CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 019 (P346230)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346230 |
| 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 | As if to(?) cut/separate(?) it like the mountain range of lapis lazuli |
| obverse 2 | In order to bring (its) neck to the ground like a city that Iškur had poured (upon) |
| obverse 3 | Although the temple was not (in/of) the mountain of the cut cedar/juniper |
| obverse 4 | He brought(?) great hazin axes towards it |
| obverse 5 | He sharpened along both edges of the agasilig ax |
| obverse 6 | He set the gidim implement into its base |
| obverse 7 | It was excavated up to the foundation of the land |
| obverse 8 | He set the hazin ax into its “branches” |
| obverse 9 | The house fell with its neck to the ground like a dead young man |
| obverse 10 | The whole of the lands fell with their necks to the ground |
| obverse 11 | He split its rainpipe away from it |
| obverse 12 | The rain that had fallen went (back) up into heaven |
| obverse 13 | He removed (the ornaments?) from the gate/door, (the temple's/land's?) dignity changed |
| obverse 14 | He cut down barley at the gate/door where barley was not cut |
| obverse 15 | He cut off barley from the hand of the land |
| obverse 16 | He made the pickax strike the gate/door of well being |
| obverse 17 | The well-being of all the lands(?) changed |
| obverse 18 | Like(?) a great meadow in which(?) the carp flood expands(?) |
| obverse 19 | The great gidim implements of (i.e., for use against?) the Ekur temple he set (its metal) into molds |
| obverse 20 | The people saw (into) the itima chamber, the building where sunlight is unknown |
| obverse 21 | Agade saw (into) the holy treasure box of the gods |
| obverse 22 | Its lahama creatures, the great pilasters stationed at the temple |
| obverse 23 | Who did not commit taboo |
| obverse 24 | Naram-Sîn, the “renovator” struck them down |
| obverse 25 | Cedar, cypress, juniper, boxwood |
| obverse 26 | Concerning(?) the woods of its giguna structure, he ... |
| obverse 27 | He had its gold brought up/down in misir bags(?) |
| obverse 28 | He had its silver put in lubšir bags |
| obverse 29 | He had its copper loaded into the harbor like barley brought (in) great (quantity) |
| obverse 30 | (And thus) the precious metal worker would (re)fashion its precious metal |
| bottom 1 | (Subtotal:) 30 (lines) |
| reverse 1 | (And thus) the stone cutter would (re)fashion its precious stone |
| reverse 2 | (And thus) the metalworker would strike its copper |
| reverse 3 | As if(?) the property was not of a destroyed city |
| reverse 4 | At the temple he parked great boats in the harbor |
| reverse 5 | Towards/concerning the temple of Enlil he parked great boats in the harbor |
| reverse 6 | (Thus) the property left the city |
| reverse 7 | When the property left the city |
| reverse 8 | The reasoning/mood of Agade left (as well) |
| reverse 9 | (When?) the boat(s) changed(?) harbors, the mood of Agade changed |
| reverse 10 | The storm that erupted(?) and beset the land all together |
| reverse 11 | The risen flood that had not rival |
| reverse 12 | Enlil, because his beloved Ekur was destroyed, what was that which would be done more (than that as revenge)(?) |
| reverse 13 | He raised his eye towards the land/mountain of Gubin |
| reverse 14 | He stripped the whole (of the population) away from the broad mountain ranges |
| reverse 15 | (Those who were) not placed among the people, not counted among the land |
| reverse 16 | Gutium, a people(?) who knew no attachment |
| reverse 17 | (Possessing) the intellect of a man, the counsel of a dog, and the features of a monkey |
| reverse 18 | Enlil brought out from the mountains |
| reverse 19 | They(?) touched the ground like the copulation/superimposing(?) of small birds(?) |
| reverse 20 | They(?) stretched out their arms in the plain for him like a net (for the) herd |
| reverse 21 | Nothing escaped their reach |
| reverse 22 | Their reach spared no one |
| reverse 23 | The messenger did not go on the road |
| reverse 24 | The boat of the rider was not passing the river |
| reverse 25 | Towards the yellow goat(s)(?) of Enlil driven from the sheepfold, he made its herder follow |
| reverse 26 | Towards the cow(s) driven from the cattle pen, he made its herder follow |
| reverse 27 | A guard was in effect (lit. spent time) upon the trees of the riverbank(?) |
| reverse 28 | The robber dwelled on the highway |
| reverse 29 | At the gate of the land, he made the door stand ... |
| reverse 30 | The lands were crying out bitterly in the walls of their cities |
| bottom 1 | (Total:) 60 (lines) |
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 | hur-sag {na4}za-gin3-na-gin7 tar-re-gin7 | |
| 2 | iri {d}iszkur-re ba-an-de2-a-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3! ga2-ga2-dam | |
| 3 | e2-e kur {gesz}erin ku5 nu-me-a | |
| 4 | {uruda}ha-zi-in gal-gal ba-szi-in-de2-de2 | |
| 5 | {uruda}aga-silig-ga a2 min-a-bi-da u4-sar ba-an-ak | |
| 6 | ur2-bi-a {uruda}gi2-dim ba-an-gar | |
| 7 | suhusz kalam-ma-ke4 ki ba-e-la2 | |
| 8 | pa-bi-a {uruda}ha-zi-in ba-an-gar# | |
| 9 | e2-e gurusz ug5-ga-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3 ba#-[...] | |
| 10 | gu2 kur-kur-ra gu2 ki-sze3 ba#-[...] | |
| 11 | alal-bi im-ma-ra-an-x-[...] | |
| 12 | im szeg3-szeg3 an-na ba#-e#-[...] | |
| 13 | {gesz}ka2-bi ba-ra-an-si-ig tesz2-bi#? [...] | |
| 14 | ka2 sze nu-ku5-da sze i-ni-in#-[...] | |
| 15 | szu kalam-ma-ta sze ba-da#-[...] | |
| 16 | [...] silim#-ma-bi {gesz}al-e [...] | |
| 17 | kur-kur#-[...] silim-silim-bi [...] | |
| 18 | a-gar3 mah#-e a-esztub{ku6#} [...] | |
| 19 | e2-kur-ra {uruda}gi2#-[dim] gal#-gal-la#?-[...] | |
| 20 | itima{+ma} e2# u4 nu-zu# x x [...] | |
| 21 | dub-szen ku3 dingir-re-e-ne uri#?[{ki} ...] | |
| 22 | la-ha-ma dub-la2 gal e2#-[...] | |
| 23 | lu2 an-zil gu7-a nu-me#-[esz] | |
| 24 | {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen szu gibil#?-ke4 bi2-in-sag3 | |
| 25 | {gesz}erin {gesz}szu-ur2-me {gesz}za-ba-lum {gesz}taszkarin# | |
| 26 | gesz gi-gun4-na-bi-esz KUM ba-an-sur-sur | |
| 27 | ku3-sig17-bi mi-si-ra bi2-in-e11 | |
| 28 | ku3-babbar-bi (|SU.LU.SZE3|%|SU.LU.SZE3|)-szir-ra bi2-in-ak | |
| 29 | uruda-bi sze mah de6-a-gin7 kar-re bi2-in-si-si | |
| 30 | ku3#-bi ku3-dim2-e im-dim2-e | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | 3(u) | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | za-bi za-dim2-e im-dim2-e | |
| 2 | uruda-bi simug im-tu11-be2 | |
| 3 | nig2-gur11 iri hul-a nu-me-a | |
| 4 | e2-e ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2 | |
| 5 | e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2 | |
| 6 | nig2-gur11 uru17-ta ba-ra-e3 | |
| 7 | nig2-gur11 uru17-ta e3-da-bi | |
| 8 | a-ga-de3 dim2-ma#?-bi ba-ra-e3 | |
| 9 | ma2-e kar ib2-kur2-[...] a-ga-de3 ba-kur2 | |
| 10 | u4 te-esz du11-ga# kalam tesz2-a gar-ra | |
| 11 | a#-ma-ru zi-ga# gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku | |
| 12 | {d#}en-lil2-le nam [...] | |
| 13 | kur gu2-bi2#-na#?-[...] | |
| 14 | hur-sag# [...] | |
| 15 | ug3-ga2 nu-si#-[...] | |
| 16 | gu-ti-um{ki} [...] | |
| 17 | dim2-ma# lu2#-x-x [...] | |
| 18 | {d}en-lil2-le kur-ta# [...] | |
| 19 | ka9-ka9 buru5{muszen}-gin7#? [...] | |
| 20 | a2-bi gu masz-ansze#-[...] | |
| 21 | nig2-na-me a2-bi [...] | |
| 22 | lu2 na#-me a2-bi [...]-x-[...] | |
| 23 | {lu2}kinx(UR4)-gi4-a har-ra#-an-na nu-mu#-[...] | |
| 24 | ma2 ra-gaba i7!-da nu-mu-un-dab#-be2# | |
| 25 | ud5!? sig17 {d}en-lil2-la2 amasz-ta ba-ra-ra-asz na-gada#-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2 | |
| 26 | szilam tur3#-bi-ta ba-ra-ra#-asz# unu3-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2 | |
| 27 | gesz gu2-ka en-nu-ug3 ba-e-zal | |
| 28 | har-ra-an-na {lu2}sa-gaz2 ba-e-tusz | |
| 29 | abul# kalam-ma-ka {gesz}ig IM-ma bi2-in-gub | |
| 30 | kur#-kur-re bad3 uru17-ne-ne-ke4 gu3 gig mi-ni-ib2-be2-ne | |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) | |
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