CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 003 (P346327)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346327 |
| 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 | If a man is without a personal god |
| obverse 2 | You will neither be increased nor diminished |
| obverse 3 | (During) the “descent” into the river a fish will not pass by |
| obverse 4 | (During) the “descent” into the field a gazelle will not pass by |
| obverse 5 | Great judgements(?) will not occur regularly |
| obverse 6 | (Even if) he runs (i.e., hurries?), it will not occur readily |
| obverse 7 | If (his) god (says) “Yes!” |
| obverse 8 | Anything that is named is given approval(?) |
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 | lu2-lu7 dingir-da nu-me-a | |
| 2 | nu# la-ba-gu-le-en nu# la-ba-tur-re-en | |
| 3 | i7-da e11-de3-bi ku6 nu-dab-be2 | |
| 4 | a-sza3-ga e11-de3-bi masz-da3 nu-dab-be2 | |
| 5 | di? gal-gal-e sa2 nu-ub-be2 | |
| 6 | kasz4 i3-ib2-e sa2 nu-ub-be2 | |
| 7 | tukumbi dingir-ra an-na-kam | |
| 8 | nig2 mu sze21-a an-na gar-gar | |
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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