CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 003 (P346431)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346431 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; 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 |
|---|---|
| reverse col 1 2' | In Aratta he set the Ezagin temple at her disposal |
| reverse col 1 4' | He built Ereš in abudance |
| reverse col 1 6' | (Sum) Setting/set(?) the tiny bricks (of/scrubbed by?) potash in place (Akk) You will set (Ereš) in its place with a pure brick |
| reverse col 1 8' | Dedicating/dedicate(?) the wisdom (of?) the crafty ruler |
| reverse col 2 1' | (Sum) When he dwells in the E'engur temple (Akk) When he dwells (in) the subterranean waters(?) |
| reverse col 2 3' | When he builds the Abzu of Eridu |
| reverse col 2 5' | When he takes counsel at the Halankug shrine |
| reverse col 2 7' | (Sum) When he hews the temple of taškarin wood (Akk) When he changes(!?) the temple of taskarinnum wood |
| reverse col 2 9' | (Sum) When the abgal functionary lets loose his outer hair (Akk) When the apkallum functionary lets loose his hair behind him |
| reverse col 2 11' | (Sum) When he lives (within) the great foundation(?) of fresh cedar (Akk) When ... greatly ... pure(?) ... |
| reverse col 2 13' | When he opens the house of wisdom |
| reverse col 2 15' | (Sum) When he opens the door of wisdom (Akk) When he alters (the position?) of the door of wisdom ... |
| reverse col 3 1.b' | (Sum) Nisaba, the true woman, the good woman, woman who was born in the mountain/netherworld (Akk) ... which bore her |
| reverse col 3 2.b' | may you be the butter, in the sheepfold, may be the cream |
| reverse col 3 3.b' | In the treasury, you are the seal-bearer |
| reverse col 3 4.b' | In the palace, you are the true steward |
| reverse col 3 7' | You are the one who heaps up large and small grain piles |
| reverse col 3 8' | The ruler taking care of Nisaba |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x [...] szu-ni#?-[sze3 ...] | |
| 2' | i-na a#?-[...] bi-timx(MUN) x-[...] qa-ti-i-sza2 x-[...] | |
| 3' | eresz{ki} he-nun-[na] mu-un-du3-[...] | |
| 4' | e-ri-isz i-na t,u3#-[...] i-pi-isz#-[...] | |
| 5' | szeg12 naga di4-di4-[la2 ...] ki gar-ra#-[...] | |
| 6' | i-na# li-bi-it-tim#? el-le-tim a-na asz#?-[...] ta-sza-ak-ka-an# | |
| 7' | gesztu2 nun galam-ma#? [...] sag#-[e]-esz rig7#-[...] | |
| 8' | uz#-[...] x ru-bu-[...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | a#-gu-ur i-na# wa#-sza#-bi-szu# | |
| 2' | abzu eridu{ki} du3-du3-a-ni# | |
| 3' | ap#-sa3-am e-ri-du i#-na e-pi-szi-i-szu | |
| 4' | hal-an-ku3 sza3 kusz2-u3-da-ni | |
| 5' | i-na ha-al-la-an-ku!(BA?) i-na mi-it-lu-ki-szu | |
| 6' | e2 {gesz}taszkarin du5 bar-ra-ni | |
| 7' | bi-it ti-is-ka-ri-in-ni-im i-na x-x-ti-i-szu | |
| 8' | abgal siki bar-ra duh-a-ni | |
| 9' | ab-gal-lum pe-re-et-su2#? a-na wa-ar-ki-i-szu i-na wu-usz-szu-ri-im | |
| 10' | temen# gal {gesz}erin duru5 ti#-la-a-ni | |
| 11' | [...]-li#-isz# ra-bi-isz x-[...] el#-li i-na [...] | |
| 12' | e2#-[...] x | |
| 13' | bi-it uz#-ni-im# i-na pe-te-e-szu# | |
| 14' | {gesz}ig gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)#-[...] sila#-ba gub-ba-a-[ni] | |
| 15' | [da]-la#-at uz-ni# [...] szu#-pe-el-x-[...] | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1.a' | [...] | |
| 1.b' | [...] x ul#-du-u2-szi | |
| 2.a' | [...] turx(SZILAM)-ra i3 he2-me-en amasz#-e gara2 he2-me-en | |
| 2.b' | [{d}]nisaba# i-na ta-ar-ba-s,i [lu]-u2# sza-am-nu-um at-ti [i-na] su-pu-ri-im [lu-u2] li-isz-du-um at#-ti | |
| 3.a' | [e2-nig2]-gur11#-ra kiszib3-la2 he2#-me-en | |
| 3.b' | [i-na bi]-it ma-ku-ri-im [ka]-ni#-ik-ta-szu at#-ti | |
| 4.a' | [...] zi# he2-me-en# | |
| 4.b' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 6' | [...] gu2# gur-gur he2-me-en | |
| 7' | ka#-re-e ti-li [ka]-re#-e ma-a-szi [ka-re]-e ki-sza-da-ti#-szu-nu [...] x-ba-ri | |
| 8' | [... {d}]nisaba#-ra [...] | |
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