CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 013 (P346456)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346456 |
| 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 col 1' 1 | ... uprooted(?) ... |
| obverse col 1' 2 | A vegetable grown in/by the garden plot like a leek |
| obverse col 1' 3 | Like a leek, a “rectified enemy”(?), who has seen this? |
| obverse col 1' 4 | ... grew/was growing in ..., the current year elapsed |
| obverse col 1' 5 | The raven flew off away from the “enemy” |
| obverse col 1' 6 | It ascended up to the spadix of(?) the datepalm as a (person using) the climbing belt would(?) |
| obverse col 1' 7 | ... which had opened its mouth(?) |
| obverse col 1' 8 | It rubbed ... on the fronds of ... (?) |
| obverse col 1' 9 | Like the date palm(?), the “heir (of) the earth(?)”, a tree perpetually grown, who has seen this? |
| obverse col 1' 10 | Its scaly leaves(?) are indeed the heart of the date palm |
| obverse col 1' 11 | Its dried leaves(?) are indeed the product of(?) the date palm |
| obverse col 1' 12 | Its transplanted shoots, which are that of the measuring rope (i.e., precisely planted?) |
| obverse col 1' 13 | Have been set appropriately in the fields of the king/master |
| obverse col 2' 1 | She (Inanna) ... the seven ... of her genitalia |
| obverse col 2' 2 | Apart from(?) the shepherd Ama'ušumgalana .... |
| obverse col 2' 3 | The man ... in her holy genitalia |
| obverse col 2' 4 | Šukaletuda “opened/released ...”(?), he laid at her side |
| obverse col 2' 5 | He copulated with her, he kissed her |
| obverse col 2' 6 | The one who copulated with her there, the one who kissed her there |
| obverse col 2' 7 | He returned to the boundary of his garden |
| obverse col 2' 8 | Time elapsed, after(?) the sunrise |
| obverse col 2' 9 | The woman was inspecting herself |
| obverse col 2' 10 | Inanna was inspecting herself |
| obverse col 2' 11 | At that time, this is what the woman destroyed because of her genitals/At that time the woman (exclaimed) because of her genitals, “what is this destruction?” |
| obverse col 2' 12 | This is what holy Inanna did because of her genitals |
| obverse col 2' 13 | She was filling up the well(s) of the land with blood |
| obverse col 2' 14 | The well(s) of the orchard produced what was blood |
| obverse col 2' 15 | The servant <of a man> who went to carry food/perform menial labor(?) was drinking what was blood |
| obverse col 2' 16 | The maidservant of a man who went to fill (containers) with <water) was filling them with what was blood |
| reverse col 1' 1' | She took a single ... nail(?) |
| reverse col 1' 2' | She blocked “that of the paths of the land” with it(?) |
| reverse col 1' 3' | The blackheaded people came out at the ... nail(?) |
| reverse col 1' 4' | She said “I want to find the man who violated me in all the lands!” |
| reverse col 1' 5' | She did not find the man who violated her in all the lands |
| reverse col 1' 6' | (Subtotal:) 57 (lines) |
| reverse col 2' 1' | Its shade spending the day low |
| reverse col 2' 2' | Was not returning (i.e., receding?) at either noon or evening |
| reverse col 2' 3' | At that time, after my lady roamed heaven and roamed earth |
| reverse col 2' 4' | After Inanna roamed heaven and roamed earth |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1 | [...] im-mi-in-BU-BU | |
| 2 | [...] sar#-gin7 sar-e mu2-a | |
| 3 | [...]-erim2# si sa2-a [...] im-mi-in-duh-am3 | |
| 4 | [...] im#-ma!-ni-mu2-mu2 mu gen-na im-zal | |
| 5 | [...]-erim2#-ta ba-ra-an#-zi | |
| 6 | [...] an-sze3 ba-e-a-e11 | |
| 7 | [...] ba-duh-duh-a | |
| 8 | [...]-in-su-ub-su-ub | |
| 9 | [...]-du#? gesz da-ri2 mu2-a [...]-in-duh-am3 | |
| 10 | [...]-USZ#-bi [...] na#-nam | |
| 11 | [...]-ru#-ug2-bi [... na]-nam | |
| 12 | [...]-kam | |
| 13 | [...]-gal2# | |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1 | kid2 imin-na [...] | |
| 2 | su8-ba {d}ama-uszumgal#-[...] | |
| 3 | gal4-la ku3#?-ga-na lu2#? [...] | |
| 4 | szu-kal-e-tu-da mu#-[...] da-ga#-[...] | |
| 5 | gesz3 im-ma-ni-in-du11#? [...] | |
| 6 | gesz3 ba-ni-in-du11-ga# [...] | |
| 7 | za3 sar-ra-ka-ni im#-[...] | |
| 8 | u4 im-zal {d}utu# x-[...] | |
| 9 | munus-e ni2-te-na igi# im-kar2#-[...] | |
| 10 | {d}inanna-ke4 ni2-te-na igi im-kar2-[...] | |
| 11 | u4-ba munus-e nam gal4-la-ni-[sze3] a-na im-gu-lu-u8#?-[...] | |
| 12 | ku3 {d}inanna#-ke4 nam gal4-la-ni-sze3 a-na ak-x-[...] | |
| 13 | pu2 kalam-ma-ka mud2 bi2-ib-si#?-[...] | |
| 14 | pu2 {gesz}kiri6 kalam-ma-ka mud2-am3 i3-[...] | |
| 15 | ARAD# u2 il2-i-de3 gen-na mud2-am3#! [...] | |
| 16 | [...] lu2# <a> si-si-de3 gen-na mud2-am3# [...] | |
| 17 | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | umbin#? [...] | |
| 2' | he-en-du kalam#-[...] | |
| 3' | ug3 sag-gig2 umbin# [...] | |
| 4' | lu2 gesz3! du11-ga-gu10# [...] | |
| 5' | lu2 gesz3! du11-ga-ni# [...] nu-um-ma#-[...] | |
| 6' | 5(u) 7(disz) | |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...]-la# | |
| 2' | [...]-gi4#?-e | |
| 3' | [...]-nigin2#?-na-ta | |
| 4' | [...]-nigin2#?-na-ta | |
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