CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 (P346458)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346458 |
| 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' | Its shade, having spent its time low, was not returning (i.e., receding?) at either noon or evening |
| obverse 2' | At that time, after my lady roamed heaven and roamed earth |
| obverse 3' | At that time, after Inanna roamed heaven and roamed earth |
| reverse 1 | After she roamed Elam and Subir |
| reverse 2 | After she roamed the entangled base of heaven |
| reverse 3 | The nugig midwife approached the tree by/after? her exhaustion and laid down at its bottom |
| reverse 4 | Šukaletuda looked at the border of his garden |
| reverse 5 | Inanna ... the seven ... of her genitalia |
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' | [...]-x-na#? [...] | |
| 2' | [... mu]-un#-nigin2-na-ta ki mu#-un#!-nigin2#-na#-[ta] | |
| 3' | [...] mu#-un-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-un-nigin2-na-[ta] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] mu-un-nigin2-na-ta | |
| 2 | [...] mu-un-nigin2-na-ta | |
| 3 | [...]-ma#?-te dur2?-bi-sze3 ba-nu2 | |
| 4 | [...] sar#-ra#-ka#-ni#!? igi im-ma-ni#-x-[...] | |
| 5 | [...] x x x [...] | |
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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