CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 (P346457)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346457 |
| 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' | When(?) he was to water the garden plots |
| obverse 2' | When he was to surround the vegetables with a cistern/fountain (i.e., irrigate?)(!?) |
| obverse 3' | One garden plot/plant(?) was not (there as expected), what was (in) its absence/its nothingness?(?) |
| obverse 4' | He uprooted it(?), and chewed it |
| obverse 5' | What had the stormwind brought? |
| obverse 6' | It pelted his eye with the dust/sand of the mountain |
| obverse 7' | When he ... the corner of his eye |
| obverse 8' | That which he removed from it(?), he could not ascertain its limit |
| obverse 9' | He looked towards the lowland and saw the “high gods of the mountain of/where the sun rises |
| obverse 10' | He looked towards the lowland and saw the “high gods of the mountain of/where the sun rises |
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' | [...] si#-si-ge5-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] x ak-da-ni# | |
| 3' | [...] a-na nu-me-a-bi | |
| 4' | [...]-bala#? zu2 im-mi-in-gaz2 | |
| 5' | [...] a-na im-de6-a-bi | |
| 6' | [...] im-mi-ib2-ra | |
| 7' | [...] sa-sa-da-ni | |
| 8' | [...] za3-bi nu-un-zu | |
| 9' | [...] un3#-na kur utu-e3-sze3 igi mu-un#-du8#-ru#? | |
| 10' | [...] kur utu-szu2-usz-sze3 igi mu-un-du8#-[ru] | |
| 11' | [...] x [...] mu#-ni#-[...] | |
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
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