he2-am3 | |
| 3 | gu3-gu10 ze2-ba ambar-ambar mu-un-tuku-tuku | |
| 4 | dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10-sze3 er2-ra ga-an-na-an-ti | |
| 5 | dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10-sze3 sze sza4 ga-an-na-an-ti | |
| 6 | szu-gu10 he2-e3 sag-ga2-ni-sze3 | |
| 7 | zi HAR he2-e3 te-ga2-a-ni-sze3 | |
| 8 | ab2-gin7 pel2-la2-bi gu3 im-me | |
| 9 | eme7-gin7 gu3 he2-ni-de2 dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10-sze3 | |
| 10 | {d}li9-si4-na gig-ga!-bi gu3 im-me | |
| 11 | {d}li9-si4-na sug-e gu3 he2-ni-de2-a-ba | |
| 12 | [...] x i7-da-ke4 <gu3 he2-ni>-de2-a-ba | |
| 13 | dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10 mu-da-an-gur dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10 mu-un-da-an-gur | |
| 14 | [...] x x dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10 mu-un-da-an-gur | |
| 15 | [...]-gu10# dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10 mu-un-da-an-gur | |
| 16 | [...] dur3{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10 mu-un-da-an-gur | |
| 17 | [a-ba-sze3] ga#-di me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 18 | [... mu-da]-an-ku5 me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 19 | [...] mu#-da-an-ku5 me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 20 | [...]-gu10 mu-da-an-ku5 me-e a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 21 | [...] dur3#{+urx(SILA4)}-gu10# [...] x me#-e# a-ba-sze3 ga-di | |
| 22 | [...] x? me-e [...] x AN na-ab-be2 | |
| 23 | [...] x [...]-ni ga-di | |
| 24 | [...] nu#-mu-ni-[...] ga-di | |
| 25 | [...] x igi nu-mu-ni-duh-a {d}li9#?-[si4-na] gig#-ga-bi gu3 im-me | |
| 26 | szu-ni du7-e3 [sag]-ga2-ni-sze3 | |
| 27 | sze-ni HAR?-re du7-e3 [te]-ga2-ni-sze3 | |
| 28 | ab2-gin7# pel2-la2-bi gu3# im#-me | |
| 29 | eme7-gin7# gu3 de2-de2 dur3#{+urx(SILA4)#}-ni#?-sze3# | |
| 30 | {d}li9-si4-na iri{ki}-ni ba-da-an-szub bar-ta ba-da-an-tusz | |
| 31 | ama {d}li9-si4-na iri{ki}-ni ba-da-an-szub bar-ta ba-da-an-tusz | |
| 32 | sag-ga2-ni-ta kur-gar-ra in-gar te-ga2-ni-ta nam-x-RI in-gar | |
| 33 | i-bi2-ni-ta er2-ra in-gar | |
| 34 | iri tusz-u3-de3-en ba-ra-na-tusz-u3#-de3-en | |
| 35 | iri{ki}-ni ki sikil he2-am3 me-e-li-e2#?-bi he2-am3 | |
| 36 | {d}li9-si4-na iri{ki}-ni ba-ra-e3 | |
| 37 | ama {d}li9-si4-na dili-ni ba-da-an-tusz | |
| 38 | u4 lu3-a-gu10 u4 gel#?-<<a>>-le-ga2-gu10 | |
| 39 | {d}li9-si4-na x x kal#-kal#-la am3 | |
| 40 | x egir#? x x-ga#-am3 | |
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