CDLI Literary 000763, ex. 013 (P346279)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000763, ex. 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346279 |
| 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' | May the supreme ... have a contest for me |
| obverse 2' | In your ... with bindings(?) that are not loosened |
| obverse 3' | After ... snaps you off(?) in your thick(?) reed fence |
| obverse 4' | After he sets you towards the great cauldrons (for fuel) |
| obverse 5' | After hot and cold foods are set in order on my table(!) |
| obverse 6' | After superior quality dates mixed with wine |
| obverse 7' | After butter of the pure cattlepen, and sweetening honey are prepared |
| obverse 8' | After honey is mixed with (various) grades(!?) (of?) flour of the good word of Enki (i.e., purified by incantation?) |
| obverse 9' | Shulgi can have a meal in his good palace |
| obverse 10' | ... cheek(?), who fashions a beard(?), the cattlepen and sheepfold is your station |
| obverse 11' | And therefore(?) unlike wood you cannot be fashioned into arrowheads along with(?) the quiver, flashing(?) like flame |
| obverse 12' | And therefore(?) (regarding) the double dur axe, its “tongue” (i.e., blade?) an “intersection of streets” |
| obverse 14' | The mitum weapon, (or any) weapon of copper, you(!?) cannot coexist/vie(!?) with(?) (as a binding or handle?) |
| obverse 15' | The young reed is stripped of its foilage by the ox, (it is) fodder for livestock |
| obverse 16' | Little sprouts gone out to the wall, binding ... |
| obverse 17' | Arrows ... silent men(?) ... weapons |
| obverse 18' | Again the Tree insulted the Reed |
| obverse 19' | Reed at that time(?) ... a living person/sustaining someone(?) ... |
| obverse 20' | The insulter ... |
| reverse 3' | The great ala and tigi drums ... |
| reverse 4' | May our king judge our case and make a decision |
| reverse 5' | My king: Tree, my ward/subordinate(?) |
| reverse 6' | Has insulted (as with?) clods(?), he has cursed (as with?) clods(?) |
| reverse 7' | May our king judge our case and make a decision |
| reverse 8' | Shulgi was answering them |
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' | [...] mah#-e a#-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] sa nu-duh#-[...] | |
| 3' | [...]-za um-mi-in-hu?-um#?-[...] | |
| 4' | [...] gal-gal-sze3 um-szi-in-gal2-le#?-[...] | |
| 5' | [... {gesz}]banszurx(|GISZGALxGU|)-ga2 ninda kum2 ninda te-en-e si um-ma-ni-[...] | |
| 6' | [zu2]-lum mah saga gesztin-da szar2-ra | |
| 7' | [...] tur3#? ku3-ga# lal3 ku7-ku7-da kin2 um-ma-ni-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] inim# du10 {d}en-ki-ka-ta# lal3 um-da-szar2#-szar2#? | |
| 9' | [...]-re#? e2-gal du10-ga-na {gesz}bun ha-ba-ni-ib2#?-[be2] | |
| 10' | [...] GI# sum4!? ba-du3-a tur3 amasz ki-gub-zu-um#? | |
| 11' | [...]-rux(TE)-da izi-gin7 gir2#? gesz-gin7 ba-ra-dim2-en#? | |
| 12' | [...] eme!-bi sila# limmu2 | |
| 14' | [...] uruda-da ba-ra#-am3-da-sa2-e | |
| 15' | [...] pa-bi zi2-a nig2-gu7 masz2-ansze | |
| 16' | [...]-sze3 e3-a kad5 e zu HU-da | |
| 17' | [...]-si#-ig-ga {gesz}tukul-la x szu x [...] | |
| 18' | [...] gi-ir in-sze3 mu-ni-ib2#?-[...] | |
| 19' | [...]-ti#-la KA NE [...] | |
| 20' | [...] sag# mu-un-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] mu-na-[...] | |
| 3' | [...] tigi# mah KA#? [...] | |
| 4' | [...] di mu#-na-ni#-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] x-a-[...] | |
| 6' | [...]-dub2# asz2 la-ga mu-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] ka-asz bar-me [...] | |
| 8' | [...] mu#-un#-[...] | |
Sources & licences
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