CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 022 (P346242)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346242 |
| 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' | Her(?) two tongues ... |
| obverse 2' | Your(?) weakness ... |
| obverse 3' | Diluted beer ... |
| obverse 4' | Wheeler-dealer who is always standing around(?), the speech of humanity (for gossip) |
| obverse 5' | Enflaming, setting lies among the young men of the city |
| obverse 6' | The little girl(s) living in the district cannot sleep |
| obverse 7' | You are (really) my opponent? |
| obverse 8 | (Producer of) excess words(?), conversationalist/interpreter that is not good |
| obverse 9' | Haughty woman whose lips are worthless, feeling (too) wonderful (about herself?), starting arguments |
| obverse 10' | Shouter, croaker, (one whose) counsel is confused |
| obverse 11' | She has destroyed(!?) ... house/temple, it has not been suitable for the women's quarters |
| obverse 12' | Roaming/loitering (is) her inheritance share |
| obverse 13' | Eating and drinking, seeking the taboo item, her anus is scratched/cracked |
| obverse 14' | How long can she argue? |
| obverse 15' | (Possessing) the eyesight of the old women and the face of a servile laborer |
| obverse 16' | Thick/square-headed, (possessing) thin hair, a scraped/cut head?, a thin head(?) |
| obverse 17' | (Your) spouse (is like) a bat, you have emptied the contents of (his) ear/mind(!?) |
| obverse 18' | "Trapezoid,” “cut/scraped eyes,” “seizing mouth,” scratched/cracked lips |
| reverse 1 | You will (really) quarrel with me? |
| reverse 2 | Destructive one/evildoer(?) of the land(?), unsuitable one among women |
| reverse 3 | (Emitting) sobbing noises/pale, (possessing) a heart pumping pus |
| reverse 4 | Black one of Meluhha, weak one (who eats only?) malt flour, idiot, one who is not set/inappropriate for (her) way |
| reverse 5 | (Possessor of) long hips, a bloated stomach, a thick neck, and a “broken” chest |
| reverse 6 | (Possessor of) an anus that is a “sheaf"(?), a small vagina, extremely long pubic hair |
| reverse 7 | A cracked/scratched(?) vagina, who (has) a blocked and afflicted womb(?) |
| reverse 9 | You are one (who says(?)) “do not behave like my ...” |
| reverse 10 | Prostitute who acts like a mongoose(?) in the tavern |
| reverse 11 | Marrying a spouse (and then) divorcing a spouse, idiot, an “I want to follow” among young women |
| reverse 12 | Coming up towards the vagina(?), a birth mother daily |
| reverse 13 | A dog with its paw raised ... behind men |
| reverse 14 | She does not let the young ... living in the district sleep |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x-zu-sze3 im#?-x | |
| 2' | [...]-da-ni | |
| 3' | [...]-KU-KU | |
| 4' | ga-ab-sa10#-[...] na-ag2-lu2-lu7 | |
| 5' | bun2 du11-du11# gurusz# iri#-[...] si#-si-ge | |
| 6' | ki-sikil tur dag-gi4-a ti-la# u3# [...]-ku#?-ku | |
| 7' | gaba-ri-gu10-me-en# | |
| 8 | e-ne-eg3 diri inim bala-e nu-sa6# | |
| 9' | nu-nuz sun7-na szu-um-du-um nu-kal-la sza3 gur4 du14#? mu2-mu2 | |
| 10' | gu3 de2-de2 ze2-za galga# suh3-e# | |
| 11' | e2-e an-na# x ama5-ni-sze3 la-ba-ab-du7 | |
| 12' | szu dag-dag-ge# ha-la-ni | |
| 13' | gu7-gux(KA) na8-na8 eg3-gig-ga kin2-ga2 bid3-da#-[...] | |
| 14' | en#-na-bi-sze3-am3 du14 mu-da-ak-[...] | |
| 15' | i-bi2 duh um-ma-ne musz3-me-bi gi4#-[...] | |
| 16' | sag-du LAGAB siki sal ugu ze2 sag sal#-[...] | |
| 17' | mu-x-na arkab |MU.TUG2.PI| sza3 x-[...] | |
| 18' | sag#-ki-gu4 i-bi2-ze2-ze2 ka ha-az# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ga-ba-al mu-du3-du3-[...] | |
| 2 | hul de3 kalam-ma# nu-ga nu-nuz-[...] | |
| 3 | sig7-sig7-ga sza3 lugud [...] | |
| 4 | gig2-ga me-luh-ha{ki} dimx(LUGAL@s) zi3 mil lu2-tu15# [...] | |
| 5 | ib2 gid2# sza3# ti#-ki-il gu2 gur4 gaba ze2-x [...] | |
| 6 | bid3-x [...] gal4#-la tur siki gal4-la gid2#-gid2# | |
| 7 | pe-[...] lu2 gal4-la pa4-hal#-la | |
| 8 | x [...] x KU GAB-GAB-usz-a | |
| 9 | [... na]-an-ba-dim2-me#-en | |
| 10 | [...]-x sze-en-ka6 mu#-[du11]-du11! | |
| 11 | [...] ga#-ab-[...]-e-ne | |
| 12 | [...]-a | |
| 13 | [...]-di? | |
| 14 | [...]-un#?-szi-ku-ku | |
| 15 | [...] x | |
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