CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 014 (P346238)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346238 |
| 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' | You do not speak a conciliatory word(?) |
| obverse 3' | Like a person whose head is half shaved, you have had no dignity |
| obverse 4' | You have not deliberated, you have not advised yourself |
| obverse 5' | You did not diminish(?) the word in you heart |
| obverse 6' | As if insulted, you have not said “do not speak” |
| obverse 7' | (In) your place where denigration is returned(?) the password (pun?) is not available to you |
| obverse 8' | Your slander is to be undertaken(?) |
| obverse 9' | (And yet) you are dwelling in the place of learning, which your heart does not understand |
| obverse 10' | Your colleagues do not attack(?) against(?) you and therefore you were confident |
| obverse 11' | You did not confront(?) yourself |
| obverse 12' | Insulting(?), hurtful(?) to another person, hated by his colleagues(?) |
| obverse 13' | Evildoer, (carrying) net of the enemy |
| obverse 14' | (Possessor of) an evil mouth/words, (possessor of) a “smiting face,” one of incorrect language |
| obverse 15' | "Word-changer,” “eye-turner,” “one who carries things"(!?) |
| obverse 16' | I (however) confronted(?) myself |
| reverse 1 | In the estate of my father, according to my utterance |
| reverse 2' | It is indeed the case that he(?) has made a surplus, he(?) did not diminish (its value), and I can prove it to you |
| reverse 3 | After you yourself were not present for(?) the account |
| reverse 4 | (As for) (my) insults, after my colleagues have said “I want to say (them too?) |
| reverse 5 | I want to put an end to your insults at the outset(?) |
| reverse 6 | (Possessor) of “two insides and two outsides” (duplicitous, hypocritical?), “eye turner” |
| reverse 7 | One of injustice, with the mouth of a slanderer |
| reverse 8 | Idiot who converses falsely |
| reverse 9 | What is it that you(?) will putting an end to?(?) |
| reverse 10 | Your mother bakes (for) the cook of the city |
| reverse 11 | You father gladly served at the house of the merchant |
| reverse 12 | Your brothers steal pigs, they do not dwell in the city |
| reverse 13 | Your sisters are grain roasters |
| reverse 14 | (Who) bring out roasted grain of the market rate from the cast down/abandoned gigur containers |
| reverse 15 | My insults against you are indeed the equal of that which you insulted (me with) |
| reverse 16 | My insults are nothing, they are shameless |
| reverse 17 | My words are nothing, they should not trouble the heart |
| reverse 18' | My mother is a matriarch of a (well established) household |
| reverse 19' | Before her ... serve |
| reverse 20' | My father is a royal general and judge |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | x [...]-ta#? MUNUS# ZI# e3#-[...] | |
| 2' | za-e KA DI-bi! nu-ra-x-[...] | |
| 3' | lu2 kiszi4 an-ak-a-gin7 tesz2 la-ba-e-tuku | |
| 4' | inim nu-e-szar2 ni2-za ad nu-e-ni-gi4 | |
| 5' | inim-bi sza3-za nu-e-tur-tur | |
| 6' | i-gi4-in-zu szu ab-kar2 na-ab-be2-en# li-bi2-du11 | |
| 7' | ki szu kar2 gi4-zu {gesz}kim nu-ra-ab-tuku | |
| 8' | eme-sig-zu nig2 gux(EME)-u3-dam | |
| 9' | ki-umun2 sza3-zu nu-ub-zu-a am3-ti-le-me-en | |
| 10' | gi4-me-a-asz-zu-ne nu-ra-ab-lib4-lib4-e-ne ur5-da nir ba-e-gal2 | |
| 11' | ni2-zu!-a sag-ki# la-ba-e-ni-gar | |
| 12' | dub2-dub2-bu lu2-ra gig hul gig gi4-me-a-asz-e-ne | |
| 13' | lu2 nig2 hul-dim2-ma sa-hir lu2-erim2-ma | |
| 14' | KA hul igi sag3-sag3 lu2 eme si nu-sa2 | |
| 15' | inim kur2 igi bala lu2 nig2 gur3-ru-ma | |
| 16' | ni2-gu10-a sag-ki ba-e-ni-gal2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2 ad-da-ga2 ka-ta du11-ga-gu10-usz#? | |
| 2' | ab-diri-ge na-an-na# la-ba-an-lal-a ga-ra-ab#?-[...] | |
| 3 | ni2-zu nig2-ka9-ra nu-ra-gal2-la-ta | |
| 4 | in gi4-me-a-asz-gu10-ne ga-bi2-ib-du11 bi2-du11-a-ta | |
| 5 | in-zu sag-bi-sze3 ga2-e ga-mu-ra-ab-til | |
| 6 | sza3 min bar min lu2 igi bala | |
| 7 | lu2 nig2 nu-gin6-na ka eme!-sig-gu7!-gu7! | |
| 8 | lu2-tu15 inim# lul-la bala-bala | |
| 9 | a-na-am3 nig2 ab-til-le-ne-a | |
| 10 | ama-zu ninda du8-du8 muhaldim iri!(RA){ki}-ka | |
| 11 | ad-da-zu e2 dam-gar3-ra-ka giri17-zal-sze3! gub-ba-am3 | |
| 12 | szesz-zu-ne szah2 zuh-zuh lu2 iri-a nu-tusz-u3 me-esz | |
| 13 | nin9-zu-ne lu2 sze sa-sa-me-esz | |
| 14 | gi-gur szub{+ub} sze sa-sa ganba-ka ab-ta-ab-ta-e3-de3 | |
| 15 | in i-ri-dub2-ba-gu10 gaba-ri-bi mu-e-dub2-ba na-an-na | |
| 16 | [in]-gu10# in-nu tesz2 la-ba-tuku-tuku | |
| 17 | [...] sza3-sze3 la-ba-gig-gig | |
| 18' | [...] lu2 e2 du3-a-kam | |
| 19' | [...] al-su8-ge-esz | |
| 20' | [...] lugal#-la-kam | |
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