CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014 (P346275)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346275 |
| 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' | I learned the tablets of (both) Sumer and Akkad, the scribal art |
| obverse 2' | Like (a mere member of?) the indigenous population(?) I did not write tablets |
| obverse 3' | The scribal art(?), like(!?) a place of wisdom ... a scent(?) |
| obverse 4' | Adding(?), subtracting(?), counting, computation(?), I did in their entirety |
| obverse 5' | The beautiful Nanibgal, Nisaba |
| obverse 6' | Gave wisdom and intelligence generously to me |
| obverse 7' | I am experienced scribe who does not pass by anything |
| obverse 8' | When I rose as (if possessing) the sinew of a leopard |
| obverse 9' | When I galloped mightily like a nisku equid |
| obverse 10' | The heart of An rejoiced for me |
| reverse 1 | In my happiness Enlil spoke truthfully to me |
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' | [...]-gi ki-uri#-ke4 nam#-[...] | |
| 2' | [...]-gin7#?-nam im nu-mu#-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] ki#? nam-ku3-zu-gin7 ir im#-[...] | |
| 4' | [...]-ga2 szid uttukugu-de3 x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] sag12#-ga#? {d}nisaba-x | |
| 6' | [...]-TUG2-x-x szu dagal ma-ra-an-du11# | |
| 7' | [...] gal2# tak4#-a# nig2 nu-dab-be2-me-en | |
| 8' | [...]-gin7# zi-ga-gu10!-ne | |
| 9' | [...]-x kasz5 kal-ga# x-ga2 | |
| 10' | [...] hul2#-la ma#-an-du11 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-lil2-le# gu3# zi# ma#?-[...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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